GOC suspends Birmingham based optometrist from register 

The General Optical Council (GOC), the UK regulator for optometrists and dispensing opticians, has decided to suspend Dylan Chahal, an optometrist based in Birmingham, from its register for three months.

A GOC Fitness to Practise Committee found his fitness to practise impaired by reason of criminal convictions and misconduct. In February 2022, the registrant was convicted of road traffic offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 but failed to declare them when applying for retention to the register of student optometrists in July 2022 and July 2023. The Committee found his actions to be dishonest.

Mr Chahal has until 19 November 2025 to appeal against his suspension.