Department Of Health
Detail of outcome
Between 7 February and 6 May 2022, the government sought views on proposed changes to the legislative frameworks underpinning the international registration routes of the General Dental Council (GDC) and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
In response to the feedback received, we have laid before Parliament a draft Order which removes prescriptive detail from legislation and supports increased flexibility for the GDC and NMC. This is to ensure that the international registration processes of both councils are proportionate and streamlined, while continuing to robustly protect patient safety.
These changes are in line with the governments approach to the broader reform of healthcare professional regulation which aims for a faster, fairer and more flexible model of regulation that minimises costs to registrants.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The Department of Health and Social Care, on behalf of the UK government and the devolved administrations, is seeking views on proposed changes to the General Dental Council (GDC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Councils (NMC) international registration legislation.
The aim is to provide these regulators with greater flexibility to amend their international registration processes by removing prescriptive detail about how such processes should operate from legislation.
The consultation also amends the GDCs legislation to protect candidates whose opportunity to sit Part 2 of the Overseas Registration Exam (ORE) within 5 years of first attempting Part 1 (as required by GDC regulations) was lost as a result of restrictions on the operation of the exam resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
