Request for a Certificate of Good Standing (CGS)

To request a CGS, please provide the full physical address details of the medical regulatory body here. We will send the original directly to them.

The GMC has agreements with a number of international regulators for the electronic exchange of CGS. Where an agreement exists we will send out a CGS in this way. If there is no agreement, the CGS will be sent by first class post or airmail for overseas regulators.

If you require a CGS to be sent to your overseas employer, this request must be made in writing to the following address:-

Contact Centre
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW

The CGS provides the following information (where this is held by the GMC):

1. Name
2. GMC reference number
3. Gender
4. Date of birth
5. Nationality at the point of registration
6. Primary Medical Qualification
7. Current status on the Register
8. Date of provisional registration (if applicable)
9. Date of full registration
10. Date of current entry
11. Specialist Register entry (if applicable)
12. GP Register entry date (if applicable)
13. Address