Revalidation & renewal

We grant registration for four years at a time. Practitioners then must prove they are still fit to practise, if they are to stay on the register for a further four years.

We have developed clear and straightforward revalidation procedures, based on the application requirements.

Annual returns
Every year as they reach the anniversary of their registration, registrants must renew their registration. We ask them to submit an annual registration return form, which records their professional activity during the past year. This covers things such as the number of cases completed and any relevant additional training.

Fitness to practise
The annual registration returns and revalidation form require registrants to declare any reason why we might not consider them fit to practise. As before, we consider each declaration of an adverse nature on an individual basis. The information may not necessarily constitute a barrier to remaining on the register.

Case log
The revalidation form contains a case log like the one in the application form. Our assessors choose one or more cases to examine in detail. They then assess these against the essential elements for the specialty, taking the annual returns into account too.

References
We only request new references if the registrant has changed their employer since they first applied. We want to be sure that there was no adverse reason why this happened.