Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — voluntary removal
Voluntary removal from the register
The regulator’s term: voluntary erasure accepted
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 Cindy Odgers, midwife (Nursing and Midwifery Council 04L0540O).
Decision date: 9 February 2026
In plain English
The NMC found that Cindy Odgers, a registered midwife, applied for agreed removal from the NMC register following a referral alleging she dishonestly took drugs from her workplace and consumed them on duty. No allegation had been substantively proved before a statutory committee. The NMC's Assistant Registrar agreed to her removal from the register on 9 February 2026.
Charges
Cindy Odgers was alleged to have dishonestly taken drugs from her place of work and consumed them while on duty. She did not accept these concerns.
Findings
No allegation had been substantively proved by a statutory committee. The investigation was incomplete and the matter had not yet been considered by case examiners. Cindy Odgers applied for agreed removal on 6 November 2025. The Assistant Registrar was satisfied she no longer intends to work as a registered midwife and that agreed removal was an appropriate and proportionate outcome.
Source
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