General Optical Council

Policies, procedures and protocols

Fitness to practise 

Procedure for investigating FTP complaints 
FTP complaints process flowchart 
 
Acrobat Reader icon Guidance for Fitness to Practise Panel members
Acrobat Reader icon Annex A - guidance conditions
Acrobat Reader icon Guidance on warnings issued by the Investigation Committee 
Acrobat Reader icon Guidance for registrants who are to undergo a Performance Assessment
Acrobat Reader icon Guidance for GOC performance assessors
Acrobat Reader icon Investigation Committee guidance
Acrobat Reader icon Witness guidance
Acrobat Reader icon Witness expense claims
Acrobat Reader icon Witness feedback form

Complaints concerning Part 4 of the Opticians Act 1989

Acrobat Reader icon Protocol for the investigation and prosecution of criminal offences

Other complaints

Acrobat Reader icon Complaints protocol against Council members 
Acrobat Reader icon Complaints protocol against the General Optical Council

Registration

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

Education

Acrobat Reader icon Visit Process Policy and Procedure
Acrobat Reader icon Release of Education Visit Reports Policy and Procedure

Council procedures

Acrobat Reader icon Allocation of Roles and Responsibilities
Acrobat Reader icon Scheme of Delegation
Acrobat Reader icon Standing Financial Instructions
Acrobat Reader icon Standing Orders

Other policies 

Freedom of Information
Data Protection
Acrobat Reader icon GOC stakeholder engagement strategy
Acrobat Reader icon Equality and Diversity Scheme
Acrobat Reader icon Welsh Language Scheme

Codes of conduct

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

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