Health Professions: Regulation
Commons · Question 94175 · Tabled 25 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to update healthcare professional regulation.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Dec 2025
The Government is committed to modernising the regulatory frameworks for all healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom.As a first step, we aim to consult on secondary legislation to modernise the General Medical Council’s regulatory framework in earl...