Regulation Pro Blog

It is now settled law that a court will not halt a regulator’s investigation of a registrant unless there are exceptional circumstances. Disrupting the investigation

Regulators are increasingly developing whistleblower (or safe reporting) policies. Typically, there is a separate policy for reporting on integrity concerns relating to regulatory staff, committee

When regulators become aware that unregistered individuals may be performing restricted procedures or holding themselves out as registrants, they sometimes issue public notices. The notice

Police have extraordinary powers to obtain evidence of a suspected crime. However, the judicial scrutiny of the exercise of that authority is correspondingly rigorous. Issues

Many regulators rely on third-party organizations to assess a candidate’s credentials for registration. Regulators then need to ensure that the accreditation body makes defensible decisions.

Once a discipline decision is issued, it is final. Exceptions are rare. One exception is where the decision document contains a mistake and does not

In addition to addressing a specific incident, complaints also often raise broader concerns. Similarly, the investigation of a specific concern can raise other issues entirely,

How should a registrant’s experience of racism, including while practising the profession, be considered when imposing a disciplinary sanction? That was the central issue in

Over the last few years, the UK oversight body for health and social service professions, the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), has been doing significant work