The 12 members of Council will normally meet in public four times a year. Members also attend strategic seminars in the intervening months, to discuss key areas of our work.
The Council has eight committees, three of which are non-staturory and have been constituted in line with good governance practice:
The other five committees are staturory committees of the GOC as defined under the Opticians Act and related Rules:
The Council's Fitness to Practise and Registration Appeals Committee are populated by independent hearings panel members.
Healthcare regulation in the UK is currently undergoing reform and modernisation – so this is an exciting time to join us.