HCPC determination — substantive hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning Yuliyan S Dimov, physiotherapist (HCPC PH87405).
Decision date: 6 January 2026 · Hearing started 5 January 2026 and ended 6 January 2026
In plain English
The HCPTS panel decided that Yuliyan S Dimov should be subject to the published outcome from a final hearing. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The public page records the profession, registration number, allegation, finding, order, notes and hearing history for source verification.
Charges
The HCPTS allegation section states: is made against a registrant to the effect that: (a) his fitness to practise is impaired by reason of— (i) …., (ii) …., (iii) a conviction or caution in the United Kingdom for a criminal offence, or a conviction elsewhere for an offence which, if committed in England and Wales, would constitute a criminal offence, Because this is a conviction case in part, and the Panel has been provided with the memorandum of conviction, and has found the fact of the convictions proved, the Panel found this statutory ground is made out. Decision on Impairment The Panel then went on to consider whether those matters found proved at Particulars 2 and 3 amounted to misconduct, and if so, whether the Registrant’s fitness to practise is currently impaired by reason of his misconduct and convictions. HCPC Submissions The Panel was referred to the HCPTS’s Practice Note ‘Fitness to Practise Impairment’ and, in particular, to the personal and public components set out within the note. Ms Buckell invited the Panel to conclude that the Registrant had breached standards 9, 9.1 and 9.5 (set out above) of the HCPC “Standards of conduct, performance and ethics” (2016): Standard 9: Be honest and trustworthy; Standard 9.1: You must make sure that your conduct justifies the public’s trust and confidence in you and your profession. Personal component Ms Buckell submitted that the Registrant’s conduct amounted to a serious falling short of the standard expected of him, and invited the Panel to have regard to the impact the Registrant’s conduct had had on the relevant service users. Such conduct, she submitted, had clearly caused patient harm and further, that his convictions would undoubtedly undermine public confidence in the profession. Ms Buckell submitted that there was no evidence before the Panel...
Findings
The HCPTS page records a final hearing for Yuliyan S Dimov by the Conduct and Competence Committee. The panel directed removal from the HCPC Register. The allegation section states: is made against a registrant to the effect that: (a) his fitness to practise is impaired by reason of— (i) …., (ii) …., (iii) a conviction or caution in the United Kingdom for a criminal offence, or a conviction.... The order section states: comes into effect..
Source
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