Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Fees

All doctors pay a fee to register with the General Medical Council (GMC).

To remain on the GMC's Register of Medical Practitioners we charge an annual retention fee (ARF). We also charge fees for administering the PLAB test.

In this section

You can find further information on

  1. 1. Registration fees
  2. 2. Paying your annual retention fee
  3. 3. Help with registration fees for refugee doctors living in the UK
  4. 4. Lower income discount 

This information was updated in January 2010. If we make any changes you will always find the details here on the GMC website, which we keep under regular review. But please bear in mind these notes are for guidance only and do not carry legal force.

For more information on the fees effective from 1 April 2010 please see our registration news.

Fee Effective from 16 Nov 2009 Effective from 1 April 2010
Part 1 of the PLAB test £145 £145
Part 2 of the PLAB test £430 £430
Request for clerical check of results for the PLAB test £40 £40
Full registration with a licence to practise (including specialist and GP registration for UK, International and EEA qualified doctors) £410 1,2 £420 1,2
Full registration with a licence to practise for a temporary period for a visiting overseas doctor £410 1,2 £420 1,2
Provisional registration with a licence to practise for UK, International and EEA qualified doctors £140 2,3 £145 2,3
Annual retention fee for registration with a licence to practise £410 1 £420 1
Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise £145 1 £145 1
Restoration fee £300 4 £300 4

1 Doctors on a lower income may be entitled to a 50% discount on the value of their fee. Further information can be found on our lower income discount page.
2 This includes a non-refundable scrutiny fee of £100 should your application be refused, closed or withdrawn
3 The fee for provisional registration is for a two year period.
4 A restoration fee is charged to doctors restoring to the Register following administrative erasure