About consultations

We are committed to engaging with our stakeholders, and taking account of their views and input in the way that we carry out our work.

One of the ways in which we do this is by consulting when we are planning a new area of work, or planning to change the way that we do something.

In this section of the website, you can find information about current consultations, closed consultations, and other organisation's consultations that we have responded to.

You can also find information on how we carry out consultations and how you can get further information on consultations we will carry out in the future.

Government Code of Practice on Consultation
As part of our commitment to meeting good practice we follow the Government Code of Practice on Consultation. These can be found here.

Consultation format
It is important that all appropriate stakeholders know about our consultations. We make consultations as accessible and widely available as possible. We do this by sending them to all contacts on the consultation list, and putting the details on the website. We publicise consultations at different external events (for example, at listening events, employer events, and conferences), through the newsletter, and with press releases.

Consultations are always sent out in hardcopy (such as a letter or printed document). All responses to our consultations must be provided in writing, either a letter, email, or fax. We do this to make sure that the response is consistent with what the respondent wants to say, and so we have a record of responses.

Analysing consultations
Responses to all consultations are received by the Policy and Standards Department. When a consultation ends, we analyse the responses and present a summary of these along with the key decisions we have made in light of the feedback from the consultation. This summary goes though all of the applicable committees and Council before being made publicly available on the website.

Further information
Details of all consultations are published in our bi-monthly e-newsletter, 'In Focus'. To sign up to 'In Focus', please email newsletter@hpc-uk.org

If you would like to be added to our consultation list please send the following details to the Policy and Standards department (address below):

• Your name
• Your organisation (if you want your organisation added)
• Your position
• The address and email to which you want the consultation sent

You can provide us with these details by post, email, or by phone.

Contact details
Consultations
Policy and Standards Department
Health Professions Council
184 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4BU

Email: consultation@hpc-uk.org

Phone: 44 (0)20 7840 9815

Do you have any ideas or comments on how we consult or ways our consultation process can be improved? Please tell us by contacting the consultation co-ordinator at the above address.