General Optical Council

Notifiable Occupations are those in which the public interest in the disclosure of conviction and other information by the police or other officials, generally outweighs the normal duty of confidentiality owed to the individual.

Optometrists and dispensing opticians, and student opticians, are included in the list of occupations that carry special trust or responsibility under the Scheme.

Notifying bodies, such as the police, courts and other bodies, send us information about criminal offences committed by registrants if the offence is relevant to GOC registration.