Reasons for licence withdrawal
Every licensed doctor must revalidate to show they are up to date and fit to practise. Registration shows that you have gained the appropriate qualifications or training to practise medicine. A licence gives you the legal authority to do certain activities in the UK.
If you do not fulfil the requirements of revalidation outlined in our guidance for doctors, provide fraudulent information or fail to provide any information or evidence we reasonably request, we can legally withdraw your licence.
The following table gives some of the reasons we might withdraw your licence, and the actions you can take to avoid this.
|
Reason for withdrawal |
Action needed |
Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| Not updated connection details | Update your GMC Online account to show your designated body or suitable person or to confirm if you don't have one. You don't need to contact us when you have done this. If you're not sure of your connection, please use our connection tool. |
As soon as possible and within 28 days |
| Notification of non-engagement from your responsible officer or suitable person | We will send a form for you to complete and return along with robust and objective evidence of either:
We may share your evidence with your RO or SP, so we can obtain further information to help us make our decision. |
Within 28 days |
| Failure to pay a fee | You must:
|
Within 28 days |
| Providing fraudulent information | Contact us for further advice. | Within 28 days |
| Not providing a satisfactory annual return or any evidence that we have asked for | You must either provide us with:
|
Within 28 days |
|
Not undertaking an assessment |
You must either:
|
Within 28 days |
| Failure to meet the required standard in the assessment | You must either:
|
