Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact on staff retention of the 20 per cent rise in registration fees proposed by the Health and Care Professions Council.

No specific assessment has been made. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is independent of Government and is responsible for setting its registration fees policy. Any changes to its fees are included in rules which must be laid before Parliament.

On 22 September 2022, the HCPC opened a consultation on a proposal to increase the fees it charges registrants and applicants, which is due to close on 15 December 2022. The HCPC published an online equality impact assessment alongside its consultation document.