| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/9/05/01/03 |
| PreviousNumbers | BPS/001/14/11 |
| Title | BPS Working Party on Statutory Regulation/ Registration 1995-2003 & Registration of Psychologists 1998-2008 |
| Date | 1995-2008 |
| Extent | 2-folders |
| Physical Description | In good condition |
| Description | File contains typed documents and photocopied material concerning British Psychological Society (BPS) Working Party on Statutory Regulation/ Registration.
Details include:
First folder contains:
Printed web page from BPS web site 'What's New' concerning Statutory Regulation , January 2004
Society Open Meeting on Statutory Regulation minutes (14 March 2003)
BPS briefing notes on The Psychologists Bill (no date)
Discussion documents on Statutory Registration 1999
3- copies of psychologists draft of a bill, 1998
BPS Briefing notes for a meeting between Mr Paul Boateng MP Department of Health and representatives of the BPS 21 October 1997
Photocopied and draft article for The Parliamentary Policy Forum by Colin V. Newman, Executive Secretary BPS, on the Psychologists bill September 1997
Photocopied memo concerning statutory registration report on recent actions from Colin V. Newman 30 April 1997
Photocopied pages from The Psychologist, January 1997, July 1996, March 1996, November 1995, August 1995, July 1995 and October 1992 on matters relating to statutory registration
Letter from Colin V. Newman to J M Consulting concerning review of professions supplementary to medicine act 1960, 6 November 1995
Photocopied correspondence from external organisations concerning proposed bill for statutory registration of psychologists
BPS typed response to statutory registration of Psychologists parliamentary bill July 1995
Photocopied pages from the European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (Vol.3, No.1 1995/6) of a an article by NCP's secretary critical of BPS statutory registration of psychologists and BPS' response to this criticism 1995/1996
Photocopy of a BPS circular to academic departments of psychology and members of sections on statutory registration., August 1995
BPS council letter on the appointment of a working group on statutory registration, February 1995
Copy typed letter to the Lord Alerdice (from Colin V. Newman) concerning the psychotherapy bill, October 1999.
Second folder contains:
Various letters from members of the peerage concerning the tabling of a Private Members' Bill in the House of Lords on the statutory registration of psychologists (1998)
Printed initial response from the BPS to the Health Professional Council's Education and Training Committee on 'Applied Psychologists: Threshold level of qualification for entry to the register', 2007
Printed briefing paper for meeting with Lord Hunt on the 11th of June (five professional associations including the BPS) no year stated
Printed Department of Health draft discussion paper for breakout session, entitled: 'Non-medical Revalidation', (no date)
BPS DCP Professional Standards Unit paper entitled 'Statutory Regulation-position paper, October 2007
Printed letter between the Department of Health and the President BPS, 2007
Printed correspondence between the Health Professional Council and the President BPS, September 2007
Various printed postcards of acknowledgement from MPs, 2007
Various letters from MPs and the peerage concerning a government white paper, HPC, statutory regulation a DoH consultation response, 2008 |
| Format | Textual Material |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
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| Language | English |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 18: Wellcome Library Off Site Storage |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following standard
ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |