Justin Madders – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Madders on 2016-01-11.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many nationals of members state of the European Economic Area have registered with the (a) Health and Care Professions Council, (b) General Optical Council, (c) General Osteopathic Council and (d) General Chiropractic Council since June 2014.
Ben Gummer
The information requested about the numbers of nationals of member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) that have registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the General Optical Council (GOC), the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) since June 2014 is not collected or held centrally.
However, information provided by the relevant regulatory bodies to enable this parliamentary question to be answered regarding EEA registrations since 1 June 2014 to date, is shown in the table below.
|
Regulatory body |
Data provided by the regulatory body* |
|
(GOsC) |
15 nationals of member states of the EEA have been registered by the GOsC since June 2014. |
|
(GCC) |
11 nationals of member states of the EEA have been registered by the GCC since June 2014. |
|
(GOC) |
65 nationals of member states of the EEA have been registered by the GOC since June 2014. |
|
(HCPC) |
1,934 individuals. |
*The individuals in question are all EEA nationals who gained their qualifications in another member state and who applied under the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications European Directive. This is with the exception of the figures provided by the HCPC where the figure may also include third country nationals (non-EEA nationals) who have become established in their profession in their home member state and have subsequently exercised their Treaty rights under the Directive.
