The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc. Rules) Order of Council 2010

Applications for restoration

8.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this rule, any person applying for restoration to Part 1 or 2 of the Register under article 57 of the Order must apply using the relevant application form, which is to be in such form as the Council may from time to time determine.

(2) The application form must (amongst other matters)—

(a) require persons applying under paragraph (1) to—

(i) provide their full home address and contact details (including a telephone number and electronic mail address, where possible),

(ii) give reasons for saying that their fitness to practise is no longer impaired,

(iii) specify the part of the Register to which they are applying to be restored,

(iv) provide any necessary supporting documentation, as mentioned in paragraph (3), and

(v) sign and date the application; and

(b) include a demand that any relevant prescribed fee be paid.

(3) Persons applying for restoration to Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of the Register under article 57 of the Order must provide to the Registrar, together with their completed application form—

(a) at least two certificates attesting to their identity and good character, one of which must be given by a registrant in good standing with the Council;

(b) sufficient evidence to demonstrate their fitness to return to practice, which may include—

(i) evidence of activities designed to address or learn from the original allegation,

(ii) evidence of learning activities designed to keep up to date with skills and knowledge, and with developments in practice, and

(iii) evidence demonstrating insight into the gravity of the allegation which resulted in their removal from the register; and

(c) any necessary supporting documentation, information or evidence as mentioned in the completed application form, and such additional documents, information or evidence as the Registrar may reasonably require for the purposes of verifying the information in, or determining, the application.

(4) The Registrar must not accept a certificate of the type referred to in paragraph (3)(a) as a valid part of the application unless there is an indication on the face of the certificate that the person signing it—

(a) knows why the person was removed from Part 1 or, as the case may be, Part 2 of the Register; and

(b) has seen a copy of the reasons given for the person’s removal from the relevant part of the Register.

(5) The Registrar must refuse the application if the relevant prescribed fee is not paid.