Moved by
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
15: Clause 1, page 2, line 23, at end insert—
“(5A) Regulations under this section relating to priority professions may not be made unless—
(a) they have been published in draft form, and
(b) the relevant regulators have been consulted on them for a period of three months beginning with the day on which they are published.
(5B) In this section “priority professions” means—
(a) healthcare professionals,
(b) social workers,
(c) teachers, and
(d) veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.
(5C) In this section, the relevant regulators are—
(a) Nursing and Midwifery Council,
(b) General Medical Council,
(c) General Pharmaceutical Council,
(d) Health and Care Professions Council,
(e) General Optical Council,
(f) General Dental Council,
(g) Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland,
(h) General Osteopathic Council,
(i) General Chiropractic Council,
(j) Social Work England,
(k) Scottish Social Services Council,
(l) Social Care Wales,
(m) Northern Ireland Social Care Council,
(n) Teaching Regulation Agency,
(o) General Teaching Council for Scotland,
(p) Education Workforce Council,
(q) General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland, and
(r) Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.”