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The GOC is looking to appoint three new members to its Advisory Panel Companies Committee – two business registrants and one dispensing optician.

We are seeking to appoint one lay member and one registered medical practitioner to our Investigation Committee.  

The General Optical Council has joined nine other health and social care regulators to publish an annual report on whistleblowing disclosures.

The GOC held its third Council meeting of the year on 16 September 2025. The agenda included approving a business case for a thematic review into commercial practices and patient safety, the GOC’s Annual Report 2024-25 and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Annual Report 2024-25.

We are seeking to appoint one lay (non-registrant) member to our Council with experience as a finance professional.  

The GOC held its second Council meeting of the year on 25 June 2025. The agenda included discussing and approving the GOC’s response to its business regulation consultation and approving draft new standards guidance for registrants for the purposes of public consultation.  

Congratulations to Council Member Cathy Yelf, who has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in His Majesty the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours List. 

Updates from the GOC's first meeting of 2025.

Dr Anne Wright CBE has been reappointed by the Privy Council as Chair of Council for a further four-year term.

Kathryn's appointment will commence on 1 October. She was appointed by the Privy Council, and will succeed Sinead Burns, whose two terms of office finish at the end of September.

We are seeking to appoint nine new Committee members across our Education, Registration and Standards committees.

The GOC has appointed two new Council Associates, Rupa Patel and Desislava Pirkova, who will sit alongside existing Associates, Deepali Modha and Jamie Douglas.

The GOC has appointed Dr Hema Radhakrishnan as a registrant member of its Council, beginning 15 March. Hema is a qualified optometrist with over 20 years of experience in academia.