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Health Professions: Regulation

Asked by Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 119225

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for amending the General Medical Council’s regulatory framework.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Government is committed to modernising the regulatory frameworks for all healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom.

As a first step, we aim to consult on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s regulatory framework shortly and to lay this legislation before Parliament this year.

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