Satirical newspaper Private Eye has accused Specsavers of using 'unregistered opticians' to test eyes and prescribe glasses.
The accusation was made in the November 16-29 edition of the paper and claimed that over 500 of the multiple's practices were not registered with the General Optical Council.
The article, the second that has attacked Specsavers' corporate registration status (News 28.09.12) also claimed the multiple had run rings around 'useless watchdogs' who had failed to address its regulatory failings.
Reacting to the new allegations, a spokesperson for the multiple said: 'All individual Specsavers' opticians are registered with the GOC and customers can rest assured that their eyes are tested and their glasses prescribed by fully qualified and registered practitioners. Specsavers is the largest employer of registered optometrists and dispensing opticians (around 3,500) in the UK.'
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