2024 Operational Annual Reports Quiz
We've published our annual reports on Registrations, the Test of Competence and Fitness to Practise, highlighting our operational activity in 2024.
03.04.25
The GCC has updated the publications page on the website with operational annual reports for 2024 looking at:
- Registration report - the registration report includes statistics and insight about all the individuals on the registrant report, as well as trends in the joiners and leavers to the register
- Test of Competence Report - the ToC report discusses the number of chiropractors who have qualified abroad and have taken the Test of Competence (ToC) before an expert panel, to practice in the UK.
- The Fitness to Practise report - highlights the investigation and enforcement actions taken by the GCC in 2024.
To highlight some of the interesting information in these reports we are asking you to test your skill and judgement on the GCC operational annual report quick quiz:
Question 1
In 2024, 359 students graduated from a GCC approved education programme - with University of Teesside's first cohort of 10 students adding to the mix.
By 1 March 2025, how many of these students had joined the General Chiropractic Council register?
| A) 213 | B) 226 | C) 247 |
The answer is C.
By 1 March 2025, 247 of the 359 graduates of a GCC approved programme had joined the register.
Although this is fewer than in 2023, there were more graduates from McTimoney Chiropractic College in December, so they have had less time to register.
The answer is C.
By 1 March 2025, 247 of the 359 graduates of a GCC approved programme had joined the register.
Although this is fewer than in 2023, there were more graduates from McTimoney Chiropractic College in December, so they have had less time to register.
Question 2
In 2024, 187 chiropractors left the register for various reasons.
In October last year we highlighted to registrants that, in many circumstances, moving to non-practising is often not in their best interests. Of the 119 registrants that did not complete the retention process at the end of 2024, how many of them had previously been non-practising?
| A) 10% | B) 26% | C) 45% |
The answer is B.
Of the 119 registrations that were not retained, 31 (26%) were non-practising prior to their registration lapsing. Overall, there was a 9.8% drop in the number of non-practising registrants meaning, at the start of 2025, the register is 5.8% non-practising.
Read the 2024 registrations report
Question 3
The Test of Competence is the process by which the GCC confirms that a person with a chiropractic qualification obtained from an education provider outside the UK, and not approved by the GCC, meets the standards required to practise in the UK.
In 2024, 36 chiropractors took the Test of Competence - with three individuals taking the test twice. While the register as a whole is an even 50:50 split between male and female chiropractors, what was the split for TOC candidates?
| A) 67% male, 33% female | B) 50% male, 50% female | C) 33% male, 67% female |
The answer is C.
Overall, 66% of the TOC candidates were female.
In every age category, except 25-29, there were more female TOC candidates than male candidates.
Read the 2024 TOC report
Question 4
By law all complaints received by the GCC must be considered by an Investigating Committee (consisting of both lay and registered members). Their role is not to decide on the details of the case, but decide whether there is a case to answer.
In 2024, the Investigating committee considered 58 separate cases to decide if there was a case to answer. How many cases did they consider could (if proven) be considered as unacceptable professional conduct and refer to the Professional Conduct Committee?
| A) Nine (15%) | B) Fifteen (25%) | C) Twenty eight (48%) |
The answer is A.
Of the 58 cases heard by the Investigating committee, nine (15%) were referred to the Professional Conduct Committee.
Read the 2024 FTP Report