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Key findings from our year in registration survey, which aims to gather insight about how students’ education and training prepares them for practice. 

We have made some important changes to our requirements and processes for international applications to our Register.

On 14 January we launched our new Threshold Policy for Fitness to Practise Investigations and Approach to the Investigation of Health Matters policy.

The HCPC Council met on 26 March 2026 and agreed to consult on a proposed fee rise of £5.06 to the annual registration fee and equivalent increases in our other fees.

Our priority is ensuring that registrants have access to advice and support, so that they can get the help they need and ensure they are able to continue to practise safely, without fear of the impact on their registration. To support this, we have produced online materials aimed at registrants and updated our guidance on health and character to include more illustrative case studies.

We recognise there have been calls from across the education and health sectors to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden and overlap.

We regularly review our policies to ensure that they are fit for purpose.

Offices will be closed on Friday 11 March 2022 for all staff training. This means our telephone and email services will not be available.