Health and Care Professions Council determination — substantive hearing

HCPTS panel strikes off Daljit Kooner after sexual offence conviction

An HCPTS panel struck off podiatrist Daljit Kooner after finding his fitness to practise impaired following a sexual offence conviction in Scotland.

MedicWatch editorial · Published 20 June 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026

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Concerning Daljit Kooner, chiropodist / podiatrist (Health and Care Professions Council CH11082).

Decision date: 20 June 2025 · Hearing started 19 June 2025 and ended 20 June 2025

In plain English

The HCPTS panel found that Daljit Kooner's fitness to practise was impaired following his conviction for an offence under the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. The panel found no evidence of insight, remorse or remediation and identified a risk of repetition. It struck him off the register with immediate effect and imposed an interim suspension covering any appeal period.

Charges

Daljit Kooner was convicted at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on 20 October 2023 of an offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009. The HCPTS allegation was that his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of that conviction.

Findings

The panel accepted the conviction as proved and found Daljit Kooner's fitness to practise impaired on personal and public grounds. It found a lack of insight, remorse, apology or remediation and a risk of repetition. The panel directed that his name be struck off the register with immediate effect and imposed an 18-month interim suspension order to cover any appeal period.

Mitigating factors

health issues arising from working in a highly pressurised environment during the early stages of COVID

Aggravating factors

There were indications within the sentencing remarks to other previous Police issues. Whilst those may not be factually relevant to today's hearing, the Panel noted that the Registrant is not without a previously unblemished reputation.; As also indicated in the sentencing remarks, the Registrant was recorded as having a drink issue which had not been addressed. This the Panel took into consideration in relation to the issue of repetition. Further uncontrolled drinking may result in the Registrant again making a 'bad decision' or 'error of judgment' as he termed it.; The Registrant had been predatory in ensuring that the victim was separated and led away from her friends and taken to his home.; The Panel further noted that the evidence of the incident was brought to light by the arrival of the victim's friends and the Police at the Registrant's home.; There was and remain denial of the events by the Registrant.; There has been nothing to demonstrate insight nor any evidence of remorse, apology or regret for his actions.; The Registrant was currently the subject of a community payback sentence which will not come to an end until February 2026 and this was incompatible with unrestricted practice.

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