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General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill
General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading15 Jul 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
- Last updated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Daisy Cooper Proposer / sponsor · Liberal Democrat · House of Commons Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
This bill would seek to change how the General Medical Council (GMC) can handle allegations about a medical practitioner’s fitness to practise. In particular, it aims to allow an allegation to be considered even if the most recent events giving rise to the allegation happened outside the usual timeframe, while also making related changes. The exact mechanism in the bill text is not available in the provided source material, so the details beyond the long title are not confirmed here.
What it would do
- Would seek to let the GMC consider an allegation about a practitioner’s fitness to practise regardless of when the most recent events occurred.
- Would make “connected purposes” changes linked to the timeframe rule for fitness-to-practise allegations.
Bill journey
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1st reading 15 Jul 2026 · House of Commons
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