Changes to our registration fees

Frequently asked questions

• When will I have to pay the new fee?

  All applicants submitting their application on or after 29 April 2025 will pay the new fee.

  Existing registrants will pay the new fee when their next renewal window opens. You can check your renewal date to find out when that is.

  The first professions to renew at the new rate will be paramedics and orthoptists from 1 June 2025. The majority of our registrants will not start paying the increased fee until 2026.

• Will my current direct debit change from 29 April 2025?

  No – the new fees will be introduced through the renewal process for each profession. If paying by direct debit, existing registrants will continue to make payments at the old rate until their profession enters their renewal cycle. You can check your renewal date to find out when that is.

• Why are registration fees increasing?

  In 2023, following a UK-wide consultation process involving registrants, members of the public and other stakeholders, we outlined our intent to pursue smaller and more regular increases to our registration fee, to ensure that the HCPC remains financially sustainable and that we can continue to carry out our statutory duty to protect the public.

  The small rise from 29 April 2025 will play an important part in enabling us to continue to fulfil our statutory duty to protect patients and service users – from dealing with a 26% rise in FtP referrals, through to making essential improvements over the next three years. The proposed increase is the minimum amount necessary to continue to fund our programme of critical improvements (see 'Rationale: why this proposed increase is necessary' in the consultation document).  

• Does the increase also apply to those applying through international application routes?

  Yes. We will be applying the increase to all application and registration fees, including the scrutiny fee for international applications and the registration fee that successful applicants must pay when they join the Register.

  The scrutiny fee will be charged at the new fee rate for any application created on or after 29 April 2025. The registration fee will be charged at the new fee rate for applications submitted on or after 29 April 2025.

• When will I next pay a registration fee?

  Each profession has a set registration cycle, which lasts for two years.

  At the end of the two-year registration cycle, each registrant can renew their registration during the renewal window for their profession, at which point they pay their 'registration fee' (also known as 'renewal fee'). This fee covers the next two years of their registration cycle.

  The dates for renewal windows differ for each profession. Every registrant needs to renew their registration at a set time every two years.

  If you joined the Register outside of the renewal window for your specific profession, please note that you will still need to renew your registration and pay for the next two years of registration, when the renewal window opens for your profession.

  When to renew

• What change is the HCPC introducing to direct debit payments?

  From summer 2025, we will start phasing in a change from bi-annual direct debit collections to quarterly direct debit collections, to enable you to pay your registration fee in smaller, more frequent instalments across the year. We are introducing this change following feedback from registrants that more regular payments would help registrants to spread the cost more evenly across the year.

  This change means that when you next renew your registration, if you pay via direct debit, you will move to paying your registration fee in eight separate instalments across two years.

  The direct debit payments will be collected automatically on set collection dates.

  When it is time for you to renew your registration, you will be able to choose between a one-off payment or quarterly direct debit payments.

• What will my direct debit payments be?

  If you choose to pay by direct debit, your registration fee will be collected in eight instalments across your two-year registration cycle.

  Those payments will be:

  • £30.88
  • £30.82
  • £30.82
  • £30.82
  • £30.88
  • £30.82
  • £30.82
  • £30.82
    
    

  If you are a new UK graduate from an HCPC approved course, the fee you will pay for your first two 'professional years' is reduced by 50 percent.

  The direct debit payments will be collected automatically on set collection dates.

• When can I start paying by quarterly direct debits?

  When it is time for you to renew your registration, you will be able to choose between a one-off payment or quarterly direct debit payments.