Fees and funding

All doctors pay a fee to register with us and an annual fee to remain on our register. Other fees may be payable in certain circumstances, which are set out below.

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Registration fees

Newly qualified doctors benefit from our new fixed-term discount on registration fees, which could save over £1,000 during your first five years as a doctor.

Our fees for newly qualified doctors
Fixed term discounts for newly qualified doctors	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Application for provisional registration with a licence to practise	£50	£51
Application for full registration with a licence to practise	£150¹	£153¹

¹The discounted application fee (from 1 April 2018) applies to doctors who hold or have previously held provisional registration or for doctors who submit their application within five years of passing a primary medical qualification and do not hold, or have not previously held provisional registration. This discounted fee covers your first year of full registration.

Our fees to join the medical register
Standard fees to join the medical register	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Application for full registration with a licence to practise for doctors not eligible for the discounted fees above	£390²	£399²
Application for full registration with a licence to practise for a temporary period for a visiting eminent specialist	£390²	£399²
Scrutiny fee if your application to join the register is refused, closed or withdrawn	£90	£92

²Doctors whose gross annual worldwide income from all sources is below the specified income threshold, may be entitled to a 50% discount on the value of their annual retention fee. Further information can be found on our income discount page.

Our PLAB test fees
Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test fees	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Part 1 of the PLAB test	£230	£235
Part 2 of the PLAB test	£840	£860
Request for clerical check of results for the PLAB test	£45	£46
PLAB 1 - cancellations over 83 days before exam	£0	£0
PLAB 1 - cancellations between 83 and 57 days before exam	£115	£117.50
PLAB 1 - cancellations less than 57 days before exam	£230	£235
PLAB 2 - cancellations over 83 days before exam	£0	£0
PLAB 2 - cancellations between 83 and 57 days before exam	£420	£430
PLAB 2 - cancellations less than 57 days before exam	£840	£860

Specialist fees

Specialist and GP Register fees

All doctors applying to be included on the Specialist Register or GP Register pay a fee.

Our fees for specialist or GP registrations
Fees to join the Specialist or GP Register	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Certificate of completion of training (CCT)	£420	£430
Certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR)	£1,600	£1,640
Certificate of eligibility for GP registration (CEGPR)	£1,600	£1,640
An application for specialist or GP registration through the general system of assessment	£1,600	£1,640
Application for a CEGPR through an approved programme	£1,600	£1,640
Review of an application or a reapplication for a CESR or a CEGPR	£695	£712
Reassessment of an application for specialist or GP registration that was assessed through the general system of assessment	£695	£712
Application for a CESR or CEGPR through the combined programme	£420	£430
Application for sub-specialty recognition	£295	£300

Other fees for specialist or GP registrations
Fees to join the Specialist and GP register	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Certificate of GP acquired rights	£295	£300
Review of an application or a reapplication for a certificate of GP acquired rights	£150	£153
Application to an appeal panel (written appeal)	£1,600	£1,640
Application to an appeal panel (oral appeal)	£2,420	£2,480

Fees to remain on the register

All doctors pay an annual retention fee to stay on the register. But there may be other fees to maintain your registration depending on your circumstances and how you revalidate. Discounted fees apply to newly qualified doctors for their first five years.

Our discounted fees to remain on the register for doctors who qualified in the last five years
Fixed term discounts for newly qualified doctors	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Annual retention fee for full registration with a licence to practise	£150³	£153³
Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise	£55³	£56³

³The discounted annual retention fee applies to doctors who previously held provisional registration, and is valid for a further period of four continuous years from the date of first full registration grant. Doctors who have not previously held provisional registration but have been awarded a primary medical qualification within five years of applying, are eligible for the discounted fee for up to four years.

Our standard fees to remain on the register
Fees to remain on the medical register	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Annual retention fee for registration with a licence to practise	£390⁴	£399⁴
Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise	£140⁴	£143⁴
Revalidation annual return fee for doctors without a designated body	£250	£256
Revalidation assessment for doctors without a designated body	£1,100	£1,127

⁴Doctors whose gross annual worldwide income from all sources is below the specified income threshold, may be entitled to a 50% discount on the value of their annual retention fee. Further information can be found on our income discount page.

Fees to change your registration status

Our fees for leaving or restoring to the medical register.

How our fees have changed over the last 10 years
Fees to leave or change your status on the medical register	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Application fee to give up registration and licence to practise (also known as voluntary erasure)	£10	£10
Application fee to give up the licence to practise (also known as relinquish licence)	£10	£10
Application fee to restore the licence to practise	£10	£10
Application fee for a first licence to practise	£10	£10
Fee for licence withdrawal (by the GMC)	£10	£10

Fees to restore to the medical register	Effective until 31 March 2019	Effective from 1 April 2019
Restoration fee payable when you apply to restore your name to the register following an administration erasure (payable in addition to the annual retention fee)	£325	£333
Application fee to restore your registration following voluntary erasure (payable in addition to the annual retention fee)	£10	£10

Help for refugees

Learn about the support we offer to refugees applying to join the medical register.

Help for refugees

Discounts and refunds

Find out more about income discounts on registration fees and application fee refunds and processing fees.

Income discount

Application fee refunds and fees we keep

How do I pay my fee?

Find out how you can pay your registration and other fees to us.

How to pay fees

How we use your fee

We have an annual budget of over £100 million. Find out how the fees you pay are used to protect patients and support doctors in their practice.

How we use your fee

How our fees have changed