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Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 25 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Hammond (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Health and Care Professions Council: Fees and Charges

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Health and Care Professions Council equality impact assessment process for its recent decision to increase registrations fees.

Answer

The Government has made no assessment on the effectiveness of the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) equality impact assessment process for its recent decision to increase registration fees. The HCPC is independent of Government and funded by registrants’ fees on a cost recovery basis.

Following public consultation, the HCPC is planning to raise its annual fees by £16. If adopted, the HCPC’s annual registration fee will rise from £90 to £106 a year from October 2019. The HCPC registration fees will remain the lowest of any of the United Kingdom-wide health and care regulators. Registration fees are tax-deductible and this fee rise will amount to just over £1 a month extra for most of the HCPC’s registrants.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
247580
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Equality Fees and charges Registration Impact assessments Health and Care Professions Council
Link
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