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Dear Susan Sollazzi,

Your information request – IR1-4515515404

Thank you for your Email below dated 22^nd July 2024.

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Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

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Dear Ms Sollazzi

Your information request – IR1-4515515404

Thank you for your email dated 22 July 2024. I have considered your
request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

I have answered your queries as below:

 1. Please confirm that following the start of GMC registration of PAs and
AAS, scheduled for December 2024 (one year after the Order came into
effect), there will be a further two year period during which PAs and
AAs (and anyone who chooses to call themselves a PA or AA) can
continue to work as a 'medical professional' without any registration
or regulation, if they so choose.

There will be a two year transition period as set out in the [1]relevant
legislation to allow PAs and AAs to keep working whilst they complete any
necessary steps for registration, and to enable us to process
applications.

 2. Please advise whether any PA or AA referred to GMC for investigation
will be given a two year grace period during which they will not be
investigated. During this two year period, can they be 'struck off' or
suffer any consequences, as would be the case from December 2026?

We can only take action once a PA or AA is registered with us, however,
historic fitness to practise issues will be within our regulatory scope.
We will also ask individuals applying for registration with us to complete
and sign a fitness to practise declaration which covers any ongoing or
previous concerns about performance, professionalism or behaviour.

Who to contact 

If you would like to appeal my response, please set out your reasons in
writing to [2][GMC request email]. Please note that we will only usually
consider appeals received within 40 working days of our response. You can
also appeal to the [3]Information Commissioner, the regulator of the FOIA
and DPA.

Kind regards,

Henna Janghir

Information Access Officer

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

Email: [4][email address]

Tel: 0161 923 6710

Website: [5]www.gmc-uk.org

From: FOI
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2024 4:14 PM
To: 'Susan Sollazzi' <[FOI #1149188 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - 3 year period for PAs/AAs to
register

Dear Susan Sollazzi,

Your information request – IR1-4515515404

Thank you for your Email below dated 22^nd July 2024.

How we will consider your request

We are going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.

Your request will be allocated to a member of the team. If you have any
queries please email [6][GMC request email].

Kind regards,

Information Access Team

General Medical Council

3 Hardman Street

Manchester

M3 3AW

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