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Regulating in the next phase – COVID-19

The pandemic required us to quickly adapt how we operated as a regulator. We intend to build on this agility to ensure we deliver effective public protection through lean and intelligent regulation.

August bank holiday 2025 service availability

The HCPC offices will be closed on Monday 27 August for the summer bank holiday weekend

August bank holiday 2024 service availability

The HCPC offices will be closed on Monday 26 August for the summer bank holiday weekend

HCPC joins health and care regulators to publish 2024 whistleblowing report

The HCPC, in collaboration with eight other professional health and care regulators, has published the latest Whistleblowing disclosures report for 2024.

HCPC welcomes PSA publication: “Ethics in extraordinary times: practitioner experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic”

This report explores the ethical experiences of practitioners working in health and social care professions and was commissioned by the Authority from Professor Deborah Bowman.

Department contact list

To help us respond to your queries in a timely manner, it is important to direct your query to the appropriate department of the HCPC.

Launch date announced for specialist social work regulator

Nadhim Zahawi has announced Monday 2 December 2019 as the date when Social Work England will take over from the HCPC as the new social work regulator

Launch of consultation for the standards of conduct, performance and ethics

Today we have launched a consultation which outlines proposed changes to the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Reclassification of Gabapentin and Pregabalin

From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)

Extension of the COVID-19 Temporary Register

On Thursday 22 September, government announced that the healthcare professions temporary registers, including the HCPC COVID-19 Temporary Register, will remain open for a further two years.

We have revised our standards for prescribing

The Health and Care Professions Council has recently revised our standards for prescribing, following a public consultation. The revised standards took effect on 1 September 2019.

Call-out for working group members following consultation closure

The HCPC consultation on the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and accompanying guidance on social media closed on 16 June 2023.