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Legal Assessors are legally qualified and provide advice to panels of the HCPC’s statutory committees and Council on questions of law

The requirement to be open and honest, otherwise known as the duty of candour, is part of the standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Please ensure that you are eligible to apply for registration via the international route

Further information and guidance to help you determine what is and is not in your scope of practice

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.

Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.

Our changes provide further guidance around scope of practice and highlight the need to make sure registrants have the knowledge, skills and experience to practise safely and effectively. 

See how we work with stakeholders, which underpins the functioning of the model

Today the revised HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and guidance on social media which sits alongside the standards, come into effect. It is now every registrant’s responsibility to be familiar with the changes and meet the revised standards.

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

What to reflect on to get the most out of our performance review process, and how to do so

These organisations do work which may include promoting the profession, representing members, curriculum frameworks, post registration education and training and continuing professional development.