PSA publishes HCPC performance review

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has published its 2024/25 performance review of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), confirming that the regulator met 17 out of 18 Standards of Good Regulation.

The review assesses how effectively the HCPC has protected the public and upheld confidence in health and care professions, with the report detailing the basis for the PSA’s findings.

The HCPC did not meet Standard 15 for the tenth consecutive year due to ongoing concerns about the time it takes to process fitness to practise cases. The PSA report commented that:

“We acknowledge that the HCPC continues to take steps aimed at improving performance in this area, and the number of referrals it receives is increasing.

“However, there does not appear to be any sign of an overall improvement in performance, and stakeholders raised concerns about the time the process is taking. We have escalated out concerns in this area again this year by writing to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.”

Bernie O’Reilly, Chief Executive and Registrar, commented:

“We welcome this year’s annual performance review from the Professional Standards Authority which shows that we have met 17 out of the 18 Standards of Good Regulation.

This review reflects the progress we have made through continuing to build on improvements across each of our core functions.

We’re particularly pleased to see the review acknowledge our work on EDI, data and research, and sexual safety as areas of good practice.

However, there is still more to be done. We will continue our work to target achieving all five of the PSA’s fitness to practise standards. We welcome the regulatory reform recently announced by the Government, which will be a key step in helping us to improve the timeliness of our FTP processes.

We remain firmly committed to our ongoing investment and to continuous improvement across all areas of our organisation, putting public protection at the heart of everything we do”.  

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