Welcome to the General Optical Council

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New learning bulletin for registrants provides insights into fitness to practise process

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All optometrists, dispensing opticians, optical students and bodies corporate must register with us to practise in the UK. The registers are publicly available to search on our website. Use advanced search to see more search options.

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Contacting the GOC

Visit theContact Uspage for a full list of contact details.

GOC staff are now working remotely instead of the office, which is now closed to the public. Enquiries should be made byemailwhere possible. However, if you would prefer to contact us by telephone, please call us on 020 7580 3898.

Anyone attending the office such as contractors, those attending hearings and pre-approved observers must complete adeclaration formand send in confidence to Jacob Sanchez, Facilities Manager,jsanchez@optical.org.

Please note: We will only be responding to messages 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

To help with your queries, weve developed some Frequently Asked Questions.

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Use the MyGOC area of our website to find CET in your local area, log your points or update your contact details:

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Use the MyGOC area of our website to find CET in your local area, log your points or update your contact details:

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Read about our mission and the values that guide our work.

Working for us

Professional regulation is going through an exciting and challenging period of change, so its a good time to join us. Find out more about our current vacancies.

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Read our standards for individual optometrists, dispensing opticians and students.

Standards for businesses

Read our standards for optical businesses.

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Log in to MyGOC to renew your GOC registration or update your contact details.

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Search our register of optometrists, dispensing opticians, optical students and optical businesses.

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Find out how to make a complaint about an optometrist or dispensing optician, about illegal practice in the optical sector, or about the GOC.

Hearings

Find details of our past and upcoming fitness to practise hearings.

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View details and papers for past and future Council meetings. Council meetings are open to the public.

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2021 General Optical Council 10 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7NG
Tel: 020 7580 3898 Fax: Email: goc@optical.org
The GOC is a charity registered in England and Wales (1150137)

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