Health and Care Professions Council determination — review hearing
HCPTS panel extends Billy Law's suspension over dietetic practice failures
An HCPTS panel imposed a further three-month suspension on dietitian Billy Law after finding limited insight, no targeted dietetic training and a continuing risk of repetition.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 20 November 2025 · Updated 23 September 2026
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Concerning Billy Law, dietitian (Health and Care Professions Council DT24773).
Decision date: 20 November 2025 · Hearing started 20 November 2025
In plain English
The HCPTS panel found that dietitian Billy Law remained impaired after an earlier panel found a sustained pattern of working outside his scope and putting vulnerable service users at risk. It found limited insight, no targeted dietetic training and no evidence of current competence, leaving a genuine risk of repetition. The panel imposed a further three-month suspension.
Charges
The substantive allegations concerned a sustained pattern from 2018 to 2021 of advising on or requesting medication changes without prescribing training or senior authorisation, giving unjustified dosage advice, starting service users on very low calorie diets without required screening and authorisation, and working beyond his scope of practice.
Findings
At review, the panel found that Mr Law's insight remained limited, he had not undertaken relevant dietetic continuing professional development, had not maintained or updated his dietetic knowledge, and provided no evidence of current competence or work within professional frameworks. It found genuine risk of repetition and continuing impairment on both personal and public components.
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