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MPTS statutory committee

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Our committee is responsible for providing a hearings service that is efficient, effective and clearly separate from the investigatory role of the General Medical Council. The committee oversees the delivery of the hearing service for doctors, physician associates and anaesthesia associates. It makes sure the service meets its responsibilities under the Medical Act and The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order.

It is a statutory committee made up of five members, two of whom are medically qualified. Two committee members are also tribunal members. The committee is accountable to GMC Council and the UK Parliament. It is bound by a code of conduct. Details of how the MPTS Committee is composed are set out in The General Medical Council (Constitution of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service) Rules Order of Council 2015.

The committee has the responsibility for producing an annual performance report to Parliament. It also ensures the quality of decisions and that guidance is set for tribunals. See the full list of the committee's responsibilities.

The committee meets four times a year.

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