Press Release
HPC welcomes the Department of Health’s draft legislation consultation
21 December 2007
The Health Professions Council (HPC) welcomes today’s publication by the Department of Health of the consultation (‘Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) No 2 Order 2008’) on the draft legislation which will lead to the regulation of practitioner psychologists by the HPC.
The draft legislation, while detailing the regulation of practitioner psychologists by the HPC, also contains related governance changes including the size and make-up of the Council.
The President of the HPC, Dr Anna van der Gaag, said: “Since the publication of the Government’s White Paper ‘Trust, Assurance and Safety: The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century’ in February 2007, the HPC has worked closely with other stakeholders to prepare for the statutory regulation of practitioner psychologists. This has included the publication on 7 November 2007 of the HPC consultation on the Standards of education and training and the standards of proficiency, which are the first and most essential element in regulating a profession.”
“We have been working closely with the Executive of the British Psychological Society (BPS) to ensure that there is a seamless transfer of responsibilities when the legislation comes into force in 2008. Similar work has also commenced with the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP).”
The Chief Executive of the HPC, Marc Seale, said: “The work the HPC has undertaken to prepare for practitioner psychologists for regulation has strongly reinforced the Council’s commitment to ensuring that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the public. Looking to the future, once the regulation of practitioner psychologists commences, the HPC is fully supportive of the Government’s proposals to regulate counsellors and psychotherapists.”
The Health Professions Council is an independent, UK-wide health regulator set up by the Health Professions Order (2001). The HPC keeps a register for 13 different health professions and only registers people who meet the standards it sets for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health. The HPC will take action against people who do not meet these standards or who use a protected title illegally.
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