Section 29 of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

Under this Act, CHRE looks at final stage decisions made by the regulators on professionals’ fitness to practise. It does this for all cases except those where the health of the professional is under review. If CHRE considers that a decision fails to protect the public interest, it has the power to investigate that decision. If, after examining all the information, CHRE still considers the decision too lenient, and there is no other effective means of protecting the public, it can refer it to the High Court (the Court of Sessions for Scotland or the High Court of Justice for Northern Ireland).

To view a summary of cases CHRE have referred to Court, and the associated judgments and orders, please click here.

To view a table of cases referred to Court and the outcomes, please click here.

To view a list of forthcoming High Court hearings, please click here.