General Pharmaceutical Council determination — substantive hearing
Erasure (struck off the register)
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The regulator directed removal from the register in this decision. The decision explains when the direction takes effect and any appeal provisions. Check the official register for the practitioner's current registration status.
Concerning Richard Andrew Lyness, pharmacist (General Pharmaceutical Council 2063816).
Decision date: 2 February 2024 · Hearing started 29 January 2024 and ended 2 February 2024
In plain English
The GPhC committee decided that Richard Andrew Lyness should be subject to the published outcome from a principal hearing in a conviction and misconduct case. The committee directed removal from the register. It records fitness to practise as impaired by reason of convictions and misconduct. The official determination gives the committee's reasons, order wording, and any conditions attached to the decision.
Findings
The GPhC Fitness to Practise Committee held a principal hearing for Richard Andrew Lyness in a conviction and misconduct case. The cover page records facts proved: N/A Facts proved by admission: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Facts not proved: 4 withdrawn. It records fitness to practise as impaired by reason of convictions and misconduct. The committee directed removal from the register.
Source
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