General Optical Council

If you are planning to retire or withdraw from the registers for any reason (eg moving abroad), you should notify the Registration team.

In this case, you will normally be removed from the register at the end of current registration year.

You should tell us about your intention to withdraw or retire by 31 March. If you fail to notify us by this date, and you are removed from the registers, this will be deemed to be for ‘failure to apply’.