Insertion of articles 12 and 13U.K.
16. After article 11, insert—
“Partial exemption
12.—(1) The Registrar may exempt a person from a requirement to complete part (“the relevant part”) of a specialist training course in the United Kingdom if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
(2) The conditions are that—
(a)the person has already completed the equivalent of the relevant part, whilst completing a specialist training course in a relevant European State and in respect of which the person obtained a qualification; and
(b)the relevant part does not equate to more than half of the minimum duration of the specialist training course in respect of which the exemption is to apply.
(3) In this article, “specialist training course” means a course listed in Annex V, point 5.1.3 of the Directive.
Review
13. By 1st November 2021, and subsequently at intervals not exceeding 5 years from that date, in accordance with section 30 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, the Secretary of State must—
(a)carry out a review of the amendments made to this Order by the European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2016;
(b)set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and
(c)publish the report.”.