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This report explores public and professional views and understandings of public protection

We are seeking to appoint a new Lay Council member to join the HCPC Council in January 2027.

The principles underlying our QA processes, including aims

Blog by Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards, explaining how professionals on our register can use social media appropriately.

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.

Case study: Lilly is a Band 5 registered dietician who works in a community healthcare centre. Lilly has recently been asked by her employer to supervise Isaac, a second-year student dietician, during his practice-based learning.

The ethical framework within which our registrants must work

How to let us know about concerns regarding your conduct or competence

This page provides information about what we mean by 'fitness to practise', and our role in relation to it.

The profile of education and training is changing, with a wider variety of pre-registration education and training programmes approved by HCPC. This includes a broader range of qualification levels, and a significant increase in the number of apprenticeship programmes in England.

We have seen diversification in learning, teaching and assessments, which are in part driven by the education sector's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have found many innovations in this area have been embedded into programmes on a permanent basis.

Charts which show learner number capacity and the number of approved pre-registration programmes

We require certified copies to prove your identity including a change of name document, if applicable

This short readmission process is for registrants who have come off the Register and are rejoining within one month.