General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill 2026-27
provide that an allegation concerning a medical practitioner’s fitness to practise may be considered by the General Medical Council irrespective of when the most recent events giving rise to the allegation occurred; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The General Medical Council (Fitness to Practise) Rules (Amendment) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Daisy Cooper.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 15 July 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Daisy Cooper), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 15th January 2027 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 11
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Wednesday 15th July 2026 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament