If you are representing a registrant

You may find the information below of assistance when preparing your case or appearing before one of our panels. HPC's Statutory Fitness to Practice Committees have issued a number of practice notes for the guidance of Panels and to assist those appearing before them

	Title	Date	Summary
	Proceeding in the Absence of the Registrant	22/05/2009	This practice note sets out the balance panels must strike and the factors that panels must consider when deciding whether to proceed with a hearing in the absence of the registrant concerned.	More
	Joinder	22/05/2009	This practice note sets out the procedure by which two or more allegations against the same registrant or allegations against two or more registrants’ can be joined	More
	Finding that Fitness to Practise is Impaired	22/05/2009	This practice note provides guidance on determining whether a registrants’ fitness to practise is impaired and the different tasks which panels undertake in each step of the adjudicative process. It also provides guidance on considering each element leadi	More
	Conducting Hearings in Private	22/05/2009	This practice note sets out the factors panels must consider in determining whether all or part of a hearing should be held in private and when the press or public should be excluded from all or part of the hearing.	More
	Concurrent Court Proceedings	22/05/2009	This practice note provides guidance on proceeding with regulatory cases when there are other civil or criminal proceedings ongoing against the same registrant.	More
	Case to answer	23/09/2008	This practice note provides guidance on determining whether there is a case to answer that a registrants’ fitness to practise is impaired and the realistic prospect test.	More
	Cross-Examination in Cases of a Sexual Nature	18/09/2008	This practice notes sets out the procedure for undertaking cross-examination in cases of a sexual nature	More
	Disposal of Cases via Consent	18/09/2008	This practice note provides guidance and information on the disposal of cases via consent	More
	Hearing locations	16/06/2008	This practice note provides guidance on the location of hearings and the factors taken into account in determining where a hearing should be held.	More
	Case management and directions	16/06/2008	This practice note sets out the default directions that apply in fitness to practise cases. It also sets out the principals of case management adopted by the HPC.	More