Allegations that a registrant’s FTP is impaired must be considered by the registrar, who will give the registrant an opportunity to make written representations. These will be passed to the complainant for comment. A registrant who has been imprisoned for an offence will be referred to the FTP committee. All other cases will be passed to two case examiners (a registrant and a lay examiner). The case examiners will decide whether a case should be referred to the FTP committee. The new procedure is intended to reduce the workload of the investigation committee and speed up the processing of cases. Allegations will normally be sent to the investigation committee only if the case examiners do not agree with each other or if they consider the registrant’s health should be assessed.
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