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Legislation - Voluntary erasure - page 3 of 8

Legislation

When you apply for voluntary erasure from the medical register we ask you to provide certain information before we grant your application.

The information we need is set out in The General Medical Council (Voluntary Erasure and Restoration following Voluntary Erasure) Regulations Order of Council 2004 (opens in a new window).

This legislation requires all applicants for voluntary erasure to submit:

  • a statement that they are unaware of any matters that might lead to an investigation or consideration of their fitness to practise
  • a similar statement from their current or most recent employers (or any organisation with which they have, or recently had, a contract or arrangement to provide medical services)
  • a Certificate of Current Professional Status (also known as a Certificate of Good Standing) from any regulatory body (other than the GMC) with which they are currently registered and/or licensed, or have been registered/licensed within the last five years.

To understand why we must ask for this information, please see our frequently asked questions page.

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