The General Pharmaceutical Council (Registration Rules) Order of Council 2010

Voluntary removal of an entry or annotation from the Register E+W+S

14.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, applicants for the voluntary removal of an entry from Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of the Register, or the voluntary removal of an annotation in respect of a specialisation made to such an entry, may apply to the Registrar.

(2) An application under this rule must be made to the Registrar using the relevant application form which must be in such form as the Council may from time to time determine.

(3) The application form must, in particular—

(a) require the applicant (“A”) to—

(i) specify A’s full name, home address and contact details (including a telephone number and electronic mail address, where possible),

(ii) indicate whether the application is an application for the voluntary removal of an entry in Part 1 or 2 of the Register or, as the case may be, of an annotation in respect of a specialisation made to such an entry, and

(iii) specify the number of the entry in the Register to which the application relates;

(b) if A is a superintendent pharmacist, require A to state that fact,

(c) require A to—

(i) declare that A is not aware of any investigation by any enforcement or regulatory body, or proceedings brought by such a body, that relate to A’s fitness to practise, or of any act or omission on A’s part which might render A liable to an allegation being referred to the Council that A’s fitness to practise is impaired,

(ii) provide any supporting documents, information or evidence as mentioned in the application form, and

(iii) sign and date the application.

(4) The applicant must also provide such additional documents, information or evidence as the Registrar may reasonably require for the purposes of verifying the information in, or determining, the application.

(5) Upon receipt of an application under this rule, the Registrar must make such inquiries as the Registrar considers necessary in order to be satisfied that there are no ongoing investigations or outstanding proceedings relating to the registrant’s fitness to practise.

(6) The Registrar must not grant an application under this rule unless—

(a) the Registrar is satisfied that there are no ongoing investigations or outstanding proceedings relating to the registrant’s fitness to practise; or

(b) in cases where there are such investigations or proceedings, the Registrar considers that the public interest would be best served by granting the application.

(7) Where the Registrar grants an application under this rule, the Registrar must make an appropriate alteration to Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of the Register to remove the entry, or the annotation made to the entry, from the relevant part of the Register and must publish that fact on the Council’s website.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. rule 14 in force at 27.9.2010, see art. 1(1)