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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
16 November 2016
The upper age limit for child psychotherapists treating adolescents has been set
Child psychotherapists will soon be breaching the rules of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) if they continue to treat adolescent patients after their 25th birthday. According to the ACP, the treatment of those over the age of 25 is “not appropriate and goes beyond the remit of our professional training by our ACP accredited Training schools”.
16 November 2016
What role should personal mitigation play in disciplinary proceedings where a police officer is found to have committed gross misconduct?
R (on the application of Darren Williams) v Police Appeals Tribunal [2016] EWHC 2708 (Admin)
14 November 2016
How to limit your costs when appealing against a decision of a regulatory tribunal
On 18 May 2016, a professional conduct panel (‘the Panel’) of the National College of Teaching and Leadership (‘NCTL’) found proven allegations in respect of Greg Wallace, a Head Teacher, which amounted to unacceptable professional conduct (UPC). The allegations were broadly that Greg Wallace had breached financial governance standards thereby failing to ensure the appropriate use of public money, had failed to declare a conflict of interest and had disclosed confidential information to an individual in the course of a competitive bidding process.
14 November 2016
High Court allows appeal against striking off order imposed by NMC’s Conduct and Competence Committee
Wisniewska v Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) [2016] EWHC 2672 (Admin)
14 November 2016
Victim of your own success: the higher the profile, the greater the expectation to uphold public confidence?
Sarah Harris looks at the similarities and differences between how your conduct outside of ‘work’ can affect your career in both the regulatory and sporting arenas, and how arguably the greater your public profile, seemingly the greater the onus to uphold confidence.
