List of doctors who are no longer registered in the register since 2015
JOSEPH ONWUDE made this Freedom of Information request to General Medical Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear General Medical Council,
I shall be grateful to receive the List of doctors who are no longer registered in the register since 2015 when the recent Medical Act was amended.
I am uncertain about the DIFFERENCE between appearance on the Medical Register and a License to practice
Yours faithfully,
JOSEPH ONWUDE
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Dear Mr Onwude
Your information request – IR1-3361402683
Thank you for your email dated 4 March 2022 in which you ask for the List
of doctors who are no longer registered in the register since 2015 when
the recent Medical Act was amended.
How we will consider your request
We’re 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.
Who to contact
Remi Owolabi will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call them on 0161 240 7225 or email them at
[1][email address].
Kind regards,
Charlotte Adams
Information Access Team Assistant
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3AW
Email: [2][email address]
Website: [3]www.gmc-uk.org
Telephone: 0161 240 8125
Working hours: 8am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday
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Dear Mr Onwude
I hope you are well.
I am writing in regards to your information requests where you ask for the
following:
1. A list of doctors who are no longer registered in the register since
2015 when the Medical Act was amended
2. A list of doctors who are still registered in the register since 2015
when the recent Medical Act was amended but do not have a license to
practise
In request number 1 you mention that you are unsure about the difference
between a doctor being registered and having a license to practise, please
allow me to clarify.
Registration and a license to practise
In order to practise medicine in the UK, doctors must hold a license to
practise along with the suitable type of registration for the work that
they do. The license to practise allows the doctors to carry out certain
activities such as prescribing medicines. Any action taken against a
doctor as a result of a fitness to practise concern is applied to a
doctors registration and not their license.
Registered doctors with a license to practise are required to
[1]revalidate their license every 5 years to prove that they are working
to the required standards. Revalidation shows that a doctor is keeping
their knowledge up to date; that they are fit to practise and that no
concerns have been raised about the doctor or their work; and that the
doctor provides a good standard of care.
If doctors are not practising medicine, but would like to continue to show
that they are in good standing with the GMC then they may opt to hold
registration only. For more information on registration and a license to
practise please see: [2]Licensing - GMC (gmc-uk.org).
The [3]medical register can also be used to see whether the doctor holds a
license to practise.
Your information requests - IR1-3361402683 & IR1-3361402770
Having clarified the difference between registration and a license to
practise, I would be grateful if you could please confirm the information
that you require for questions 1 & 2. I also understand that you have
already asked for a list of doctors who have been erased from the register
and that this request is being dealt with by my colleague Henna Janghir.
I look forward to receiving your response in relation to the above.
Kind regards,
Remi Owolabi
Information Access Officer
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester M3 3AW
Email: [4][email address]
Working with doctors Working for patients
The General Medical Council helps to protect patients and improve medical
education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and
doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and
take action when they are not met.
Dear Remi Owolabi,
Hello
Best is to keep to doctors who are registered BUT have no license to practice
Yours sincerely,
JOSEPH ONWUDE
Dear Remi Owolabi,
Like me, i want to know the doctors who are still on the register BUT have lost their License to practice.
Yours sincerely,
JOSEPH ONWUDE
Dear Mr Onwude
Your information request – IR1-3555749595
Thank you for your email dated 24 May 2022 in which you ask for the number
of doctors who are still on the register BUT have lost their License to
practice.
How we will consider your request
We’re 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.
Who to contact
Remi Owolabi will be handling your request. If you have any questions you
can call them on 0161 240 7225 or email them at
[1][email address].
Kind regards,
Charlotte Adams
Information Access Team Assistant
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street, Manchester M3 3AW
Email: [2][email address]
Website: [3]www.gmc-uk.org
Telephone: 0161 240 8125
Working hours: 8am to 2.30pm, Monday to Friday
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Dear Mr Onwude
Your information access request
Thank you for your email dated 24 May 2022, where you ask for a list of
doctors who are still on the register but have lost their license to
practise like you. I’ve considered your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
I am afraid that I cannot provide you with a list of doctors who are
registered but have lost their license to practise like you, as it would
breach legislation to do so. The most that I could do, would be to provide
you with a list of doctors who are registered but do not hold a license to
practise although, this is information that you have already been
provided. I would simply be providing an updated list. Please see the
exemption that applies below.
The exemption
Section 40(2), by virtue of section 40(3A)(a)
This exemption applies where the information is the personal data of a
third party and where releasing the information would breach any of the
principles relating to the processing of personal data listed at Article 5
of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In this instance
disclosure would breach the first principle, which requires the processing
of information to be lawful, fair and transparent. I do not believe that
any of the legal bases for processing listed at Article 6 of the GDPR are
met and therefore giving you the information would be unlawful.
Your right to appeal
I'm sorry I couldn’t provide the information you requested. If you would
like to appeal this decision please set out your reasons in writing to
[1][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 [2]Information Commissioner, the regulator of the FOIA and DPA at:
Customer Contact
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Yours sincerely
Remi Owolabi (she/her)
Information Access Officer
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester M3 3AW
Email: [3][email address]
Working with doctors Working for patients
The General Medical Council helps to protect patients and improve medical
education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and
doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and
take action when they are not met.
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