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Accreditation of voluntary register
This Standard applies only to Accredited Registers and registers interested in apply for the Accredited Register Quality Mark and relates to their eligibility and public interest.
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What do we expect?
The register is eligible for accreditation, operates lawfully, and it is in the public interest to accredit the register.
So that the members of the public can have confidence in accredited registers, registered practitioners and the PSA because accreditation is only granted when it is lawful, the benefits of the practice are clear and any risks of the practice are managed.
Why is it important?
Why it is important
So that the members of the public can have confidence in accredited registers, registered practitioners and the PSA because accreditation is only granted when it is lawful, the benefits of the practice are clear and any risks of the practice are managed.
What does this mean in practice?
- The law permits accreditation of the register because:
o it is a register of health practitioners (UK-wide) or social care practitioners (England only)
o there is no legal requirement to be registered to use a protected title and/or perform the practice. - There is objective evidence that service users benefit from the practice.
- The risks of the practice, including the potential for misleading and unproven claims, are identified, justified, and managed by the register’s standards and requirements for registration.
- The benefits of the practice outweigh the managed risks.
- The Register and practitioners comply with relevant UK law.