The Health and Care Professions Council (Miscellaneous Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2023

Amendments to the Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules 2003

6.  In the Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules 2003(1)—

(a) omit rule 2A (emergency virtual meetings and hearings);

(b) in rule 14(1) (conduct of hearing), for “Subject to rule 2A(2)(b), the” substitute “The”;

(c) after rule 14 (conduct of hearing), insert—

“Meetings and hearings

14A.— (1) The Chair, in the case of a preliminary meeting, and the Appeal Panel or the Council, where the Council considers an appeal itself, in the case of a hearing, may arrange for a meeting or hearing under these Rules to be conducted using audio or video conferencing facilities.

(2) Where a meeting or hearing uses audio or video conferencing facilities in accordance with paragraph (1), any notice sent under these Rules giving notice of the meeting or hearing must include the details of any audio or video conferencing arrangements required to access that meeting or hearing.”.

(1)

Rules as set out in the Schedule to the Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003 (S.I. 2003/1579). Rule 2A is inserted, and a relevant amendment is made to rule 14, by S.I. 2021/27.