British Psychological Society statutory
regulation update
The Department of Health is due to table the legislation
regulating psychologists in October, in both Edinburgh and
Westminster.
The legislation proposes nine protective adjectival titles and
two generic titles. As a result of the legislation, psychologists
would need to be registered with the Health Professions Council to
practise under one of the titles. The British Psychological Society
has continued to raise concerns that having multiple protected
titles will be confusing for the public and allow the untrained and
unqualified to practise under other unprotected titles.
If the legislative timetable proceeds as planned, the HPC
register will open on 1 July 2009. Those chartered psychologists
with one of the seven existing adjectival titles and a practising
certificate will be transferred onto the statutory register
automatically.
Teresa Murphy is a barrister in Blake Lapthorn's Professional
Regulatory team. Please contact her on 0207 814 5403, or email her
at teresa.murphy@bllaw.co.uk
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