LegalizeThe European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
Made: 17th December 2015
Laid before Parliament: 21st December 2015
Coming into force: 18th January 2016
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PART 1 — General Provisions
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Application
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Competent authorities
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Functions of competent authorities in the United Kingdom
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Regulated profession, regulated education and training and applicants
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Professional qualifications and evidence of formal qualifications
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Partial access
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Procedure applicable to partial access applications
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PART 2 — Freedom to Provide Services on a Temporary and Occasional Basis
Right to practise in the United Kingdom
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Exemptions
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Declaration and documents to be provided on the first provision of service
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Title under which professional services are provided
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Checks for professions having public health or safety implications
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Non-compliance
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Administrative cooperation and service provision
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Information to be given to a recipient of professional services or service
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PART 3 — Applications for Authorisation
CHAPTER 1 — General System for the Recognition of Training
Levels of qualification
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Equal treatment of qualifications
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Conditions for recognition
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Compensation measures - adaptation periods and aptitude tests
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Conditions for compensation measures
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CHAPTER 2 — Recognition of Professional Experience
Automatic Recognition
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CHAPTER 3 — United Kingdom Certificates of Experience
Issue and revocation of Certificates of Experience
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CHAPTER 4 — General Provisions
Documentation and formalities
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Decisions of competent authorities
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Use of professional titles
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PART 4 — European Professional Card
Functions of designated competent authorities in the United Kingdom in relation to an application for a European Professional Card
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Processing and access to data regarding the European Professional Card
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Issue of European Professional Card for temporary and occasional provision of service other than those having public health or safety implications
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Issue of European Professional Card for temporary and occasional provision of services having public health or safety implications
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Issue of European Professional Card for establishment
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Decision on issue or revocation of the European Professional Card
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PART 5 — Automatic recognition on the basis of common training principles
Common training framework
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Common training test
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PART 6 — Supplementary
Exchange of information
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Alert mechanism
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Appeals
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Use of academic titles
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Assistance centre
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Information from competent authorities
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Review
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Consequential amendments
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Transitional and saving provisions
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Revocation
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SCHEDULE 1 — Regulated Professions
PART 1 — Professions Regulated by Law or Public Authority
| Profession | Competent authority |
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| Advocate in Scotland | The Faculty of Advocates |
| Airport Fire Officer | Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Fire Fighter | |
| Analytical Chemist | The Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Barrister in England and Wales | General Council of the Bar |
| Barrister in Northern Ireland | The Bar of Northern Ireland, the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland |
| Licensed Boatmaster | Secretary of State |
| In England and Wales: | Security Industry Authority |
| Cash and Valuables in Transit Operative | |
| Close Protection Operative | |
| Door Supervisor | |
| Public Space Surveillance Operative | |
| Security Guard | |
| Vehicle Immobiliser In Scotland and Northern Ireland: Cash and Valuables in Transit Operator Close Protection Operative Door Supervisor Public Space Surveillance Operative Security Guard In Northern Ireland: Vehicle Immobiliser | |
| Chiropractor | The General Chiropractic Council |
| Child Psychotherapist employed in the National Health Service | Association of Child Psychotherapist |
| Licensed conveyancer Licensed CLC practitioner | The Council for Licensed Conveyancers |
| Deck Officer Class 1--Fishing Vessels | Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| Deck Officer Class 2--Fishing Vessels | |
| Deck Officer Class 3--Fishing Vessels | |
| Engineer Class 1--Fishing Vessels | |
| Engineer Class 2--Fishing Vessels | |
| Dental Hygienist | General Dental Council |
| Dental Therapist | |
| Clinical Dental Technician | |
| Dental Nurse | |
| Dental Technician | |
| Orthodontic Therapist | |
| Approved Driving Instructor (Great Britain) | Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency - Registrar, (Part V, section 123 of the Road Traffic Act 1988[^f00023] and the Motor Cars (Driving Instruction) Regulations 2005[^f00024]) |
| Approved Driving Instructor (Northern Ireland) | Driver Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland |
| Farrier in England, Wales and Scotland | Farriers Registration Council |
| Harbour Pilot | The competent harbour authority within the meaning of section 1 of the Pilotage Act 1987[^f00025] |
| Registered Gas Engineer | Gas Safe Register |
| The following health and care professions | Health and Care Professions Council |
| Arts Therapist | |
| Biomedical Scientist | |
| Chiropodist and Podiatrist | |
| Clinical Scientist | |
| Dietitian | |
| Hearing Aid Dispenser | |
| Occupational Therapist | |
| Operating Department Practitioner | |
| Orthoptist | |
| Paramedic | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Prosthetist and Orthotist | |
| Radiographer | |
| Practitioner psychologist (a registered psychologist, clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, forensic psychologist, health psychologist, occupational psychologist or sport and exercise psychologist) | |
| Social Worker in England | |
| Speech and Language Therapist | |
| Insolvency Practitioner | The Insolvency Practitioners Association |
| Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland | |
| The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | |
| The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | |
| The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland | |
| The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland | |
| The Law Society of Northern Ireland | |
| Inspector of Weights and Measures | Secretary of State |
| Inspector of Weights and Measures in Northern Ireland | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland |
| Certified Instructor (Motor Cycles) (Great Britain) | Drivers and Vehicles Standards Agency |
| Approved Motorcycle Instructor (Northern Ireland) | Driver Vehicle Agency Northern Ireland |
| Diver | The Health and Safety Executive |
| Nurse (other than a nurse admitted to Sub-Part 1 of the nurses’ part of the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council whose field of practice is adult nursing). | Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| Notary Public (England and Wales) | Master of the Faculties |
| Optometrist (Ophthalmic Optician) | General Optical Council |
| Dispensing Optician | |
| Osteopath | General Osteopathic Council |
| Patent Attorney | The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys |
| Patent Agent | |
| Pharmacy Technician in Great Britain | General Pharmaceutical Council |
| Principal of a further education institution in England | Secretary of State |
| Road/Street Works Operatives | Scottish Qualifications Authority City and Guilds of London Institute The Certification and Association Board for the Water Authority |
| Road/Street Works Supervisors | Scottish Qualifications Authority City and Guilds of London Institute The Certification and Association Board for the Water Authority |
| School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in England | The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) on behalf of the Secretary of State |
| School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Northern Ireland | The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland |
| School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Scotland | The General Teaching Council for Scotland |
| School Teacher in a publicly regulated school in Wales | The Education Workforce Council |
| Social Worker in Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Social Care Council |
| Social Worker in Scotland | Scottish Social Services Council |
| Social Worker in Wales Social Care Manager in Wales | Care Council for Wales |
| Solicitor in England and Wales | The Law Society |
| Solicitor in Northern Ireland | The Law Society of Northern Ireland |
| Solicitor in Scotland Conveyancing practitioner in Scotland Executry Practitioner in Scotland | The Law Society of Scotland |
| Costs lawyer | Association of Costs Lawyers |
| Chartered legal executive | Chartered Institute of Legal Executives |
| Teacher at a further education institution in England (within the meaning of the Education Act 2002)[^f00026] | Education and Training Foundation |
| Teacher at a further education institution in Wales (within meaning of the Education Act 2002)[^f00027] | Welsh Ministers |
| Certified Technically Competent Person in Scotland and Northern Ireland | Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board |
| Registered Trade Mark Attorney Registered Trade Mark Agent | The Institute of Trademark Attorneys |
| Listed Veterinary Nurse | The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
PART 2 — Professions Regulated by Professional Bodies Incorporated by Royal Charter
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