General Optical Council

General Optical Council appoints Replay Learning Ltd to deliver a modernised IT system

Tue 8 May 2012

The General Optical Council (GOC) has appointed Replay Learning Ltd in collaboration with Sliced Bread Ltd to develop an interactive user-friendly IT infrastructure - press release - 8 May

News from Council 25 April 2012

Fri 27 Apr 2012

News from 25 April Council - report into CET, GOC business plan, Council welcomes Mandie Lavin - 27 April 2012

Mandie Lavin appointed as permanent GOC director of regulation

Tue 17 Apr 2012

Mandie Lavin has been appointed as the General Optical Council's (GOC) permanent director of regulation - press release - 17 April 2012

GOC removes 221 registrants over failure to apply for retention

Tue 3 Apr 2012

The General Optical Council (GOC) has removed 195 practitioners and 26 bodies corporate from its registers for failing to apply for 2012-13 retention - just 1% of the registers - press release - 3 April 2012

News from 22 March Council

Fri 23 Mar 2012

News from 22 March Council - Law Commission review, business plan and 2012/13 budget - 23 March 2012

Online retention helps more registrants renew on time

Fri 16 Mar 2012

The General Optical Council (GOC) retention deadline for 2012/13 has now passed, with 94.9 per cent of registrants applying by the 15 March deadline - 16 March 2012

GOC retention deadline approaching

Tue 6 Mar 2012

The General Optical Council retention deadline for optometrists, dispensing opticians and optical businesses is just nine days away - news release - 6 March 2012

Consultation on regulation of healthcare professionals

Thu 1 Mar 2012

The Law Commission have announced a consultation on healthcare regulation in the UK.

News from Council 26 January 2012

Mon 30 Jan 2012

News from the 26 January 2012 meeting of Council - new FTP Rules, CET update and 2012/13 budget - 30 January 2012

GOC retention now underway for 2012/13

Fri 6 Jan 2012

Optometrists, dispensing opticians and optical businesses can now renew their GOC registration for 2012/13 - press release - 6 January 2012

GOC publishes fitness to practise guidance for employers

Wed 30 Nov 2011

The General Optical Council (GOC) is today launching guidance targeted at optical employers, to explain what they should do if they have concerns about a GOC registrant's fitness to practise - press release - 30 November

GOC Annual Report 2010-11 reviews year of modernisation

Mon 28 Nov 2011

The General Optical Council (GOC) has now published its 2010-11 Annual Report. It is available online from http://annualreport10-11.optical.org - press release - 28 November 2011

GOC launches improved facility to search its registers

Mon 28 Nov 2011

The General Optical Council (GOC) has launched an improved facility for the public to check their optometrist or dispensing optician is registered - press release - 28 November 2011

GOC cuts registration fee for second consecutive year

Fri 25 Nov 2011

The General Optical Council (GOC) has today announced that it is cutting registration fees for the second year running - press release - 25 November