DoctorGeneral Medical Council 2616869

Ian Hudson

Erased from the register at last register check

Ian Hudson, doctor (General Medical Council 2616869). Most recent decision: Erasure (struck off the register) on 3 February 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 9 July 2026.

Practitioner record

Drawn from Ian Hudson’s entry on the General Medical Council register.

Qualifications: MB BS 1982 University of London — 1982
Years on the register: 43 years (since 1 August 1983)

Latest published outcome

Most recent outcome: Erasure (struck off the register), decided 3 February 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

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Decisions and hearings

3 February 2026Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicesubstantive hearing
Erasure(struck off the register)
The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Ian Hudson's fitness to practise was impaired by reason of his conviction and misconduct. In July 2024 he was convicted of two counts of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child after sexualised online exchanges in 2023 with undercover police officers posing as children. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment (suspended), placed on the sex offenders register for ten years and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. He had also delayed notifying the GMC. On 3 February 2026 the tribunal directed that his name be erased from the medical register, with an immediate order.
Full determination on MedicWatch Source page on Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service

Practitioner details

Qualified in: United Kingdom

Sources

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Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service — 3 February 2026 · Erasure

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