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DoctorGeneral Medical Council 3334454

Sarah Benn

Currently suspended

Sarah Benn, doctor (General Medical Council 3334454). Most recent decision: Suspension (suspended from practice) on 5 June 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

Last verified against the General Medical Council register on 8 July 2026.

Current status

Most recent outcome: Suspension (suspended from practice) for 1 year, decided 5 June 2026 by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

What does “suspended from practice” mean?

A suspension is a fixed-term pause on the right to practise. The practitioner cannot work in the regulated profession during the suspension. At the end of the period the suspension may be extended, replaced with another sanction, or lifted on review.

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Decisions and hearings

  1. Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicereview hearing

    Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year

    The MPTS tribunal found that Dr Sarah Benn's fitness to practise remains impaired by reason of misconduct and a conviction arising from her climate-change and animal-rights protests, which included breaching a High Court injunction three times and a conviction for criminal damage. At this review hearing the tribunal found she had shown no further insight or remediation and maintained that her position would not change. Concluding that compliance with the law is a fundamental professional requirement, it suspended her registration for 12 months.

  2. Medical Practitioners Tribunal Servicereview hearing

    Suspension(suspended from practice)· 1 year(period elapsed)

    The MPTS tribunal considered a conviction / caution case for Sarah Benn. It recorded the decision on impairment as impaired and imposed a 12-month suspension. The source PDF contains the tribunal's published reasons, with any private material redacted where required.

Practitioner details

Year qualified
1990

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