Policy paper

Recognition of professional qualifications and regulation of professions: policy statement

A statement of the government’s proposals for the recognition of professional qualifications from other countries and the regulation of professions across the UK.

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 12 May 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This publication was withdrawn on 21 February 2023

Find out about Professional Qualifications Act 2022.

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Recognition of professional qualifications and regulation of professions: policy statement

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Details

This policy statement outlines the government’s proposals to:

• create a framework for recognising professional qualifications from all countries that suits the UK. This will meet the needs of a priority set of professions where there is demand for skills from overseas while respecting regulators’ autonomy to uphold standards
• support UK professionals to access markets overseas and provide their services in other countries
• make the regulated framework more navigable for professionals, where they are appropriate qualified and whether they want to practise in the UK or overseas

Published 12 May 2021