Amendments to the Health and Care Professions Council (Investigating Committee) (Procedure) Rules 2003
3. In the Health and Care Professions Council (Investigating Committee) (Procedure) Rules 2003(1)—
(a)omit rule 2A (emergency virtual meetings and hearings);
(b)in rule 8(1)(a) (conduct of hearing) omit “subject to rule 2A(2)(b),”;
(c)in rule 8A(3)(a) (vulnerable witnesses) for “links” substitute “conferencing facilities”;
(d)after rule 8A (vulnerable witnesses), insert—
“Meetings and hearings
8B.—(1) The Chair, in the case of a preliminary meeting, and the Committee, 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.”.
Rules as set out in the Schedule to the Health Professions Council (Investigating Committee) Procedure Rules Order of Council 2003 (S.I. 2003/1574). Rule 2A is inserted, and a relevant amendment is made to rule 8, by S.I. 2021/27.