General Optical Council

Policies, procedures and protocols

Site hierarchy

Fitness to practise 

Procedure for investigating FTP complaints 
FTP complaints process flowchart 
 
FTP Guidance to panel members FTP Guidance to panel members
Annex A - guidance conditions Annex A - guidance conditions
Guidance on warnings issued by the Investigation Committee Guidance on warnings issued by the Investigation Committee  
Guidance to registrants who are to undergo a Performance Assessment Guidance to registrants who are to undergo a Performance Assessment
Guidance to GOC performance assessors Guidance to GOC performance assessors

Other complaints

Protocol on Complaints about the GOC Protocol on Complaints about the GOC  
Protocol for the Investigation and Prosecution of Criminal Offences Protocol for the Investigation and Prosecution of Criminal Offences

Registration

Protocol on the Handling of Criminal Convictions Disclosed by Registrants Protocol on the Handling of Criminal Convictions Disclosed by Registrants
Guidance statement - Students with a disability Guidance statement - Students with a disability

Education

Visit Process Policy and Procedure Visit Process Policy and Procedure

Release of Education Visit Reports Policy and Procedure Release of Education Visit Reports Policy and Procedure

Council procedures

Allocation of Roles and Responsibilities Allocation of Roles and Responsibilities
Scheme of Delegation Scheme of Delegation
Standing Financial Instructions Standing Financial Instructions
Standing Orders Standing Orders

Other policies 

Freedom of Information
Data Protection
Strategic plan 2010-15 Strategic plan 2010-15
GOC stakeholder engagement strategy GOC stakeholder engagement strategy
Equality and Diversity Scheme Equality and Diversity Scheme
Welsh Language Scheme Welsh Language Scheme
Cynllun Iaith Gymraeg Cynllun Iaith Gymraeg

Codes of conduct

Codes of conduct for individual and business registrants
Code of conduct for Council members, advisors and visitors

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Accuracy
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