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Consultations

This page provides information about past, present and future consultations and links to relevant documents including consultation responses. Alternatively, stakeholders can feed in their views at any time via the feedback form.

Past consultations

Pharmacy Order

The first formal consultation was on the draft Pharmacy Order 2009, the legislation that establishes the role, functions and powers of the GPhC. This consultation closed on 9 March 2009.

Click here for full details of the consultation process and outcome.

Rules

Consultation on the following Rules took place between February and May this year:

• Fees
• Registration
• Appeals
• Statutory Committees and their Advisors
• Fitness to Practise

The full text of the draft rules included in the consultation are as follows:

Fees Rules  [PDF opens new window, 64KB]

Registration Rules  [PDF opens new window, 157KB]

Appeals Rules  [PDF opens new window, 69KB]

Statutory committees and their advisers rules  [PDF opens new window, 70KB]

Fitness to Practise Rules  [PDF opens new window, 216KB]

An EqIA was prepared on each set of draft rules and was available during the consultation:

Fees

GPhC Equality Impact Assessment Form  [PDF opens new window, 294KB]

Registration

GPhC Equaltiy Impact Assessment Form  [PDF opens new window, 304KB]

Appeals

GPhC Equality Impact Assessment Form  [PDF opens new window, 307KB]

Statutory Committees and their Advisors

GPhC Equality Impact Assessment Form  [PDF opens new window, 273KB]

Fitness to Practise

GPhC Equality Impact Assessmemt Form  [PDF opens new window, 348KB]

A report on the Rules consultation has been published and can be accessed below.

Rules consultation report - 08 June 2010  [PDF opens new window, 471KB]

Re-drafted Rules were considered by the GPhC Council at a meeting on 3 June where the Rules were made. The Rules are now subject to Parliamentary process before they are able to come into force.

Standards

An initial consultation on the following draft standards and supporting guidance, hosted by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence, closed on 12th January 2010:

• Pharmacy owners, superintendent pharmacists and premises
• Code of ethics, conduct and performance
• Proficiency
• Education and training
• Continuing professional development

A summary of consultation response was GPhC's Shadow Council at their March meeting and a redrafted set of standards were considered at the Councils April meeting. 

Consultation then took place on revised drafts of the following standards:

• Pharmacy owners, superintendent pharmacists and premises
• Code of ethics, conduct and performance
• Education and training
• Continuing professional development

Consultation closed on 28 May 2010. The final consultation report and response is below.

GPhC Standards consultation report  [PDF opens new window, 183KB]

Consultation on Education procedures and registration criteria. This consultation closed on 15th February 2010. A response to this consultation is currently being prepared. The response and next steps will be available in the next few months.

Current consultations

Consultation is also under way on our draft 2011 fees rules. 

Consultation documents and an online response form are available here and will run for twelve weeks until 16 August 2010.

Once complete the responses will be compiled into a report for consideration by Council.

Future consultations

Over the coming months the GPhC will be conducting further consultations on Rules. Please continue to check back for further information, or sign up to the GPhC e-bulletin to ensure you are informed of future consultations.