The Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2013 Order of Council 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules scheduled to the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules Order of Council 2003 (S.I. 2003/1572) (“the 2003 Order”).

The Health Professions Council was renamed the Health and Care Professions Council as from 1st August 2012 (see section 214 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7)). The Rules scheduled to this Order amend the name of the Rules scheduled to the 2003 Order to reflect the Council’s new name.

This Order approves rules made by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) that amend the fees it charges for scrutinising and processing applications for admission to its register, for renewal of registration and for readmission or restoration to its register. These fees have been raised by between 4.7% and 5.3% since they were last increased in 2009.

The standard fee for registration, or renewal of registration, is now £160 (up from £152), although this is reduced to £80 (up from £76) in the case of applicants with an approved qualification who have qualified in the previous two years. Applicants for readmission or restoration to the HCPC’s register must pay £120 plus the new registration fee of £160 (a total fee of £280 and up from £267).

Additionally, the two scrutiny fees charged by the HCPC have been increased. These are separate fees paid by all applicants for registration in the HCPC register whose qualifications (and in some cases experience) need to be assessed – typically, first time registrants. The scrutiny fee is £56 (up from £53) for applicants relying on approved United Kingdom qualifications and £440 (up from £420) for all other applicants.