Medical Council — Rules for the Maintenance of Professional Competence (No. 1).
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: A body must demonstrate that the professional competence scheme(s) which it operates
a.incorporates the Medical Council’s ‘Domains of Good Professional Practice’ (which is attached within Appendix 1 hereto).
b.complies with the Medical Council’s Standards for the Maintenance of Professional Competence — Bodies Operating Professional Competence Schemes (which is attached within Appendix 2 hereto).
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paragraphs: The body will be required to declare that it will be responsible for all costs associated with the operation of any professional competence scheme in respect of which the body has secured recognition from the Council. The body will not be entitled to levy any charges or fees in respect of enrolment on a scheme without the prior written consent of the Council.
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paragraphs: Recognition shall be valid for a period of three years from date of recognition and a renewal application will be required for a further period of recognition.
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paragraphs: Every registrant will be required to enrol in a professional competence scheme and to comply with the Medical Council’s Standards for the Maintenance of Professional Competence — Registered Medical Practitioners. The pursuit of training by medical practitioners registered in the Trainee Specialist Division shall in itself represent evidence of the pursuit of an applicable professional competence scheme and to comply with the Medical Council’s Standards for the Maintenance of Professional Competence — Registered Medical Practitioners.
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paragraphs: Every registrant must enrol in the scheme that best reflects their education, training, demonstrated competence and current practice. Following recognition of bodies per Section 91, the Council shall publish guidelines per Section 12 as to which professional competence scheme is applicable to different categories registrant and registrants shall comply with these guidelines.
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paragraphs: Any registrant may be directed at any time by the Council, the Fitness to Practise Committee, or the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (in their absolute discretion) to enrol in any particular scheme referred to in Section 91, to include but not necessarily limited to a professional competence scheme for performance assessment.
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paragraphs: Each registrant must be in a position to confirm by way of annual declaration in a form published by the Council to be submitted with any application for registration or retention that they have enrolled in and are complying with the requirements of a specified professional competence scheme.
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paragraphs: Registrants must submit upon request any supporting documentation required by the Council for the purpose of monitoring and assessing declared compliance with the Medical Council’s requirements in respect of professional competence schemes.
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paragraphs: Registrants must comply with the Council’s requirements if they become the subject of an audit.
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paragraphs: Registrants directed to enrol in the Council’s professional competence scheme for performance assessment, on account of the failure on the part of the registrant to comply with a professional competence scheme recognised under Section 91, will be responsible for all costs associated with any assessment under the professional competence scheme for performance assessment.