The General Pharmaceutical Council (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc.) Rules 2010
3. In rule 6 (which sets out exceptions to the Registrar’s duty to refer matters to the Investigating Committee under article 52 of the Order)—
(a)after paragraph (7) insert—
“(7A) The Registrar may refer an allegation to the Committee instead of to the Investigating Committee where the allegation relates to—
(a)a failure to comply with the requirements or conditions of the framework adopted by the Council under article 43(4)(a) of the Order relating to the continuing professional development of registrants; or
(b)the making of a false declaration about compliance with the requirements or conditions of that framework;
and the Registrar considers that the circumstances of the failure or false declaration are such that the allegation should be so referred.”; and
(b)in paragraph (8), for “(6) or (7)” substitute “(6), (7) or (7A)”.