Judgments / Decisions

Transparency and public protection

The International Professional Registrar believes that appropriate transparency contributes to public confidence and professional accountability.

Certain final Fitness to Practise decisions may therefore be published.

Publication will depend upon the seriousness of the matter, public interest, applicable privacy and data-protection requirements and the need to protect clients or vulnerable individuals.

Published decisions may include:

• practitioner's name;
• IPR registration number;
• Professional Board;
• professional designation;
• date of decision;
• nature of the allegations;
• professional standards considered;
• findings;
• reasons for the decision;
• sanction imposed;
• conditions of registration;
• suspension period;
• removal from the Register; and
• appeal outcome where applicable.

Protecting clients and complainants

IPR should ordinarily avoid publishing information that unnecessarily identifies:

• clients;
• children;
• vulnerable persons;
• complainants;
• witnesses; or
• other protected individuals.

Information may be anonymised or redacted where appropriate.

Search professional conduct decisions

The public should be able to search published decisions by:

• Practitioner Name
• Registration Number
• Professional Board
• Country
• Decision Type
• Year
• Outcome