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How to consider applicants with convictions or cautions and make decisions regarding their suitability for registration and ability to provide a professional service for the public. 

These fact sheets provide more information and guidance to support you through the different parts of the FTP process. 

Our primary purpose is to protect the public, but there are benefits to being a regulated profession

Being open and honest when things go wrong.

Working in partnership with colleagues, effective supervision and leadership are integral to the delivery of healthcare

We recognise that many HCPC registrants are employed or work outside the NHS structures, where preceptorship is less well known and may be more difficult to access.

To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2025, Preetpal Sooch, Head of Podiatry at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, shares how her Sikh upbringing and cultural heritage have shaped her leadership journey in the NHS and her commitment to representation and equity across healthcare.

Cases are heard by a panel acting on behalf of one of three committees

This page provides information about what we mean by 'fitness to practise', and our role in relation to it.

What’s the best way to use our standards of conduct, performance and ethics in practice?

Some of the frequently asked questions journalists have about the HCPC

Explore common scenarios where a registrant may need to consider making a self-referral