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GPhC Proposes Four Percent Increase For 2012 Renewal Fee (Updated)

Proposed fees for renewal of General Pharmaceutical Council registration for 2011-12 were agreed at a GPhC meeting on 10 February 2011 and will be published for consultation this week (17 February 2011).

Fees for pharmacists and premises will rise by 4 per cent to £272 and £226, respectively, and technician fees will drop by about 15 per cent to £120, if the proposals are agreed after a 12-week consultation period.

Paying by credit card will incur a 2 per cent charge and by quarterly direct debit a £15 charge. Payment by debit card or annual direct debit will not incur any additional charges.

Chief executive of the GPhC Duncan Rudkin told PJ Online that in setting the fees, the GPhC had considered the income needed to fund its functions and responsibilities, the level of fees relative to other regulators, current and future inflation rates and proportionality between what regulation costs and what registrants are being asked to pay.

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Extract taken from PJ Online