Reforming the professional regulatory bodies: the Law Commission's review of health and social care professional regulation

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to set out the Law Commission's proposals for the reform of the law relating to UK health professional regulation and, in England only, social workers.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper summarises the main provisional proposals from the consultation paper.

Findings

The consultation paper argued for the reform of the law in this area.

Practical implications

There are suggestions for reforming the law which could form the basis of a new legal framework introduced in 2014.

Originality/value

The paper sets out the proposed new legal framework.

Citation

Spencer‐Lane, T. (2012), "Reforming the professional regulatory bodies: the Law Commission's review of health and social care professional regulation", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668201211280224