There may be a time during your career when you take an extended break from practising as a chiropractor. This may be for many reasons, which could include parental leave or illness. This section is for chiropractors who are currently registered as non-practising, but who wish to transfer to practising registration.
We strongly recommend not booking any patients until you have received confirmation from us that your name has been transferred to practising registration.
Please note:
If you have been annotated on the register as non-practising for more than two years, you are expected to complete the Return to Practice in the UK programme before applying for a transfer to practising registration.
If you are applying for the following year, please ensure you leave enough time to complete the programme before the start of the registration year.
What must I do to transfer to a practising chiropractor?
If you are transferring as part of the retention process you should complete the retention application online as normal and select the full (practising) fee. Please only submit typed applications and self-assessment forms. Handwritten forms will be rejected. Please note we are unable to accept documents saved as Apple pages documents (.pages).
If you are a non-practising chiropractor and wish to apply for transfer to practising registration please email the GCC with the below information:
A completed transfer application form
evidence of your professional indemnity insurance for practising in the UK. Please be aware that you will not be registered as practising until your indemnity start date.
a copy of your passport as evidence of your identity, which must be 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'.
Pay the transfer fee.
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.
Fees
Your fees help fund the important work of the GCC to maintain high standards across the chiropractic profession in the UK and ensure the safety of patients receiving chiropractic treatment.
The GCC is financially independent of government, which means that we do not receive funding. We see our independence as an important part of maintaining standards of the chiropractic profession.
The transfer to practising fees are set at £800 between 10 November and 1 January, £700 between 2 January and 9 November.
How to pay your transfer fee
Please note that all fees must be paid before restoration to the GCC register can be granted. The easiest way to pay your initial GCC registration is by credit or debit card through the GCC registrant portal
There are other ways to pay which can be found in the registrant portal.
