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Resources to download and the answers to some frequently asked questions

In this section you can find the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the scope and role of the new GPhC.

The current list of questions covers the following areas:

• development of standards and rules
• education and continuing professional development
• the composition of the Council
• the independence of the GPhC
• the GPhC and regulation in Scotland and Wales
• the definition of 'practising'
• whether non-patient-facing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will need to register
• the non-practising register
• existing Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) certificates
• post-nominals
• the cost of the changes
• registration and premises fees
• the relationship between the regulator and primary care trusts.