GOC urges registrants to meet CET deadline

Optical regulator the GOC has once again reminded its registrants that there is no ‘shortfall’ period at the end of the CET cycle.

Practitioners that fail to meet CET requirements will face a £700 bill for registration in 2015/16 – £380 to be restored to registers until the end of March and £320 for annual retention.

Optometrists, dispensing opticians and contact lens opticians must meet all of their requirements by December 31.

In past cycles, registrants who did not meet their CET requirements had until the following March to meet their shortfall – but they now face automatic removal from the New Year.