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Professional Regulatory Obligations Checker
Answer 4 questions about your profession, the disposal you received, and the charge — and get regulator-specific guidance on what you must disclose, to whom, and by when.
Covers NMC · GMC · SRA · TRA · HCPC · Social Work England · FCA
Takes under 2 minutes · No personal data stored
Is this tool for you?
This tool is for regulated professionals — nurses, doctors, teachers, solicitors, social workers, and others — who have received a caution, conviction, or other disposal following a Blue Badge misuse investigation and need to understand what they are required to disclose to their professional regulator.
If your investigation is still ongoing and no outcome has been reached, speak to a solicitor first — different obligations apply before an outcome is determined.
Step 1 — Your profession
What is your profession or regulated role?
This tool gives guidance only and does not constitute legal advice. Obligations depend on individual facts and current regulatory guidance.
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About this tool
For most regulated professionals, a Blue Badge caution or conviction creates two separate problems: the criminal or regulatory process, and the professional disclosure obligation. They run in parallel and have different timescales, different audiences, and different consequences if handled poorly.
The key variables are the type of disposal (a community resolution is treated very differently from a conviction), the charge (a Fraud Act conviction is treated as a dishonesty matter by every professional regulator), and your profession (the NMC expects immediate disclosure; the FCA routes everything through the firm's compliance function).
This tool reflects the current disclosure obligations and regulatory standards for each regulator as of 2025. Regulatory guidance changes — always verify against the current regulator guidance before submitting a disclosure.
This tool is for guidance only and does not constitute legal advice. For advice specific to your situation, please request a free discovery call.
Understanding disposal types
Out-of-court civil settlement
No criminal record. The council accepted a civil penalty or agreed a settlement. No mandatory regulatory disclosure in most cases.
Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)
No criminal record. A civil financial penalty. Does not appear on DBS checks and typically does not trigger a regulatory disclosure obligation.
Community Resolution
An informal police disposal — not a caution, not a charge. Does not create a criminal record, but some regulators (notably the NMC) still expect disclosure.
Simple Caution
Accepted at the police station. A formal criminal record that appears on standard and enhanced DBS checks until it is filtered. Triggers disclosure obligations for all regulated professions.
Conditional Caution
A caution with attached conditions. Breaching conditions leads to prosecution. Same DBS and disclosure implications as a simple caution.
Conviction
A finding of guilt at magistrates' court or crown court (whether after trial or on a guilty plea). The most serious disposal — triggers the broadest set of disclosure obligations.
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