This referral must be made when you become aware of alleged fitness to practise concern/s or assesses that a required referral will not be made by the provider/employer for any reason or assess that misconduct is serious enough to merit a referral.
Regulatory action may be required if the concern relates to:
- Misconduct
- Deficient Professional Practice
- Health
- Behaviour that is fundamentally incompatible with registration, such as serious criminal acts, or bringing the profession into disrepute.
Further information about our thresholds can be found here:
New employer advice line
If you would like to speak to someone about a referral, our new employer advice line provides specialist support and advice to employers and higher education institutions (HEIs) about our fitness to practise processes.
Email us at employerlink@sssc.uk.com or phone 0345 60 30 891, selecting the option for employer advice line.