Consultation outcome

Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications: revised directive

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
14 August 2014
Last updated
26 March 2015 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government consultation on the transposition of the revised Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC: government response

Ref: BIS/15/252

PDF, 495 KB, 19 pages

Draft Statutory Instrument: European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015

Ref: BIS/15/253

PDF, 838 KB, 41 pages

Draft guidance for competent authorities implementing Directive 2005/36/EC [mutual recognition of professional qualifications]

Ref: BIS/15/254

PDF, 1 MB, 42 pages

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Detail of outcome

We’ve published the attached draft regulations and guidance for competent authorities, setting out how we’ll implement the revised Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive.

We want to know your views on the practical effect of the draft regulations and on the content of the draft guidance. Please submit your comments to MRPQconsultation@bis.gsi.gov.uk by 29 May 2015.

Original consultation

Summary

We would like to hear the views of all interested parties affected by the general provisions of the revised directive.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

The directive has brought in a number of changes which aim to further facilitate the free movement of professionals within the EU.

We will use the views gathered by this consultation to help provide better guidance and inform our position in implementation discussions.

A draft impact assessment has been produced on the effect of the amendments. This is a separate document and can be found on this page. A final impact assessment will be produced and validated in light of any further evidence received from the consultation.

Documents

Consultation on the transposition of the revised Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC)

Ref: BIS/14/1000

PDF, 579 KB, 45 pages

Draft impact assessment of the horizontal amendments to the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive (PQD)

Ref: BIS/14/1001

PDF, 526 KB, 34 pages

Updates to this page

Published 14 August 2014
Last updated 26 March 2015 + show all updates

  1. Government response, draft regulations and draft guidance published.

  2. First published.

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