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Statutory Instruments
health care and associated professions
health professions
Made
19th April 2007
Laid before Parliament
27th April 2007
Coming into force
1st June 2007
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of April 2007
By the Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council
The Health Professions Council has made the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007 as set out in the Schedule to this Order, in exercise of its powers listed in the preamble to those Rules.
In accordance with article 41(1) of the Health Professions Order 2001(1), such Rules shall not come into force until approved by order of the Privy Council.
Having considered the Rules, their Lordships approve them.
This Order may be cited as the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2007 and shall come into force on 1st June 2007.
Christine Cook
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council
The Health Professions Council makes the following Rules in exercise of its powers under articles 7(1), 7(2), 9(2), 33(7) and 41(2) of the Health Professions Order 2001(2).
The Health Professions Council has consulted in accordance with articles 7(1), 7(3) and 41(3) of that Order.
1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2007 and shall come into force on 1st June 2007.
(2) The Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003(3) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Rules.
2. In rule 4 (applications for registration), for paragraph (1)(c)(4) substitute—
“(c)accompanied by—
(i)the registration fee prescribed in rule 14, and
(ii)the scrutiny fee prescribed in rule 17; and”.
3. In rule 14 (registration fee), in paragraph (1)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)for “one year” substitute “two years”, and
(ii)for “£60” substitute “£72”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), for “£120” substitute “£144”.
4. For rule 15 (renewal and readmission fee) substitute—
15. The fee to be charged for renewal of registration is £144.
15A. The fee to be charged for readmission to the register is £254.”.
5. In rule 16 (restoration fee), for “£120” substitute “£254”.
6. In rule 16A(5) (reduced fees), in paragraph (1), for “rule 14, 15 or 16” substitute “rule 14, 15, 15A or 16”.
7. For rule 17(6) (scrutiny fee) substitute—
17.—(1) The fee to be charged for scrutinising an application for registration where the applicant is relying on article 12(1)(a) of the Order is £50.
(2) The fee to be charged for scrutinising an application for registration where the applicant is relying on article 12(1)(b) or (c) of the Order, or is seeking to be treated as satisfying the requirements of article 9(2)(a) by virtue of article 13 of the Order, is £400.
(3) The appropriate scrutiny fee shall be paid at the time an application for registration to which it applies is made.”.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which is made under the Health Professions Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Health Professions Council. Those Rules amend the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003 in connection with the payment of fees to the Health Professions Council. The Rules provide for increases in the fees payable by registrants, as follows:
applications for registration: increase from £60 to £72 for new entrants to the profession, and an increase from £120 to £144 for other registrants;
applications for renewal: increase from £120 to £144;
applications for readmission or restoration: increase from £120 to £254;
scrutiny fee for applications for registration by applicants with United Kingdom qualifications: £50 (a new fee); and
scrutiny fee for other applications for registration: increase from £200 to £400.
S.I. 2002/254. See article 2 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Health Professions Order 2001 for the definition of “prescribed”.
Scheduled to S.I. 2003/1572.
Rule 4(1) was amended by S.I 2004/2524 and 2005/1625.
Rule 16A was inserted by S.I. 2004/2524.
Rule 17 was amended by S.I. 2004/2524.
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