Standards

Our standards form the foundation for how we regulate, explaining what we expect of our registrants and education and training programmes

Meeting our standards

Guidance and learning materials on putting our standards into practice and supporting professionalism

Standards of conduct, performance and ethics

The ethical framework within which our registrants must work

Standards of proficiency

The professional standards all registrants must meet in order to become registered, and remain on the Register

Standards of continuing professional development

Our expectations around demonstrating continuing learning and development

Standards relevant to education and training

The standards against which we assess education and training programmes

Updated standards of proficiency

A summary of the changes to the HCPC standards of proficiency, which come into effect on 1 September 2023

Reviewing the standards of conduct, performance and ethics

We regularly review the SCPEs to make sure they are relevant to current practice, that they incorporate EDI commitments and that they can be clearly understood by those who use them.

COVID-19 - applying our standards

The factors to consider in applying the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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