{"id":36995,"date":"2023-07-14T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36995"},"modified":"2023-07-14T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:31:32","slug":"government-launches-regulated-professions-register-check-which-professions-are-regulated-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36995","title":{"rendered":"Government launches regulated Professions Register &#8211; Check which professions are regulated in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govuk-grid-row\">\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-column-two-thirds\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-35852\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GOV_UK.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"73\" \/>The UK government has launched the Regulated Professions Register (RPR), an online source of information for professionals and businesses in the UK and overseas.<!--more--><\/h3>\n<p>GOV.UK writes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gem-c-lead-paragraph\">Search a list of regulated professions to find out what qualifications or experience they require. Find contact details for regulators of those professions&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-row\">\n<div class=\"govuk-grid-column-two-thirds\">\n<div id=\"contents\" class=\"app-c-contents-list-with-body\" data-module=\"sticky-element-container\" data-sticky-element-container-module-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"gem-c-govspeak govuk-govspeak \" data-module=\"govspeak\" data-govspeak-module-started=\"true\">\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Some professions in the UK are regulated. This can mean there is a legal requirement to have certain qualifications or experience. Other professions are regulated by chartered bodies granting a certain status.<\/p>\n<p>If a profession is regulated, you may need certain professional qualifications or experience to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>carry out certain professional activities<\/li>\n<li>use a professional title, like \u2018architect\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For many professions, the bodies that decide if you are qualified to work in a regulated profession are known as \u2018regulators\u2019. Some professions are also regulated through chartered professional bodies.<\/p>\n<p>There are 2 ways to use the Regulated Professions Register (<abbr title=\"Regulated Professions Register\">RPR<\/abbr>) service.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"search-a-list-of-regulated-professions\">Search a list of regulated professions<\/h2>\n<p>Search a list of regulated professions and find out what qualifications or experience you may need to work in them.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gem-c-button govuk-button govuk-button--start\" role=\"button\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulated-professions.service.gov.uk\/professions\/search\" data-module=\"govuk-button\" data-govuk-button-module-started=\"true\">Search regulated professions<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"find-contact-details-for-regulators\">Find contact details for regulators<\/h2>\n<p>Find contact details for the regulators of regulated professions in the UK.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gem-c-button govuk-button govuk-button--start\" role=\"button\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulated-professions.service.gov.uk\/regulatory-authorities\/search\" data-module=\"govuk-button\" data-govuk-button-module-started=\"true\">Find regulators\u2019 contact details<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"get-help-checking-a-regulated-profession\">Get help checking a regulated profession<\/h2>\n<p>If you cannot find the information you need on the\u00a0<abbr title=\"Regulated Professions Register\">RPR<\/abbr>, you may wish to\u00a0<a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cpq.ecctis.com\/\" rel=\"external\">contact the UK Centre for Professional Qualifications (<abbr title=\"UK Centre for Professional Qualifications (UK CPQ)\">UK CPQ<\/abbr>)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<abbr title=\"UK Centre for Professional Qualifications (UK CPQ)\">UK CPQ<\/abbr>\u00a0can also help you understand how to get your professional qualifications recognised outside the UK.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"licence-finder\">Licence finder<\/h2>\n<p>You may need licences and permits to carry out certain activities in the UK. These are called authorisations. Use the\u00a0<a class=\"govuk-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/licence-finder\">licence finder<\/a>\u00a0to find what licences and permits you might need.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/check-which-professions-are-regulated-in-the-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has launched the Regulated Professions Register (RPR), an online source of information for professionals and businesses in the UK and overseas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36996,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36995\/revisions\/36996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}