How can I request a review?

Information you will need

Before requesting a review, you should have the following information to hand:

• The name of the doctor.
• The doctor’s unique seven-digit GMC reference number. All doctors registered to work in the UK have a number, which you can find on our registers. If you need help, you can call our contact centre on 0161 923 6602. 
• The fitness to practise reference number provided by the GMC. You can find this in any previous GMC correspondence writing to you about the concern. 
• The date of the decision letter you received from the GMC. This is the letter where the GMC told you the outcome for the concern raised.   
• Your reasons why we should review the previous decision.  
• Any new documents that may support your request.  

Please keep in mind, we cannot review a decision just because you disagree with it. We can only review a decision under this process if there may be a significant error with the decision (a ‘material flaw’) or if there is new information which might have changed decision. We can also only review a decision within two years of the original decision being made, unless there are exceptional circumstances. 

Request a review

When you’re ready to submit your request, please complete the form below. This will help us to fully understand your reasons for requesting the review. 

• Rule 12 review request form

Please send the completed form to rule12@gmc-uk.org along with any supporting documents. 

Alternatively send a printed copy to: 

Corporate Review Team 
General Medical Council 
3 Hardman Street 
Manchester 
M3 3AW

Need support?

If you need any reasonable adjustments, such as receiving the form in an alternative format (eg large print or audio), please write to us at rule12@gmc-uk.org or call our Contact Centre on 0161 923 6602.  

AI Guidance

You may choose to use AI tools to help you draft your request. However, the information you provide must be accurate and based on your own knowledge and evidence.

Requests are most helpful when they are clear, concise and written in your own words. This helps us understand exactly what concerns you have and why you are asking us to look at the matter again.

AI-generated summaries, opinions or legal arguments will not be treated as new information simply because they were created after the original decision.