When is the deadline for response to the rule 7 letter (allegation notification)?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from Date of the Registrar's letter notifying the practitioner of the allegation. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- Date of the Registrar's letter notifying the practitioner of the allegation
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- Rule 7(1)(c) contains NO express extension power, in contrast to rule 10(2) which expressly says 'or such further period as the Registrar may allow'. In practice the GMC routinely grants extensions on request and late representations are still put before the Case Examiners. Treat as a working target, not a cut-off.
- This is the single most commonly diarised GMC date for a doctor under investigation. Runs from the date of the letter, not from receipt.