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.

How to pay your fee

Our most common fees

Full registration and annual retention fee 

£406

Discounted registration fee for new doctors

£156

Full list of fees

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Registration fees

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 2020 Effective from 1 April 2020
 Application for provisional registration with a licence to practise  £51  £52
 Application for full registration with a licence to practise  £1531 £1561

1 The 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 2020 Effective from 1 April 2020
Application for full registration with a licence to practise for doctors not eligible for the discounted fees above £3992 £4062
Application for full registration with a licence to practise for a temporary period for a visiting eminent specialist  £3992 £4062
Scrutiny fee if your application to join the register is refused, closed or withdrawn £92 £94

 

2 Doctors 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 2020 Effective from 1 April 2020
Part 1 of the PLAB test £235 £239
Part 2 of the PLAB test £860 £875
PLAB 1 - cancellations over 83 days before exam - -
PLAB 1 - cancellations between 83 and 57 days before exam £117.50 £119.50
PLAB 1 - cancellations less than 57 days before exam £235 £239
PLAB 2 - cancellations over 83 days before exam
 - -
PLAB 2 - cancellations between 83 and 43 days before exam
 £430 £437.50
PLAB 2 - cancellations less than 43 days before exam
 £860 £875

 

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 2020 Effective from 
1 April 2020
Certificate of completion of training (CCT) £430 £437
Certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR) £1,640 £1,668
Certificate of eligibility for GP registration (CEGPR) £1,640 £1,668
An application for specialist or GP registration through the general system of assessment £1,640 £1,668
Application for a CEGPR through an approved programme £1,640 £1,668
Review of an application or a reapplication for a CESR or a CEGPR £712 £724
Reassessment of an application for specialist or GP registration that was assessed through the general system of assessment £712 £724
Application for a CESR or CEGPR through the combined programme £430 £437
Application for sub-specialty recognition £300 £305

 

Other fees for specialist or GP registrations
Fees to join the Specialist and GP register Effective until   
31 March 2020		 Effective from 1 April 2020
Certificate of GP acquired rights £300 £305
Review of an application or a reapplication for a certificate of GP acquired rights £153 £156
Application to an appeal panel (written appeal) £1,640 £1,668
Application to an appeal panel (oral appeal) £2,480 £2,522

 

 

Fees to remain on the register

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 2020  Effective from 1 April 2020
 Annual retention fee for full registration with a licence to practise  £1533  £1563
 Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise  £563  £573

 

3 The 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 2020 Effective from 1 April 2020
Annual retention fee for registration with a licence to practise £3994 £4064

Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise

 £1434 £1454
Revalidation annual return fee for doctors without a designated body £256 £260
Revalidation assessment for doctors without a designated body £1,127 £1,146

 

4 Doctors 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

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 2020 Effective from 1 April 2020
Application fee to give up registration and licence to practise (also known as voluntary erasure)   £10  £0
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 2020 Effective from 1 April 2020
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)   £333  £339
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 we use your fee

Find out how we use your fee to protect patients, support doctors, oversee the quality of medical education and manage the register.
How we use your fee
How our fees have changed