Health and Care Professions Council determination — voluntary removal
HCPTS panel approves Sally Carson's voluntary removal
The arts therapist left the Register after admitting failures to report and record serious safeguarding disclosures.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 9 October 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
Voluntary erasure accepted (voluntary removal from the register)
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What does “voluntary removal from the register” mean?
The practitioner asked to be removed from the register and the regulator accepted the request. This may happen during or after a fitness-to-practise case.
Concerning Sally Carson, arts therapist (Health and Care Professions Council AS14047).
Decision date: 9 October 2025 · Hearing started 9 October 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS panel considered arts therapist Sally Carson's agreement to leave the Register after admitting failures to report and record two serious safeguarding disclosures. It found that she understood the consequences and that voluntary removal offered the same public protection as striking off. The panel approved her removal from the Register.
Charges
Ms Carson was alleged to have failed to record or report safeguarding disclosures by two students, concerning sexual abuse and a suicide attempt, using the school's safeguarding system or to the designated safeguarding lead.
Findings
The panel was satisfied that Ms Carson's request for voluntary removal was informed and unequivocal, that she fully admitted the allegations, and that removal provided public protection equivalent to striking off. It concluded that the wider public interest did not require a full substantive hearing and approved the agreement.
Source
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