Guidance for revalidation decision makers

We have guidance to help our staff make decisions about doctors’ revalidation.

It outlines how we apply our legislative powers to make decisions about doctors’ revalidation, as described in the GMC (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

Information about the requirements for revalidation is available in our Guidance for doctors: requirements for revalidation and maintaining your licence.

Download our guidance for decision makers

Suitable persons

• approving a suitable person
• appropriate link between a suitable person and a doctor

Allowing more time to meet the revalidation requirements

• approving a deferral recommendation following a previous decision to give more time

Withdrawing or restoring a licence

• withdrawing a licence for failing to meet revalidation requirements
• meeting revalidation requirements at restoration, after licence withdrawal

Reasonable excuses

• reasonable excuses for failing to meet requirements for revalidation
• reasonable excuses for not taking the required revalidation steps at restoration after licence withdrawal
• reasonable excuses for failing to undergo the revalidation assessment
• reasonable excuses for failing to meet the required standard in the revalidation assessment

Fitness to practise processes

• impact of fitness to practise processes on a doctor’s revalidation