The Department for Business and Trade has launched a new digital service, the
Regulated Professions Register (RPR).
The RPR provides information about 200 regulated professions in the UK in one place on GOV.UK, and the service is particularly relevant to professionals from overseas seeking to access the UK labour market and also to UK businesses wishing to attract overseas professionals to the UK.
The service signposts individuals to their chosen profession, offers them information about how the profession is regulated and by whom, and provides contact details for the relevant regulator.
In launching the service, the Department notes that having this information in one, easily accessible place will make it easier for qualified professionals to navigate the UK labour market, and that it will also be a useful tool to understand more about the UK’s regulatory landscape and the various legislation governing regulated professions.