Re-joining the GCC register

You may apply for restoration to the register at any time by following these steps: 

1. Complete the application form. 

2. Complete a CPD record summary for any period you were on the Register.  This must be typed and not hand-written and submitted as one WORD document only. 

3. If you were removed from the register as you failed to complete your CPD, you will also need to provide evidence of CPD completed since you were last registered, up to a total of 150 hours, details can be found here 

4. Provide a copy of your passport certified by someone of professional standing and state 'I confirm this to be a true and accurate copy of the original passport as seen by me' 

5. If you wish to practise as a chiropractor in the UK, you will need to provide evidence of your professional indemnity (insurance) arrangements before we restore your name 

6. Pay the restoration fee of £750 

You may also be asked to provide additional information if your situation has changed during the time you have not been registered. For example, if you have received a criminal conviction or caution, experienced any health issues or changed your name.

If you were removed from the register by a hearing of the Professional Conduct Committee, contact the registrations team. Only the professional conduct committee can instruct the Registrar to restore your name to the Register. This can only happen if 10 or more months have elapsed since your removal. If this applies to you, please contact the registrations team. 

If the Council removed you because there was a problem with the original registration (fraud or similar) then you will need to make a fresh application for initial registration. 

This involves reflecting on your current knowledge and competencies, with reference to key elements of practice identified by the GCC, to determine whether you need to prepare for your return to practice by undertaking some learning activities. You must complete a structured form, based upon principles of The Code, to indicate those areas where you feel you have/do not have requirements for preparatory learning. Note that the extent of your learning needs is expected to reflect the time you have been away from practice and the amount of experience you gained prior to leaving. You can complete Stage 1 via the Learning Needs Assessment form. 

Once you have completed your Learning Needs Assessment, you must plan a learning portfolio to address your needs. This plan involves identifying learning activities that match learning outcomes attached to each area of practice you feel requires attention. 

Your completed Learning Needs Assessment and Learning Plan must be sent to the GCC for our clinical assessors to check that it is appropriate and consistent with the amount of time and circumstances under which you have been away from practice. An approved Learning Plan will be returned to you for implementation. 

You can complete Stage 2 by downloading and filling in the Learning Plan. 

Once you have completed Stages 1 & 2, email them to registrations@gcc-uk.org. 

Your forms will be reviewed by a Registrations Assessor, who will either: 

• accept your learning plan, in which case you can progress to Stage 3, or 

• offer advice on where to amend your learning plan if it isn't acceptable. In this case, you will need to repeat Stage 2. 

Once your Learning Plan has been approved, you can start working through the activities, recording your reflections as you go. When you have undertaken the planned learning and completed all fields on the form provided, you can submit this to the GCC for review. We will contact you regarding the next steps in terms of your return to practice. 

You can complete Stage 3 by downloading and completing a copy of the Report of Learning Activities. 

Once completed, email the form back to registrations@gcc-uk.org. 

Registration Assessors will review your Report of Learning Activity form, after which you will: 

1. be eligible to apply to the GCC; or 

2. will need to make changes to show that you have fully complied with this stage.