A striking-off order lasts at least five years, during which time a nurse, midwife or nursing associate who’s been struck off the register, may not apply to go back on, also known as applying for restoration .
An exception to this rule is when a panel carries out a review of the striking-off order because new, relevant evidence has become available since the order was made.
An application for a review of a striking-off order can be made at any time during the life of an order.
It is important to note that the right to request a review of a striking-off order should not be confused with the right to appeal within 28 days of receiving the panel’s decision.
When we receive an application to review a striking-off order, we carefully consider the merits of the application.
If the evidence submitted as part of this application is evidence that was not available at the time of the original hearing, and could have made a real difference to the panel’s final decision, then we will refer the application to the Fitness to Practise Committee.
Applications referred for review will follow the same procedure as set out for restoration hearings, meaning reviews will be considered in a meeting unless the nurse, midwife or nursing associate has indicated that they would like to appear before the panel.
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Understanding Fitness to Practise
- Aims and principles for fitness to practise
- Allegations we consider
- How we determine seriousness
- Why we screen cases
- When we use interim orders
- Investigations
- Examining cases
- How we manage cases
- Meetings and hearings
- Resolving cases by agreement
- What sanctions are and when we might use them
- Remediation and insight
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Screening
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The four stages of our screening decision
- The four stages of our screening decision - overview
- Stage one: Determine if the concern is serious enough to affect fitness to practise
- Stage two: Check it meets our formal requirements
- Stage three: Check whether we can obtain credible evidence
- Stage four: Check for evidence of remediation
- Cases not referred for further investigation
- Determining the regulatory concern
- Screening incorrect or fraudulent entry cases
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The four stages of our screening decision
- Interim Orders
- Investigations
- Case Examiners
- Preparing for the FtP Committee
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Case management
- Hearing fitness to practise allegations together
- Telephone conferences
- Preliminary meetings
- Dealing with cases at hearings or meetings
- Voluntary removal
- Cancelling hearings
- Constitution of panels
- Proceeding with hearings when the nurse, midwife or nursing associate is absent
- Case management during hearings
- Hearings in private and in public
- When we postpone or adjourn hearings
- FtP Committee decision making
- Sanctions
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Reviews
- Reviewing case examiner decisions
- Interim order reviews
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Substantive order reviews
- Substantive order reviews - overview
- Standard reviews before expiry
- Early review
- Exceptional cases: changing orders with immediate effect at a standard review
- Review of striking-off orders
- New allegations
- Reviewing orders when there may have been a breach
- Reviews where an interim order is in place
- Allowing orders to expire when a nurse or midwife’s registration will lapse
- Appeals and restoration