Guidance on completing our New Registrant Form
Our New Registrant Form is for all practitioners who have completed one of our accredited courses (or equivalent) and are a member of one of our Member Institutions (MIs).
Please follow the guidance below to begin your BPC registration. Your MI will have sent you the link to our New Registrant Form – this page is a guidance document only.
If you have any queries, please contact us at hello@bpc.org.uk.
The New Registrant Form must be completed in one sitting – you cannot save the form and return later.
Before you start, ensure you have/know:
- Which registration category you are joining
- Your Date of Qualification (the date you completed a course that led to being a BPC Registrant)
- Your registration number(s) with any other professional bodies
- The full name and registration details of a countersignatory – information on countersignatories can be found at the bottom of this page
- Your payment card details
Page by page guidance of New Registrant Form
Page 1
Personal details
Enter your personal details, including title and name. This information will appear on your BPC profile.
This box is where you may write a short description about your clinical experience, expertise, or any other information about your practice. This text will appear on your public profile and will assist referrers and potential clients, so please keep details relevant to your BPC registration.
Indicate whether you are currently accepting referrals and/or if you are available to offer supervision. This information will appear on your BPC profile. Please note that his information can be updated at any time after registration.
Areas you have trained in *
This information is based on your BPC-accredited training, and is confirmed by your MI when we receive your application. It refers to groups you are trained to work with such as adults, children, couples etc. You may choose multiple options. This information will appear on your BPC profile.
Medically Qualified?
Tick the box if you are medically qualified. This information will appear on your BPC profile.
Date of Qualification
This is the date you completed your first BPC-accredited course. If you only know the month and year or just year, please enter as best you can, e.g., 01/01/2020.
Type in an exact date in the box, following the format: dd/mm/yyyy.
You must click on the highlighted date to save it.
When correctly entered, the date will look like the entry below.
I qualified within the last two years
If your qualification date was within the last two years, select ‘Yes’. This will lead to a fee reduction (your fee and BPC category are chosen on Page 4).
Please list any other professional bodies you are listed with, e.g. BACP, UKCP, GMC etc. When you click the blank field, a drop-down list will appear (see below). You can select as many as needed. Please note that this information will not be listed publicly on the Register.
Registration number(s) of other professional bodies
If you have selected that you are Registered with other professional bodies, a separate field will appear below. Please enter your registration number(s) with the professional bodies you have listed above. If you are a member of more than one other professional body (e.g. ACP and GMC), please specify which body each number relates to. This information will not be listed publicly on the Register.
English will be set as a default. You may choose additional languages here. This information will appear on your BPC profile, and you will be searchable by languages spoken on the Register. If you speak a language which is not listed in the options, please complete the form as usual then email us upon confirmation of your Registration to inform us of other languages spoken.
BPC’s Guidance and Policies
Please read the BPC Code of Ethics and equal opportunities policy thoroughly, and tick the boxes once read. You must agree to other BPC policies and guidelines in order to apply.
Page 2
Home Address – Address, City, Postcode, County, Country
Your Home address is the address we save for our internal records – this is not displayed publicly on the BPC register. We will use this address to send any post, including your New Associations subscription.
Email Address and Phone Number(s)
We will use this email to contact you about your BPC membership, changes to policies, and our monthly eNewsletter. The phone number(s) you enter here will be used by BPC staff should there be need to. These details will not be displayed publicly on the BPC register.
Page 3
Practice Address (public profile)
To have your practice address and contact details displayed on your BPC profile, click on the ‘Add practice address’ button. Your practice information is publicly displayed on the BPC Register. It is your choice to display your practice information on your profile. You may add more than one set of practice information if applicable. If you do not add a ‘practice email’ or a ‘practice phone number’, your contact details will not be visible on the public register.
Fields will then appear where you can enter your practice address, email, phone number(s) and website. Details entered here will appear on your BPC profile. If you do not enter this information, people won’t be able to contact you after finding you on the Register. These can be amended/removed at anytime after you complete the form.
If you would like to include a link on your BPC profile to your website, please enter it here. You must include the full link, i.e., http:// or https://.
Example:
https://www.bpc.org.uk/ – correct, will appear on your BPC profile
www.bpc.org.uk/ – incorrect, will not appear on your BPC profile
Page 4
This information details the declarations, standards and codes you are agree to by joining the BPC.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
To join the BPC, you must commit to Continuing Professional Development (CPD). For more information on the CPD requirements, please view our CPD requirements page.
Declaration
You must agree to the declaration on this page. If you do not declare relevant details which the BPC later becomes aware of, disciplinary action could be taken against you, including removal from the Register. If you are unsure if you are able to register with the BPC, please email us.
Confirming declarations
Click ‘I confirm that I have read, understood and agree to the declarations above’ if you have read and understood the information on this page.
Page 5
Countersignature
BPC Registrants are required to have a countersignatory who meet our requirements, details of which are listed on this page. If you have any issues finding a countersignatory, please email us to let us know. Please also email us if you have a countersignatory who does not meet our requirements, and need to request an exception.
Page 6
Registration type
On this page you will choose your BPC registration category. It is important that you choose the registration category which is most appropriate for the work you do. If you see patients in both private practice and the NHS, for example, you must choose ‘Full Registration’. Find more information about requirements and criteria of each BPC category here.
One you have selected your registration category, the correct registration fee will appear below.
Registration fees are pro-rated throughout the year. After each quarter period of the membership year, we lower the fee by a quarter.
Our membership year runs from 01 April – 31 March annually. Our quarters are as follows:
01 April-30 June: Full annual fee
01 July-30 September: 3 quarters of the annual fee
01 October-31 December: 2 quarters of the annual fee
01 January-31 March: 1 quarter of the annual fee
Primary member institution
To join the BPC you must be a member of one of our Member Institutions (MIs). Please ensure you have joined your MI before completing this form.
Your Membership status is the type of membership you have with the MI (e.g. ‘Member’, ‘Senior Member’). Your Membership title is the qualified title you acquired from completing your BPC-accredited course at your MI. If you are unsure of either your membership status or title, please check this with your MI before continuing with this form.
The BPC checks information entered in this section with your MI.
If you are a member of more than one MI and have completed BPC-accredited courses with them, enter this qualification in the Member institution 2 and Member institution 3 fields.
Page 7
Payment
To make payment, please enter your card details.
You must enter your billing post code at the end of the payment bar – the payment will not go through if you do not enter your postcode (see example below).
Correct
Incorrect
Page 8
Confirm
If your card details were entered correctly, your bank’s security check should appear. Complete this check otherwise your form and payment will not go through.
Once completed, you will be taken to the ‘Confirm’ page. Click on ‘Confirm payment’ for your payment and form to be processed.
Page 7
Welcome to the BPC!
If you see the page below, you have successfully paid and applied to join the BPC.
An email payment receipt will be sent to your chosen email address. Please check your spam/junk email folder if you do not receive confirmation.
Once your application has been received, we will check the information with your MI. This check can take up to two weeks. Please contact hello@bpc.org.uk if you have not heard from us within two weeks. Once confirmed, we will send you a BPC welcome email and login details for your BPC account.
