# General Chiropractic Council

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Not to be confused with [British Chiropractic Association](/source/British_Chiropractic_Association).

The **General Chiropractic Council (GCC)** is an independent statutory body established by [Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom) to regulate the [chiropractic](/source/Chiropractic) profession in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom). It protects the health and safety of the public by ensuring high standards of practice in the chiropractic profession.[3]

It was established by the [Chiropractors Act 1994](/source/Chiropractors_Act_1994)[3] to protect the public by regulating chiropractors, set standards for professional education, practice and conduct and to ensure the development of the chiropractic profession.[3]

The GCC is one of nine health and social care regulators in the UK that are regulated by the [Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care](/source/Professional_Standards_Authority_for_Health_and_Social_Care).[4]

The General Chiropractic Council provides a searchable [database](/source/Database) of registered chiropractors. It is illegal to call oneself a Chiropractor in the UK without being registered with the GCC.[5]

## Organisation

The GCC is led by a council that is responsible for ensuring the GCC carries out its core functions. The General Council is formed of seven non-chiropractors and seven chiropractors and meets six times a year. Each member serves for 3 or 4 years. The GCC has four Statutory Committees which support the work of the Council. They are:

- The Education Committee
- The Investigating Committee
- The Health Committee
- The Professional Conduct Committee[6]

The GCC is also supported by two non-statutory Committees. They are:

- Audit Committee
- Remuneration Committee

The GCC may also set up short-term Working Groups as required.

## Other UK healthcare regulators

The [Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care](/source/Professional_Standards_Authority_for_Health_and_Social_Care) (PSA) is an independent body accountable to the UK Parliament which promotes the health and wellbeing of the public and oversees the nine UK healthcare regulators. These are:

- [General Medical Council](/source/General_Medical_Council)
- [Nursing and Midwifery Council](/source/Nursing_and_Midwifery_Council)
- [General Dental Council](/source/General_Dental_Council)
- [General Pharmaceutical Council](/source/General_Pharmaceutical_Council)
- [General Optical Council](/source/General_Optical_Council)
- [Health and Care Professions Council](/source/Health_and_Care_Professions_Council)
- [General Osteopathic Council](/source/General_Osteopathic_Council)
- [Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland](/source/Pharmaceutical_Society_of_Northern_Ireland)

## See also

- [John Lawler inquest](/source/John_Lawler_inquest)

## References

1. ["GCC Newsletter"](http://www.gcc-uk.org/UserFiles/Docs/Newsletters/2017/1708%20NL.pdf). GCC. August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

1. ["GCC Staff"](https://www.gcc-uk.org/about-us/staff/). Retrieved 5 September 2017.

1. "17" (act). 1994. Retrieved 2012-09-14.

1. ["Legislation"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090522044329/http://www.chre.org.uk/legislation/). *www.chre.org.uk*. Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. Archived from [the original](http://www.chre.org.uk/legislation/) on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-06-13.

1. ["Regulation of chiropractic"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060304101709/http://www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk/default.aspx?m=3&mi=19&ms=8&title=Regulation+of+chiropractic). Archived from [the original](http://www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk/default.aspx?m=3&mi=19&ms=8&title=Regulation+of+chiropractic) on 2006-03-04. Retrieved 2009-02-12.

1. ["Council"](http://www.gcc-uk.org/page.cfm?page_id=8). *GCC website*. General Chiropractic Council. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-13.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.gcc-uk.org)
- [Doctor search](https://www.gcc-uk.org/advanced-search/)

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