This Order approves Rules made by the Health and Care Professions Council (“HCPC”). The Rules amend the Health and Care Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules 2003, scheduled to the Health Professions Council (Registration and Fees) Rules Order of Council 2003 (S.I. 2003/1572).

The Rules amend the fees which the HCPC charges for processing and scrutinising applications for admission to its register, for renewal of registration and for readmission or restoration to the register.

The standard fee for registration or renewal of registration is now £196.24 (up from £180), although this is reduced to £98.12 (up from £90) in the case of applicants for registration with an approved qualification who have qualified in the previous two years. Applicants seeking readmission or restoration to the register must pay a fee of £147.18 (up from £135).

The scrutiny fees paid by all new applicants, whose qualifications and in some cases experience need to be assessed, have also increased. The scrutiny fee is £68.68 (up from £63) for applicants relying on an approved United Kingdom qualification and £539.65 (up from £495) for all other applicants.