Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service determination — substantive hearing
Suspension (suspended from practice) — 4 months
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Concerning Ramkali Kaur, doctor (General Medical Council 7947796).
Decision date: 28 November 2025 · Hearing started 20 November 2025 and ended 28 November 2025
This sanction period has elapsed.
In plain English
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Kaur engaged in dishonest conduct related to a benefit fraud conviction in 2022, with the underlying conduct occurring between 2016 and 2018. She also failed to notify the GMC of criminal proceedings and made a false declaration on her GMC registration application. The tribunal found her fitness to practise was impaired and imposed a 4-month suspension with a review directed, finding limited and developing insight.
Charges
The GMC alleged that between 19 September 2016 and 17 June 2018, Dr Kaur failed to promptly notify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change in circumstances affecting her entitlement to Carers Allowance, knowing it would affect that entitlement, which was found to be dishonest. On 22 September 2022 at Birmingham Magistrates' Court she was made the subject of a conditional discharge for two years in respect of three counts of benefit fraud under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The GMC further alleged she failed to notify the GMC of her criminal charge without delay; that she dishonestly misled her clinical tutor about when she became aware of the prosecution; and that she answered 'No' on her GMC registration application when asked if any action had been taken against her by the police, knowing this to be false. Several paragraphs were admitted; others were determined by the Tribunal.
Findings
The Tribunal found that a number of the disputed paragraphs were proved. It found that Dr Kaur's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of misconduct. It assessed her misconduct as serious, involving multiple instances of dishonesty arising from an initial fraudulent benefit claim. The Tribunal found limited, developing insight and that Dr Kaur had buried her head in the sand. A 4-month suspension was imposed with a review hearing directed. No immediate order was made.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
Dr Kaur had no previous fitness to practise history. Personal circumstances provided some context to the benefit fraud dishonesty. The lapse of time since the events was a mitigating factor. Dr Kaur accepted she should have behaved differently. There were no patient safety concerns. The Tribunal received two testimonials.
Aggravating factors
Issues relating to probity in a doctor's personal life, in particular being honest and trustworthy and acting with integrity, were an aggravating factor. The dishonesty involved three separate occasions, with the second and third arising from the initial fraudulent activity. Dr Kaur's acceptance of her wrongdoing was not complete and her insight was limited.
Source
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