# The General Optical Council (Continuing Professional Development) Rules Order of Council 2021, Paragraph 17: Calculation of CPD points


(1) This rule applies to calculations made for the purposes of rule 11, 12, 22, 25, 26 and 27 in order to determine the total number of CPD points obtained by a registrant.
(2) General CPD points obtained by a registrant are not to be taken into account in calculating the number of the registrant’s specialist CPD points.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), specialist CPD points obtained by a registrant are not to be taken into account in calculating the number of the registrant’s general CPD points.
(4) Any contact lens specialist CPD points up to but not exceeding 18 obtained within the specified period under rules 12 and 27 may also be counted as general CPD points under rules 11 and 26 respectively (and accordingly each specialist CPD point may be counted twice).
(5) CPD points which a person obtains in the course of a relevant period in order to make up any shortfall in CPD requirements in respect of the previous relevant period are not to be taken into account for the purposes of rules 11 and 12 for the relevant period in which they are obtained.
(6) CPD points which a person obtains in order to make up any shortfall in CPD requirements in respect of the previous relevant period may be taken into account in both the previous relevant period and the relevant period in which they are obtained for the purposes of rules 26(2) and 27(2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1234/schedule/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-optical-council-continuing-professional-development-rules-order-of-council-2021/schedule/paragraph-17
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