Paragraph 18 Notice of Intention to Remove: stage 1I1

that the entry of a registrant (“R”) in Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 F1... of the Register may have been fraudulently procured or incorrectly made; or

that R’s fitness to practise was impaired at the time when R was entered in the relevant part of the Register and R had not informed the Registrar of the relevant matter before R’s name was entered in that part of the Register.

may serve a Notice of Intention to Remove on R which notifies R in writing that the Registrar is considering whether to remove R’s entry from the relevant part of the Register; and

must consider whether or not to refer the matter to the Fitness to Practise Committee under rule 6(7) of the Fitness to Practise Rules.

set out the grounds for believing that—

be accompanied by copies of any evidence that is in a form which can be copied and on which the Registrar would rely in any proceedings under this Part to remove R’s entry from the relevant part of the Register;

invite R to submit written representations and any relevant evidence to the Registrar no later than 28 days after service of the Notice, as to why R’s entry in the relevant part of the Register should not be removed;

inform R that, should R fail to submit written representations to the Registrar within the period stipulated in sub-paragraph (c), R’s entry in the relevant part of Register will be removed; and

except in cases where the Registrar has reasonable grounds for believing that R’s entry in the relevant part of the Register was incorrectly made, invite R to indicate whether or not R wishes the matter to be considered at a hearing.

any matter referred to in article 51(1)(e) to (n) of the Order which exists in relation to R; or

any adverse report relating to R’s physical or mental health.