The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) welcomes the publication of the independent review of social work professional regulation in England, looking at the establishment of Social Work England and its first five years of operation.  

We understand and echo the discontent expressed in the review

Read the PSA’s Annual Report and Accounts 2025/26, highlighting work to protect the public through improved regulation and registration of health and social care professionals.

The NHS College of Leadership and Management has today (6 July 2026) launched its Leadership and Management Framework. 

PSA Chief Executive Alan Clamp said: “The PSA welcomes the launch of the Leadership and Management Framework. Developing standards that can apply across such a broad range of

Baroness Amos’ final report of the Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation highlights significant harm, trauma and loss to women and their families as a result of failures in maternity and neonatal care across England. This is deeply concerning, and our sympathies are with the

The Professional Standards Authority’s new Standards for regulators and Accredited Registers, which were published in March, come into effect today. 

The new Standards mark an important step in the development of professional regulation across health and social care. They set out what good regulation

During June 2026, we focused on complaints and why they matter in health and social care regulation. This page provides an overview of what we discussed during the month.

The PSA’s new Standards for regulators and Accredited Registers, published in March and coming into effect from today, mark a significant moment in the evolution of health and care professional regulation in the United Kingdom. They are not simply a refresh of existing expectations or a technical

We have today published our annual performance review of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). During 2025/26, we conducted a periodic review of the HCPC’s performance against the Standards of Good Regulation (the Standards), including an audit of its fitness to practise (FTP) function.

For

A shocking and distressing read highlighting systemic failings and an entrenched toxic culture - the PSA's response to Donna Ockenden's review into maternity failings at Nottingham University Hospitals.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Frawley CBE earlier this week. Tom was a Board member of the Professional Standards Authority from 2017 to 2024. 

As a much loved and deeply respected leader, we know that others across the health and care system, and more broadly, will be as