Dental Professionals Hearings Service determination — substantive hearing
Appeal against removal dismissed
The regulator’s term: appeal dismissed
What does “appeal against removal dismissed” mean?
The practitioner appealed against an administrative decision (typically removal from the register for non-compliance) and the regulator's appeal committee dismissed the appeal — the original decision stands.
Concerning Ghafoor Manan, dentist (General Dental Council 71231).
Decision date: 14 July 2022 · Hearing started 11 July 2022 and ended 14 July 2022
In plain English
The GDC committee published a Professional Conduct Committee decision for Ghafoor Manan. It dismissed the registration appeal. The public outcome summary states: On 04 October 2022 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Manan from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 31 October 2022 Mr Manan appealed against the decision. His registration remained subject to suspension pending the resolution of the appeal. On 20 October 2023 the High Court dismissed the... The official DPHS page links to the full determination PDF for the committee's reasons.
Charges
The DPHS public detail page records a Professional Conduct Committee decision. The official determination PDF is linked as the source document. The public outcome summary states: On 04 October 2022 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Manan from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 31 October 2022 Mr Manan appealed against the decision. His registration remained subject to suspension pending the resolution of the appeal. On 20 October 2023 the High Court dismissed the...
Findings
The GDC committee dismissed the registration appeal for Ghafoor Manan. The public outcome summary states: On 04 October 2022 the Professional Conduct Committee made an order to erase Mr Manan from the register and ordered that their registration be suspended immediately. On 31 October 2022 Mr Manan appealed against the decision. His registration remained subject to suspension pending the resolution of the appeal. On 20 October 2023 the High Court dismissed the...
Source
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