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  • Consultation to remove reference to a registrant's gender on the public register

    Our proposal to remove information about a registrant’s gender from the public register follows the outcome of our consultation on a draft policy to support registrants who wish to update information about their gender on our register. Some respondents to this consultation, including the Professional Standards Authority (PSA), questioned why we provide information on gender on the register at all. We consider that we should no longer include information about a registrant’s... More
    Opened 29 September 2023
  • Consultation on managing applications for GOC registration from optical professionals who have qualified outside the UK or Switzerland

    Overview This consultation seeks your views on our proposed revised approach to managing applications for GOC registration from optical professionals who have qualified outside the UK or Switzerland, following the introduction of the GOC’s updated education and training requirements. These proposals are available to download at the bottom of this page under the 'related' section. The consultation will close on Wednesday 4 October at 11.59pm. Why we are... More
    Closed 4 October 2023
  • Statement on verification of contact lens specifications and definition of aftercare

    Section 27 of the Opticians Act 1989 (‘the Act’) sets out the requirements for the sale and supply of prescription contact lenses. In order to be supplied with prescription contact lenses, a person must have an in-date contact lens specification which has been issued following a contact lens fitting. Where the sale is being made under the general direction (rather than supervision) of a registrant, and a copy [1] of the contact lens specification is... More
    Closed 24 October 2023
  • GOC survey: Searching the GOC register

    We would like to find out more about why you are searching for information on the GOC's register . More
    Opened 7 November 2023
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