Fees
All doctors pay a fee to register with the General Medical Council. To remain on the GMC’s register of medical practitioners we charge an annual retention fee. We also charge fees for administering the PLAB test. The current fee levels are set out below.
In this section
You can find further information on
- Registration fees
- Paying your annual retention fee
- Help with registration fees for refugee doctors living in the UK
- Lower income discount
For more information on the fee increases from 1 April 2008 please see our registration news.
This information was updated in February 2008. 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.
Effective until |
Effective from |
|
Annual retention fee |
£290 1 |
£390 1 |
Restoration fee |
£290 |
£390 |
Full Registration |
£290 2 |
£390 2 |
Full registration for a temporary period for a visiting overseas doctor |
£290 2 |
£390 2 |
Provisional registration for UK, International & EEA qualified doctors |
£100 3 |
£135 3 |
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 |
1 Doctors on a lower income may be entitled to a 50 per cent 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.
3 The fee for provisional registration is for a two year period.

