Today, the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP) register of persons providing non-surgical treatments and hair restoration surgery has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, an independent statutory body, accountable to Parliament.

Red tape? Badge of honour? An historical hotchpotch – out of step with modern times? There is no doubt that professional healthcare regulation is complicated. Policy Adviser at the Authority, Michael Warren, explains professional regulation in the UK

The Authority has approved the addition of a credentialing register for the Life Science Industry to the existing Accredited Register run by the Academy for Healthcare Science.

Harry Cayton CBE will step down from his role as chief executive of the Professional Standards Authority in September.

Today, the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists’ (RCCP) register has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, an independent statutory body, accountable to Parliament.

The Professional Standards Authority has removed accreditation from Treatments You Can Trust

Our latest paper on professional identity and regulation provides an overview, drawing together the conclusions of our two previous publications on this subject

The General Medical Council continues to meet all of our Standards of Good Regulation in our latest review of their performance

The PSNI continues to meet all 24 Standards of Good Regulation and has maintained the improvement we noted in last year's review

We have been calling for regulatory reform for a long time – find out what we said in our response to the government's consultation 'Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation'