# The General Chiropractic Council (Continuing Professional Development) Rules Order of Council 2004, Paragraph 6: Compliance with CPD requirement


(1) Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), the Registrar shall send to every registered chiropractor annually—
(a) a summary sheet to be completed by the registered chiropractor showing the CPD he has undertaken;
(b) a notice requiring the registered chiropractor to complete the summary sheet and return it to the Registrar by the date specified in the notice (“the return date”), which shall be at least 28 days after the date of the sending of the notice; and
(c) a warning that unless the completed summary sheet is received by the Registrar by the return date, the registered chiropractor’s name may be removed from the register.
(2) Where the completed summary sheet is not received by the Registrar by the return date, he shall send a notice of final warning to the registered chiropractor warning him that, if the completed summary sheet is not provided before the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the notice was issued (“the final warning date”), his name may be removed from the register.
(3) If the completed summary sheet is not received by the final warning date, the Registrar may remove the name of the registered chiropractor from the register.
(4) Where the Registrar is not satisfied from the information provided in the summary sheet or otherwise that the registered chiropractor has complied with the CPD requirement he shall send a notice to the registered chiropractor which shall include—
(a) a statement of the reasons why he is not satisfied that the registered chiropractor has complied with the CPD requirement;
(b) an invitation to the registered chiropractor to submit his observations on the matter by the date specified in the notice, which shall be at least 14 days after the date of the sending of the notice; and
(c) a request that the registered chiropractor produce within the same period his CPD Record for the relevant year.
(5) Where—
(a) the registered chiropractor fails to produce his CPD Record by the date specified in the notice sent under paragraph (4); or
(b) after considering any observations submitted by the registered chiropractor pursuant to paragraph (4)(b) and the contents of the CPD Record, the Registrar remains of the view that the registered chiropractor has not complied with the CPD requirement for the year in question,
the Registrar may remove the name of the registered chiropractor from the register.
(6) The Registrar shall not send the documents mentioned in paragraph (1) to a person—
(a) who has received notification under section 20(9)(a) of the Act and is subject to an investigation under sections 20, 22 or 23 of the Act in connection with which all proceedings and appeals arising have not been completed (or the time for all such appeals has not expired); or
(b) whose registration is suspended,
until the relevant event set out in paragraph (7) occurs at which time the Registrar shall send to the chiropractor the documents mentioned in paragraph (1), and paragraphs (2) to (6) shall have effect accordingly.
(7) The event mentioned in paragraph (6) is—
(a) completion of any investigation referred to in paragraph (6)(a) and of all proceedings and appeals arising from it, or as the case may be upon the expiry of the time for any such appeal without such appeal being made, where the decision is not one that the chiropractor’s name be removed from the register or his registration suspended; or
(b) the ending of the suspension referred to in paragraph (6)(b).
(8) Whenever the Registrar removes the name of a chiropractor from the register under this rule, he shall notify the chiropractor in writing of the removal and of the reasons for it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1877/schedule/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-chiropractic-council-continuing-professional-development-rules-order-of-council-2004/schedule/paragraph-6
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