Personal Data Sharing: New Contractual Requirements
21 February 2022
For UK organisations sending personal data abroad, the last two years have proved to be challenging and often confusing.
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Registration Rule Changes for Teachers in Scotland
17 February 2022
The independent professional and regulatory body for teachers in Scotland, the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), has now closed its consultation on proposed changes to its registration rules.
No Higher Threshold Required to Prove Serious Allegations before the MPTS
11 February 2022
A recent Appeal case, Byrne v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 2237 (Admin), has confirmed that the civil standard of proof should not be applied on a ‘sliding scale’ when considering evidence in fitness to practise proceedings. Historically, if an allegation was more serious, it followed that stronger evidence would be required to prove the case. The appeal case cements the position that allegations in fitness to practise proceedings require to be proved ‘on the balance of probabilities,’ with no provision of a higher threshold of evidence for allegations threatening more serious consequences.
Scottish Procurement Thresholds – from 1 January 2022
07 February 2022
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
Professional Standards Authority welcomes government consultation on healthcare regulation
19 January 2022
The Professional Standards Authority has welcomed the recently published government consultation Healthcare regulation: deciding when statutory regulation is appropriate.