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Appealing fitness to practise decisions - the year in focus 2024/25
02 Oct 2025
In the first report of its type to be published, this report explains more about our role under Section 29 of the NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act, including details about why and how we decide to appeal a regulator’s panel decision.
Using key data, comparative statistics, case studies and thematic insights, we anticipate that it will be used by regulators for training their fitness to practise teams and panellists.
"This is the first time we have collated our Section 29 insights and published them in a report. We are optimistic that regulators will find it useful for training their fitness to practise teams and panellists. We are also optimistic that it will help to raise awareness of our Section 29 role, what it involves and how it contributes to public protection. In future, we want to make more of our convening role including sharing good practice and this report is one way to achieve this."