When a current Council member comes to the end of their term of office, we look to appoint a new member to take their place. Look out for roles advertised on our website, social media channels and through recruitment agencies.
The Privy Council appoints members to the GPhC Council. This decision is informed by advice from the Professional Standards Authority.
We support the Privy Council to select members to the Council by managing the recruitment process and recommending suitable candidates.
We’re committed to delivering equality and improving diversity and inclusiveness in everything we do as a regulator and an employer. This means making sure our recruitment process for Council members is fair, transparent and open, and inspires confidence.
We work hard to promote diversity on our Council. Our members have a wide range of life experiences, ideas and perspectives, which help to inform our discussions and decisions.
We follow the principles of a good appointments process, namely: merit, fairness, transparency and openness and inspiring confidence. Our appointments policy sets out how we make sure that our end-to-end appointments processes comply with the law, relevant good practice guidance and our wider commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in this context.
To become a Council member, you must show you have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience for the role, whether you’re a registrant member or lay member.
Candidates also need to meet the essential criteria for the role as outlined in the candidate pack, which we publish when we’re recruiting for new members.
Read Annex B of our Council members and chair appointments and reappointments policy to find out what skills, knowledge and experience Council members need to have.
If you’re interested in becoming a Council member, you should also get to know, understand and be able to demonstrate the seven principles of public life. These are the values which we want Council members to commit to when carrying out their roles. Also known as the ‘Nolan principles’, the seven principles set out the ethical standards people working in the public sector are expected to adhere to.
Candidates need to be able to meet the time commitment for the role, which is usually around 30 days a year. As part of the role, members also serve on one of our four non-statutory committees. Find out more about our committees.
Being a Council member is a paid position and we aim to be as transparent as possible about our remuneration and expenses policy. The remuneration and expenses details will be set out in the candidate pack, which will be available during recruitment. Currently, our Council members receive £15,000 a year to do the role.
