The function of the Disciplinary Committee is set out in Article 52 of the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 and Rule 8 of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc) Rules 2007.
For the Order and Rules, click on the links below:
Contact:
Tel: 020 7572 2618For more information click on the links below:
The members of the Disciplinary Committee are:
His Honour Judge Mota Singh QC (Chairman)
Patrick Milmo QC (Deputy Chairman)
John Burrow (Deputy Chairman)
His Honour Judge John Samuels QC (Deputy Chairman)
Hilary Anderson (Pharmacist member)
Helen Brittain (Pharmacy technician member)
Shirley Clifton (Pharmacy technician member)
Dr Sarah Cockbill (Pharmacist member)
Kathryn Douglas (Lay member)
Dr Ged Fisher (Lay member)
Tariq Hussain (Lay member)
Dr Dai John (Pharmacist member)
Peter Jones (Pharmacist member)
Hasmita Lad (Pharmacy technician member)
Colin Lowe (Pharmacist member)
Edward Mallinson (Pharmacist member)
Professor Michael Salmon (Lay member)
Joy Tweed (Lay member)
Judith Way (Lay member)
For the register of members' interests, click on a member's name in the list above
For an explanation of the register of members' interests, click here
All Committee members are expected to abide by a Code of Conduct. To see the Code, click here
For information relating to current and recent Disciplinary Committee hearings, click on the links below:
| 2008 | |||||
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Hearings notice (13-14 May) Hearings notice (12 - 16 May) |
Determinations notice (25 April) Hearings notice (21-25 April) Determinations notice (7-11 April) Determinations notice (11 April) Hearings notice (7-11 April) Determinations notice (10 April) |
Hearings notice (3-7 March) Determinations notice (3-7 March) Hearings notice (17-20 March) |
Hearings notice (11-15 February) Determinations notice (11-15 February) Hearings notice (18-22 February) Determinations notice (18-22 February) Hearings notice (26 February) Determinations notice (26 February) |
Inquiries notice (3-4 January) Inquiries notice (7-11 January) Notice of inquiry (Ashokkumar Tanna) Determinations notice (9 & 11 January) Determination (Ashokkumar Tanna, Lalit Tanna, Bhagyachandra Tanna) Determination (Ashokkumar Tanna) Inquiries notice (21-24 January) Notice of inquiry (Salvatore Ferrigno) Notice of inquiry (Yousef Mohammad) Notice of inquiry (D Mollen) Determinations notice (21-24 January) |
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| 2007 | |||||
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| December | November | October | September | August | July |
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Inquiries notice (4-5 December) Determinations notice (4-5 December) Notice of inquiry (Robert Sherman) Determination (Robert Sherman) Inquiries notice (10-13 December) Determinations notice (10-12 December) |
Inquiries notice (5-8 November) Determinations notice (5-8 November) |
Inquiries notice (10-12 October) Determinations notice (10-12 October) |
Inquiries notice (10-14 September) Notice of inquiry (Mark Bowyer) Notice of inquiry (Lawrence Mason) Determinations notice (10-14 September) Determination (Mark Bowyer) Determination (Lawrence Mason) Inquiries notice (27-28 September) Notice of inquiry (Adegboyega Salako) Notice of inquiry (Bharat Suchak) Determinations notice (27-28 September) Determination (Bharat Suchak) Determination (Adegboyego Salako) |
Inquiries notice (6-10 August) Notice of inquiry (Bharat Suchak) Notice of inquiry (Robert Nicholson) Determinations notice (6-10 August) Determination (Robert Nicholson) Inquiries notice (20-23 August) Notice of inquiry (SP Khanna) Notice of inquiry (AP Khanna) Notice of inquiry (Adegboyega Salako) Determinations notice (20-23 August) Determinations notice (31 August) |
Inquiries notice (11-13 July) Notice of inquiry (Mazair Iqbal) Notice of inquiry (Mazair Iqbal) Determinations notice (11-13 July) Determination (Mazair Iqbal) Determination (Yui Pui Tsang) Determination (Bhupinder Singh Bharj) |
| May | April | ||||
| Determinations notice Determination (Samina Sheikh) |
Determinations notice Determination (Atul Gorhandas Kantaria) |
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The Disciplinary Committee is required to consider all cases referred to it. In disciplinary cases, the Committee is required to determine whether a registrant’s fitness to practise is impaired or a corporate body has committed misconduct, and if so, whether or not to impose a sanction. In registration cases, the Disciplinary Committtee may be required to make findings of fact or to give advice.
The procedure for hearings before the Disciplinary Committee is set out in Part 6 of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (Fitness to Practise and Disqualification etc) Rules 2007. The Disciplinary Committee sits in public, though it may hold part of a hearing in private (Rule 42). The Disciplinary Committee may receive any evidence (including oral evidence) subject only to the requirements of relevance and fairness (Rule 30). The Disciplinary Committee may take a breach of the Code of Ethics into account when deciding whether or not the registrant’s fitness to practise is impaired (Rule 30(9)).
Before a hearing is held, the timetable for disclosure of the parties’ respective cases set out in Rules 17 and 18 must be complied with, as must any relevant requirements set out in a practice direction issued by the Committee under rule 26. Where the timetable needs to be varied, a case management meeting may be convened and case management directions issued (Rules 24 and 25). A Notice of Hearing must be served on the registrant, not less than 28 days in advance of the hearing, unless the registrant agrees otherwise (Rule 20). Twenty-four hours before the hearing, the parties are required to exchange a schedule of costs and to serve a copy of their Schedules on the Committee Secretariat (Rule 48(1)).
The Disciplinary Committee uses the civil standard of proof (Rule 45). The Registrar must notify the registrant of any decision made by the Disciplinary Committee, together with the reasons for that decision (Article 52(7)). In practice, this will be done by the Committee Secretariat.
For a guide to proceedings before the Committee, click on the link below:
For a guide to the sanctions available to the Committee, and the way in which the Committee will approach its powers of sanction, click on the link below:
For a guide to the matters that the Committee will take into account when considering applications for restoration to the register, and an application form for restoration to the register, click on the links below:
For information relating to interim orders made by the Disciplinary Committee, click here
Anyone wishing to appeal a decision of the Committee must appeal directly to the High Court. For a fact sheet on appeals, click on the link below: