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Regulated Professions in the UK

Engineering  Profession Competent Authority Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Civil Aviation Authority Chartered Architectural Technologist Chartered Institute of Architectual Technologists Chartered Building Services Engineer Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers The Chartered Chemical Engineer Institution of Chemical Engineers, The Chartered Civil Engineer Institution of Civil Engineers, The Chartered Energy Engineer Energy Institute, The Chartered Engineer Engineering Council UK Chartered Gas Engineer Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers, The Chartered IT Professional British Computer Society, The Chartered Land Surveyor Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Chartered Marine Engineer Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, The Chartered Minerals Surveyor Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Chartered Mining Engineer Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining Chartered Petroleum Engineer Energy Institute, The Chartered Physicist Institute of Physics, The Chartered Quantity Surveyor Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Chartered Scientist The Science Council Chartered Structural Engineer Institution of Structural Engineers, The Chartered Valuation Surveyor Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Engineering Technician Engineering Council UK Incorporated Engineer Engineering Council UK MCIWEM (Member of the Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management Member of the Chartered Institution of Mechanical Engineers Institution of Mechanical Engineers Member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology - MIET Institution of Engineering and Technology Mine Electrical Engineer Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications Mine Mechanical Engineer Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications MRAes (Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society Royal Aeronautical Society

Finance  Profession Competent Authority ACIBS (Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland) Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland - ACIBS ACIBS (Chartered Institute of Bankers) Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland - ACIBS Banker Faculty of Actuaries ifs School of Finance Chartered Accountant Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Chartered Certified Accountant Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Financial Planner Chartered Insurance Institute Chartered Loss Adjuster Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters Chartered Management Accountant Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Chartered Public Finance Accountant Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, The Chartered Tax Adviser Chartered Institute of Taxation Company Auditor Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Association of International Accountants Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Insolvency Practitioner Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Norther Ireland Insolvency Practitioners Association Ltd Insolvency Service Insolvency Service (Northern Ireland) Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Health  Profession Competent Authority Arts Therapist Health Professions Council Biomedical Scientist Health Professions Council Child Psychotherapist Association of Child Psychotherapists Childminder (England) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools Chiropodist/ Podiatrist Health Professions Council Chiropractor General Chiropractic Council Clinical Dental Technician General Dental Council Clinical Psychologist employed in the National Health Service British Psychological Society, The Clinical Scientist Health Professions Council Dental Hygienist General Dental Council Dental Nurse General Dental Council Dental Practitioner General Dental Council Dental Technician General Dental Council Dental Therapist General Dental Council Dietician Health Professions Council Dispensing Optician General Optical Council Doctor and General Practitioner General Medical Council General Care Nurse Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Midwife Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nurse (Sub-Part 1) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nurse (Sub-Part 2) Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Occupational Therapist Health Professions Council Operating Department Practitioner Health Professions Council Optometrist (Ophthalmic Optician) General Optical Council Orthodontic Therapist General Dental Council Orthoptist Health Professions Council Osteopath General Osteopathic Council Paramedic Health Professions Council Pharmacist Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Pharmacist in Northern Ireland The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland Physiotherapist Health Professions Council Prosthetist and Orthotist Health Professions Council Radiographer Health Professions Council Registered Dispenser of Hearing Aids Hearing Aid Council Social Worker (England) General Social Care Council Social Worker (Northern Ireland) Northern Ireland Social Care Council Social Worker (Scotland) Scottish Social Services Council Social Worker (Wales) Care Council for Wales Speech & Language Therapist Health Professions Council

Law  Profession Competent Authority Advocate (Scotland) Clerk of Faculty, The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills Barrister General Council of the Bar Barrister (Northern Ireland) General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland Notary Public (England & Wales) The Faculty Office The Faculty Office Patent Attorney Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys Registered Trade Mark Attorney Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys Solicitor Law Society of England and Wales, The Law Society of Northern Ireland, The Law Society of Scotland, The

Maritime  Profession Competent Authority Chief Engineer Class 1 - Fishing Vessels Maritime and Coastguard Agency Chief Engineer Class 2 - Fishing Vessels Maritime and Coastguard Agency Deck Officer Class 1 - Fishing Vessels Maritime and Coastguard Agency Deck Officer Class 2 - Fishing Vessels Maritime and Coastguard Agency Deck Officer Class 3 - Fishing Vessels Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Other  Profession Competent Authority Actuary (England) Institute of Actuaries Actuary (Scotland) Institute of Actuaries Air Traffic Controller Civil Aviation Authority Airport Fire Officer Civil Aviation Authority Airport Firefighter Civil Aviation Authority Analytical Chemist Royal Society of Chemistry, The Approved Driving Instructor (Great Britain) Transport Office Approved Driving Instructor (Northern Ireland) Register of Approved Driving Instructors Architect Architects Registration Board Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing Chartered Institute of Marketing Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Associate of the Chartered Institute of Building Chartered Institute of Building, The Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance Royal Academy of Dance Cash and Valuables in Transit Operative (England & Wales) Security Industry Authority Certified Instructor (Motor Cycles) (in Great Britain) Department for Transport Chartered Arbitrator Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Chartered Biologist Institute of Biology Chartered Builder Chartered Institute of Building, The Chartered Building Surveyor Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Chartered Chemist Royal Society of Chemistry, The Chartered Colourist Society of Dyers and Colourists Chartered Environmental Health Officer (Scotland) Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Chartered Forester Institute of Chartered Foresters Chartered Geologist Geological Society, The Chartered Insurance Broker Chartered Insurance Institute Chartered Insurance Practitioner Chartered Insurance Institute Chartered Insurer Chartered Insurance Institute Chartered Marketer Chartered Institute of Marketing Chartered Mathematician Institute of Mathematics & its Applications Chartered Measurement & Control Technologist Institute of Measurement & Control Chartered Meteorologist Royal Meteorological Society Chartered Psychologist British Psychological Society, The Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner - CFIOSH Institution of Occupational Safety & Health Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner - CMIOSH Institution of Occupational Safety & Health Chartered Secretary Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Chartered Shipbroker Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Chartered Statistician Royal Statistical Society, The Chartered Surveyor Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Chartered Textile Technologist Textile Institute, The Chartered Town Planner Royal Town Planning Institute, The Chartered Waste Manager Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Childminder in Wales Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professional) Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Close Protection Operative (England & Wales) Security Industry Authority Department of Transport Approved Driving Instructor Registrar for Approved Driving Instructors, The Department of Transport Approved Motor Cycle Instructor (GB) Registrar for Approved Driving Instructors, The Diver Health and Safety Executive Door Supervisor (England and Wales) Security Industry Authority EHO FREHIS (Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland) Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland EHO MREHIS (Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Environmental Health Officer (Scotland) Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Farriers Farriers Registration Council, The Harbour Pilots Department for Transport Housing Practitioner Chartered Institute of Housing, The Inspector of Weights and Measures Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills Inspector of Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Department of Economic Development Licensed Cab Driver (London) Public Carriage Office Licensed Conveyancer Council for Licensed Conveyancers Licensed Trainee Driving Instructor Registrar for Approved Driving Instructors, The Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance Royal Academy of Dance Licentiate of the Society of Dyers and Colourists Society of Dyers and Colourists Licentiate of the Textile Institute Textile Institute, The Listed Veterinary Nurse Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons M.Hort (RHS) (Royal Horticultural Society) Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society MCIH (Chartered Institute of Housing) Chartered Institute of Housing, The Member of Landscape Institute Landscape Institute Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Chartered Institute of Arbitrators MIMMM (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining Mine Deputy Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications Mine Electrician Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications Mine Manager Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications Mine Mechanic Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications Mine Surveyor Health & Safety Executive Mining Qualifications MLI (Landscape Institute) Landscape Institute MRINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) Royal Institution of Naval Architects Public Space Surveillance Operative (England & Wales) Security Industry Authority Registered Gas Installer CORGI Road/Street Works Operative Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Road/Street Works Supervisor Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) Security Guard (England & Wales) Security Industry Authority Technical Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Vehicle Immobiliser (England and Wales) Security Industry Authority Veterinary Surgeon Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Waste Disposal Manager (Certified Technically Competent Person) Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB)

Teaching  Profession Competent Authority Principal of a Further Education Institution in England Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills School Teacher in England (in publicly regulated schools) General Teaching Council for England School Teacher in Northern Ireland (in publicly regulated schools) General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland School Teacher in Scotland (in publicly regulated schools) General Teaching Council for Scotland School Teacher in Wales (in publicly regulated schools) General Teaching Council for Wales Teachers in Further Education (England) Institute for Learning Teachers in Further Education (Wales) Wales Assembly Government

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