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SarahNorth 30 June 2009, 11:23am |
Could I please ask the regulators and also the membership bodies how they would deal with a registrant/member if they are advised of a criminal charge that has been brought against them? There seems to be different approaches. Is suspension of registration acceptable or may this encourage litigous registrants who tehcincally are innocent until tried in a court of law. Would it depend on the seriousness of the charge andhow much of an issue in prtecting the public.Any guidance would be much appreciated to get an 'across the board' idea. |
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SimonHoward 01 July 2009, 10:28am |
In respect of the Architects Registration Board, if an architect has been found to have been convicted of a criminal offence (other than one that has no relvance to their practise as an architect), then they will be referred directly to the Professional Conduct Committee without the need for any further investigation. The PCC will then decide whether any further penalty is warranted (usually taking into account the principles set down in Bolton v Law Society). Our legislation doesn't allow for any interim orders to be imposed. |
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TomBerrie 03 July 2009, 12:16pm |
The Health Professions Council has powers of interim suspension under our legislation. The matter would have to be serious enough to merit suspending a registrant before there had been a formal hearing. The key issue is protection of the public, and therefore not "guilty" or "innocent" but whether they are fit to practise. |
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SarahNorth 03 July 2009, 3:08pm |
Thanks Simon - my problem is tho if someone is charged rather than convicted of an offence which brings their ethics into question what do other regulators do? As our registrants have to pass through portfolio assessment a large section regarding knowledge and practise of ethics and probity this is therefore called into question. |
