Question follow-through · 77605

Health Professions: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56880 on Health Professions: Regulation, when he plans to publish a consultation on a draft legislative framework for the General Medical Council w

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 16 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 13 Oct 2025
Answer: 13 Oct 2025 · 27 calendar days after tabling

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16 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56880 on Health Professions: Regulation, when he plans to publish a consultation on a draft legislative framework for the General Medical Council w
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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13 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to modernising the regulatory frameworks for all healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom.As a first step, we aim to consult on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s regulatory framework in late...

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