CORU Registration Boards Publish Updated Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethics

Background

In 2010, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council (Council) at CORU developed a Framework Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics detailing common standards across its regulated professions. The Framework Code is for use by each Registration Board to adopt its own Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.

The Framework Code underwent a complete review in 2017 and in January 2018 Council approved the Framework Code for adoption by the Registration Boards in CORU. The Council Framework Code represents a clear, straightforward code incorporating common principles across each of regulated professionals. The philosophy around adopting a common code includes recognition that many of the requirements for the professions are similar and it captures most of the key requirements, even if they are not directly relevant to a profession.

Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethics Bye-Laws 2019

Following a public consultation process in 2018, the registration boards approved updated Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethics for their profession. To read the corresponding bye-law for each profession, please click on the appropriate link below:

Dietitians
Dispensing Opticians
Medical Scientists
Occupational Therapists
Optometrists
Physiotherapists
Radiographers and Radiation Therapists
Social Care Workers
Social Workers
Speech and Language Therapists

The updated Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethics will come into effect from midnight on Thursday 28 February 2019.

A typeset version of each Code is available for download here. All CORU registered professionals will receive a hard copy by post in the coming months.