CPD requirements by regulator
What each UK regulator asks for: how much CPD, how often, how you're checked and when. One plain-English page per regulator, each with its source and the date we last checked it.
25regulators
8countries
3live schemes
| Occupational Therapy Board of New ZealandOccupational therapists (New Zealand) | NZ | 2-yr ePortfolio · annual attestation · 10% audited | Two years, from 1 April | About 10% a year, mostly risk-based | Your APC renewal | Planned |
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| Physiotherapy Board of New ZealandPhysiotherapists (New Zealand) | NZ | 100 hrs over 3 yrs · annual PDP · 5% audited | Practising year, 1 April–31 March | About 5% randomly selected each year | 31 March | Coming soon |
| AATAccounting technicians | UK | Needs-based cycle · no hours · keep records 5 yrs | No fixed CPD year | Records on request | Your membership or licence renewal | Coming soon |
| ACCAChartered certified accountants | UK | 40 units · 21 verifiable · declare by 1 Jan | Calendar year | Statistical sample each year | 1 January | Coming soon |
| AhpraAllied health professionals (Australia) | AU | 20–30 hrs by board · declare by 30 Nov | Annual, 1 December–30 November | Random sample; 28 days to respond | 30 November | Coming soon |
| ARBArchitects | UK | Outcomes-based · 2 mandatory topics · record by 31 Dec | Calendar year | Records reviewed after renewal | 31 December | Planned |
| BPCAPest control technicians | UK | Live | ||||
| CIPDHR professionals | UK & IE | 3 reflective records a year · no hours | January to December | Random sample near year-end | Year ends December | Planned |
| CORUHealth and social care professionals (Ireland) | IE | 30 credits every 12 months | 12 or 24 months, by board | Random sample per board; 30 working days to submit | Your board's audit date | Planned |
| Engineering CouncilEngineers (chartered and incorporated) | UK | Record CPD · no hours · 5% sampled yearly | Annual (previous 12 months' records) | At least 5% sampled at random each year | Set by your institution when selected | Coming soon |
| GDCDental care professionals | UK | 75 or 50 verifiable hrs · 5 yrs · statement by 28 Aug | Five-year cycle | Random and targeted, at any point in a cycle | 28 August, at your annual renewal | Coming soon |
| GDCDentists | UK | 100 verifiable hrs · 5 yrs · statement by 28 Jan | Five-year cycle | Random and targeted, at any point in a cycle | 28 January, at your annual renewal | Coming soon |
| GPhCPharmacists | UK | 4 CPD records · peer discussion · reflective account | Annual, at registration renewal | At least two months before your registration expires | Planned | |
| HCPCParamedics | UK | No hours set: five CPD standards | Every 2 years | 2.5% chosen at random at renewal | 31 Aug 2027 | Waiting list |
| HCPCPhysiotherapists | UK | No hours set: five CPD standards | Every 2 years | 2.5% chosen at random at renewal | 30 Apr 2028 | Waiting list |
| ICAEWChartered accountants | UK | 20/30/40 hrs by category · 1 hr ethics · year ends 31 Oct | 1 November–31 October | Random sample each year | 31 October (end of the CPD year) | Planned |
| IStructEStructural engineers | UK | 30 hrs a year · safety + sustainability · submit by 31 Mar | Calendar year; 90 hrs over a rolling 3 years | A proportion asked to submit each year; most every 3–5 years | 31 March, when requested | Coming soon |
| NISCCSocial care workers (Northern Ireland) | NI | 90 hrs PRTL · per registration period · declare at renewal | Every 3 years (social workers, managers) or 5 years (care workers) | Random sample; size not published | Your renewal date | Coming soon |
| NMCNurses and midwives | UK | 35 hours CPD, 5 reflective accounts, reflective discussion | Every 3 years | A sample selected for verification | Every three years, by the first of the month your registration expires | Waiting list |
| PATOSSSpecialist SpLD teachers and assessors | UK | Live | ||||
| PMANZPest managers | NZ | Live | ||||
| PSNIPharmacists (Northern Ireland) | NI | 30 hrs · 4–10 cycles · submit by 31 May | Annual, 1 June–31 May | About 10% of portfolios assessed | 31 May (portal opens 1 April) | Coming soon |
| RICSChartered surveyors | UK | 20 hrs · 10 structured · 3 topics in 3 yrs · 31 Jan | Calendar year; topics over a rolling 3 years | A percentage reviewed in detail each year | 31 January, for the previous year | Planned |
| Social Care WalesSocial care workers (Wales) | Wales | No hours target · keep a record · renew every 3 years | Renew every three years | May check a sample of records | Your renewal date (apply 21 days before) | Planned |
| SSSCSocial care workers (Scotland) | Scotland | Annual CPL · all core elements · no set hours | Annual, at your declaration | Random sample for CPL endorsement | Your annual re-registration date | Coming soon |
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CPD requirements at a glance
All figures checked on 26 September 2026 against each regulator's own pages. Each regulator's name links to its source.
| Regulator | Who | What you need | Cycle | How you're checked | Recorded where |
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| HCPC | 15 health and care professions (367,455 registrants) | Five CPD standards. No hours or points: a continuous record, a mix of activities, benefit to practice and to service users | 2 years, renewal staggered by profession | 2.5% of each profession chosen at random at renewal. They submit a written CPD profile. | Any format; the profile goes through your HCPC online account |
| NMC | Nurses, midwives, nursing associates (867,935) | 35 hours of CPD (20 participatory), 450 practice hours, 5 pieces of feedback, 5 written reflective accounts, a reflective discussion, confirmation | 3 years | Confirmer sign-off; a sample is selected for verification | Apply through MyNMC; your portfolio stays with you |
| GPhC | Pharmacists (68,561) and pharmacy technicians (28,668), Great Britain | Every year: 4 CPD records (at least 2 planned), 1 peer discussion, 1 reflective account | Annual | Records submitted every year; some reviewed | myGPhC (mandatory) |
| RICS | AssocRICS, MRICS, FRICS (130,000+) | 20 hours a year (10 structured); three mandatory topics every three years; a learning outcome per activity; an annual reflective statement | Calendar year; record by 31 January | A percentage reviewed each year | RICS online (mandatory) |
| GDC | Dentists and dental care professionals (131,680) | Verifiable hours over 5 years: 100 (dentists), 75 (therapists, hygienists and others), 50 (nurses, technicians); a personal development plan | 5 years, annual statement | Annual and end-of-cycle statements; random sampling | Hours declared on eGDC; your record is yours |
| GOC | Optometrists, dispensing opticians | 36 points (54 specialty), 18 interactive, all four domains, peer review, a reflective exercise | 3 years (2025–27) | Up to 10% of records reviewed | GOC MyCPD |
| GMC | Doctors | No points. Six types of supporting information, CPD every year | Appraisal yearly; revalidation every 5 years | Appraisal and a responsible officer's recommendation | Any appraisal portfolio |
| Social Work England | Social workers, England | At least 2 pieces of CPD a year, 1 with peer reflection | Annual, by 30 November | Up to 3% reviewed | SWE online account |
| GOsC | Osteopaths (5,761) | 90 hours (45 with others), themes, an objective activity, a Peer Discussion Review | 3 years | 5–10% selected at random each month | Your own record |
| GCC | Chiropractors | 30 hours a year (15 with others), a plan and an evaluation | 1 Sep – 31 Aug | Random audit of summaries | GCC Registrant Portal |
| SRA | Solicitors (178,428 practising) | Continuing competence: reflect, plan, record, evaluate. No hours. | Annual declaration | May ask for evidence | Your own record |
| CII | Qualified CII, PFS and SMB members | 35 hours a year, 21 structured | Annual | Random selection | CII CPD tool |
| CIPD | CIPD members | At least 3 CPD records a year; around 30 hours of planned learning | Annual | Random audit of 3 records | CIPD My CPD Records (mandatory) |
| ICAEW | Chartered accountants | By category: 20–40 hours, 5–30 verifiable, 1 hour ethics | 1 Nov – 31 Oct | Random sample | Any format |
| Engineering Council | CEng, IEng, EngTech, ICTTech (200,000+) | No minimum hours; plan, record, reflect, evaluate | Continuous | Licensed institutions sample at least 5% a year | Set by each institution |