Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Lawyers

HCPC fitness to practise proceedings

We represent professionals at all stages of proceedings including initial referral and investigation, interim orders hearings, final hearings and appeals against decisions. We have experience of assisting clients with the following matters:

• Advising on professional registration and appeals against registration decisions
• Advice on HCPC reporting requirements
• Preparing written responses to the investigating committee
• Representation at interim orders hearings before the HCPTS
• Advising on disposal of cases by consent
• Representation at fitness to practise hearings before the conduct and competence committee of the HCPTS
• Representation at hearings before the health committee of the HCPTS
• Advising on appeals to the High Court
• Representation at substantive order review hearings

Our expertise in this area is wide-ranging. We have experience of defending the full range of fitness to practise issues, including:

• Record keeping
• Communication issues
• Misuse of social media
• Confidentiality and data protection
• Failure to escalate concerns
• Clinical performance issues
• Serious clinical incidents
• Professional boundaries
• Sexually motivated misconduct
• Dishonesty
• Financial misconduct
• Issues relating to a practitioner’s physical or mental health
• Drug and alcohol dependency
• Breaches of interim orders
• Criminal convictions

For a confidential, no-obligation discussion regarding your case, contact one of our specialist HCPC lawyers on 0161 696 6250. Alternatively please complete our online enquiry form and a member of our team will contact you as a matter of urgency.