Fees and funding

All doctors pay a fee to register with us and an annual retention 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.

Fixed term discounts for newly qualified doctors	Effective from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Application for provisional registration with a licence to practise	£90	£50
Application for full registration with a licence to practise	£200¹	£150²

¹The discounted application fee (until 31 March 2018) applies to doctors who hold or have previously held provisional registration, or to doctors who submit their application within two 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.

²The 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.

Standard fees to join the medical register	Effective from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Application for full registration with a licence to practise for doctors not eligible for the discounted fees above	£425	£390³
Application for full registration with a licence to practise for a temporary period for a visiting eminent specialist	£425	£390³
Scrutiny fee if your application to join the register is refused, closed or withdrawn	£90	£90

³Doctors 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.

Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) test fees	Effective from 1 February 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Part 1 of the PLAB test	£230	£230
Part 2 of the PLAB test	£840	£840
Request for clerical check of results for the PLAB test	£45	£45
PLAB 1 - cancellations over 83 days before exam	£0	£0
PLAB 1 - cancellations between 83 and 57 days before exam	£115	£115
PLAB 1 - cancellations less than 57 days before exam	£230	£230
PLAB 2 - cancellations over 83 days before exam	£0	£0
PLAB 2 - cancellations between 83 and 57 days before exam	£420	£420
PLAB 2 - cancellations less than 57 days before exam	£840	£840

Specialist fees

Specialist and GP Register fees

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

Fees to join the Specialist or GP Register	Effective from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Certificate of completion of training (CCT)	£420	£420
Certificate of eligibility for specialist registration (CESR)	£1,600	£1,600
Certificate of eligibility for GP registration (CEGPR)	£1,600	£1,600
An application for specialist or GP registration through the general system of assessment	£1,600	£1,600
Application for a CEGPR through an approved programme	£1,600	£1,600
Review of an application or a reapplication for a CESR or a CEGPR	£695	£695
Reassessment of an application for specialist or GP registration that was assessed through the general system of assessment	£695	£695
Application for a CESR or CEGPR through the combined programme	£420	£420
Application for sub-specialty recognition	£295	£295

Fees to join the Specialist and GP register	Effective from 1 February 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Certificate of GP acquired rights	£295	£295
Review of an application or a reapplication for a certificate of GP acquired rights	£150	£150
Application to an appeal panel (written appeal)	£1,600	£1,600
Application to an appeal panel (oral appeal)	£2,420	£2,420

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.

Fixed term discounts for newly qualified doctors	Effective from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Annual retention fee for full registration with a licence to practise	£425	£150⁴
Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise	£152	£55⁴

⁴The 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.

Fees to remain on the medical register	Effective from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective from 1 April 2018
Annual retention fee for registration with a licence to practise	£425	£390⁵
Annual retention fee for registration without a licence to practise	£152	£140⁵
Revalidation annual return fee for doctors without a designated body	£250	£250
Revalidation assessment for doctors without a designated body	£1,100	£1,100

⁵Doctors 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.

Fees to leave or change your status on the medical register	Effective from 3 December 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective 1 April 2018
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 from 3 December 2016 to 31 March 2018	Effective 1 April 2018
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	£325
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

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