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Probate Fees Set to Rise by 75%: What It Means for Families and Practitioners
Joseph Austin TEP
4 February 2013
Regulatory Press Round-Up: January 2013
- Following the GMC’s decision to introduce revalidation, Professor Sir Peter Rubin became the first UK doctor to revalidate on 18 December 2012.
- The 31 January 2013 was the closing date for the GDC public consultation on the mandatory Continual Professional Development (CPD) provisions for dentists in the UK. Following a public survey, 95% of the responses said that it was ‘very important’ for dentists to demonstrate their skills and knowledge are up to date.
- The SRA are currently undertaking a consultation: ‘Red Tape Initiative: Removing unnecessary regulations and simplifying processes’. This outlines proposed amendments to the regulations and processes that are currently in place for solicitors in the UK; its focus is to remove regulations which do not appear to benefit the public.
- As at 3 January 2013, 80,049 social workers in England have successfully renewed their HCPC registration. This figure represents 90.5% of the profession.
- Following consultation between August and October 2011 and after its approval by Council in September 2012, on 14 January 2013, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will introduce voluntary removal as a means by which registrants may remove their names from the NMC register.
4 February 2013
Case Update: Chhabra v West London Mental Health NHS Trust [2013] EWCA Civ 11
Court of Appeal quash declaration and injunction granted by High Court, finding that the disciplinary panel appointed by the Trust are justified in investigating allegations that C breached patient confidentiality.
4 February 2013
Case update: R. (T and others) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police and others [2013] EWCA Civ 25
The Court of Appeal considers that the current criminal records disclosure scheme breaches Article 8 ECHR.
4 February 2013
Case Update: SRA v Anderson Solicitors [2012] EWHC 3659 (Admin)
High Court considers SRA policy of publication of allegations prior to hearing and principle of ‘open justice’.
1 February 2013
Case update: The Queen on the Application of Ahmed -v- General Optical Council [2012] EWHC 3699 (Admin)
The appellant, (A) made an application to appeal an order made by the Fitness to Practise Committee (FPC) of the General Optical Council (GOC) on 16 July 2012. The FPC had found A’s fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a twelve-month suspension from practice.