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
Regulators are often taken to court. One measure of success is where the regulator is vindicated on every legal ground raised. By that measure, the
A recent Divisional Court decision provides a useful overview of the principles that apply to regulators wanting to restrain unregistered individuals from engaging in unauthorized