medical practitioner appealed against the direction of a Fitness to Practise Panel of the GMC to extend for one year the period, also of one year, for which he had originally been suspended from practice. He had received suspended sentences of imprisonment following convictions for sexual assault on two junior members of staff at the hospital where he had worked. Popplewell J dismissed his appeal. One of the grounds of appeal was that the direction for extension violated the principle of double jeopardy, saying:
The imposition of a further sanction by way of an extension of the period of suspension depends upon an assessment of his fitness to practise at that later stage. No question of double jeopardy arises.’
Judges:
Popplewell J
Citations:
[2014] EWHC 408 (Admin)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Khan v General Pharmaceutical Council SC 14-Dec-2016
The pharmacist had been removed from register the for a year after findings of domestic abuse. The court now considered what inquiry was required on an application for a continuation of that suspension.
Held: The different appeals of both the . .
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Health Professions
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.631560
