General Optical Council

What does it do?
The Investigation Committee investigates allegations that:

a) a registered optometrist’s or a registered dispensing optician’s fitness to practise is impaired;
b) a business registrant’s fitness to carry on business as an optometrist or a dispensing optician (or both) is impaired; or
c) a student registrant’s fitness to undertake training as an optometrist or a dispensing optician is impaired.

They decide whether an allegation should be referred to the Fitness to Practise Committee for a full inquiry, and if not, what the next course of action should be.

How often does it meet? 
Six times a year.

Who are the members of the Investigation Committee?
The committee is made up of a combination of professional members (who have an optical qualification) and lay members (who do not).