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The General Optical Council (GOC) has decided to erase Bansri Rughani and Sapna Bariya from its register, and suspend Meera Patel and Maneeka Kothari from its register for two months.

The GOC has decided to suspend Halima Khan, a student optometrist based in Birmingham, from its register for twelve months. 

The GOC has decided to suspend Rahi Miah, a student dispensing optician based in London, from its register for twelve months. 

The GOC has decided to erase Elizabeth Williams, an optometrist based in Wrexham, from its register.

The GOC has appointed two new Council Associates, Fahima Adam and Indy Ghuman

The GOC has decided to suspend Nasir Butt, an optometrist based in Manchester, from its register for six months.

The GOC is asking for registrant views on its approach to setting the annual registration renewal fee, in a new discussion paper published today.

The General Optical Council (GOC) has today launched its Workforce and Perceptions Survey to learn more about registrants’ work experiences, including views on their job satisfaction, working conditions, and plans for the future.

The GOC held its first Council meeting of the year yesterday. Agenda items included approving a discussion paper on the GOC’s approach to setting registrant fees for public consultation and discussing the Professional Standards Authority’s (PSA) 2024–25 performance review of the GOC.

The GOC has decided to suspend Kwan Lok Ho, a student optometrist based in Maidstone, from its register for 12 months. 

The GOC has decided to suspend Ruman Dhaliwal, a student optometrist based in Wolverhampton, from its register for four months. 

For the fourth year in a row, the GOC has met all 18 of the PSA’s Standards of Good Regulation.

The General Optical Council is looking to appoint four new members to its Advisory Panel committees. 

The GOC has decided to suspend Abdul Khan, an optometrist based in Birmingham, from its register for 12 months.  

The GOC has decided to erase Suzy Stonehouse, a dispensing optician based in Ashford, from its register. 

The GOC has decided to suspend Francisca Gracia Ruiz, an optometrist based in Manchester, from its register for twelve months. 

The General Optical Council has signed a joint statement on principles relating to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and training, together with five other health and care regulators.

The GOC has decided to suspend Paul Brinnen, a dispensing optician based in Brighouse, from its register. 

The GOC has decided to erase Samantha Wall, a dispensing optician based in Plymouth, from its register. 

The GOC has appointed Kalwant Grewal as a lay member of its Council. He was appointed by the Privy Council, and his term will begin on 1 February 2026.