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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-osteopathic-council-continuing-professional-development-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2018/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2018/513",
  "legislation_title": "The General Osteopathic Council (Continuing Professional Development) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-osteopathic-council-continuing-professional-development-amendment-rules-order-of-council-2018",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThe Rules contained in the Schedule to this Order amend the General Osteopathic Council (Continuing Professional Development) Rules 2006 as set out in the Schedule to the General Osteopathic Council (Continuing Professional Development) Rules Order of Council 2006 (S.I. 2006/3511) which set out the requirements in respect of post registration training which have to be met by registered osteopaths.\nRule 2 is amended to widen the definition of continuing professional development, to define the relevant dates for osteopaths to comply with the continuing professional development requirement and to include in the definition of “learning with others” a requirement to include a peer discussion review. Rule 2 is also amended to include a definition of “peer discussion review” and a definition of “CPD guidance”.\nRule 3 is substituted by a new rule 3 which extends the period in which an osteopath is required to complete the continuing professional development requirement from one year to three years.\nRule 4 is amended to give effect to the new requirements for continuing professional development that need to be completed within the CPD periods as set out in rule 3.\nRule 5 is deleted to remove the exemption from continuing professional development for newly qualified osteopaths.\nRule 9 is amended to include the requirement that, when sending a CPD form to the osteopath prior to the end of an osteopath’s CPD period, the Registrar must warn the osteopath that a failure to satisfy the CPD requirement under rule 4 may result in the removal of the osteopath’s name from the register. It also includes the new requirement for the osteopath to confirm in the CPD form that the osteopath has completed the CPD requirement as required under rule 4.\nRules 10 and 15 are amended in consequence of the amendments to rule 9.\nRule 9 of these Rules makes transitional and saving provision in respect of osteopaths who are already on the register on 1st October 2018.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/513/note",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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