Doctors: Regulation
Lords · Question HL7432 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Jones of Penybont
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the General Medical Council about reforming regulatory procedures for doctors using powers under section 60 of the Health Act 1999.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 16 May 2025
Officials from the Department are working closely with the General Medical Council to develop the necessary legislation to modernise the legislative framework for doctors, as part of our professional regulation reform programme.We anticipate being in a po...