The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has been judged to have met 17 out of the 18 Standards of Good Regulation in the Professional Standards Authority’s (PSA) latest annual performance review for 2025/26. Both organisations published their reports on 25 June 2026, confirming another year of strong regulatory performance for the osteopathic regulator.
The PSA’s review found that the GOsC continues to perform well across its core regulatory functions, including registration, education, guidance and standards, and fitness to practise. However, the regulator did not meet Standard 3: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), following the PSA’s updated assessment approach introduced in 2024.
According to the PSA, the GOsC has clear EDI governance, strategies and guidance in place and has made progress embedding EDI across its work. But the Authority concluded that insufficient data collection, analysis and use of EDI information meant it could not be assured that the GOsC was meeting one of the four required EDI outcomes. As a result, the Standard was marked as not met.
The GOsC has publicly disagreed with this judgement, stating that while it recognises the complexity of demonstrating meaningful EDI progress, it does not accept the PSA’s conclusion. The regulator emphasised its commitment to learning, collaboration and continuous improvement, and has asked the PSA for further clarity on what “good” looks like under the revised EDI framework.
Chief Executive and Registrar Matthew Redford said the outcome reflects the “consistently high performance” of the organisation and praised the dedication of staff and non‑executives. He added that independent scrutiny remains vital to maintaining public confidence in regulation.
The PSA noted that aside from the EDI Standard, the GOsC continues to meet all other expectations and will work with the regulator over the next review period as it aims to achieve all 18 Standards in 2026/27.
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