Question follow-through · 66696
General Dental Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to update the regulatory framework for the General Dental Council.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jul 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to update the regulatory framework for the General Dental Council.
14 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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23 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to modernising the regulatory frameworks for healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom. The Government is aiming to publish a consultation on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s (GMC) regulator...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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