The Health Professions Council (Registration Appeals) Rules Order of Council 2003

Notice of appeal

5.—(1) An appeal shall be made by giving notice in writing in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) The notice shall be addressed to the Registrar at the offices of the Council and shall—

(a) include—

(i) the name and address of the appellant,

(ii) his registration number (where applicable),

(iii) where the appeal is against a decision referred to in article 37(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Order, the date, nature and other relevant details of the decision against which the appeal is brought,

(iv) where the appeal is against a failure to issue a decision as referred to in article 37(1)(d) of the Order, the date, nature and other relevant details of the application in respect of which there has been a failure to issue a decision,

(v) a concise statement of the grounds of the appeal, and

(vi) the name and address of the appellant’s representative (if any) and a statement as to whether the Council should correspond with that representative concerning the appeal instead of with the appellant;

(b) state that the notice is a notice of appeal; and

(c) be signed by or on behalf of the appellant.

(3) The appellant shall attach to the notice of appeal a copy of any documents on which he proposes to rely for the purposes of the appeal.