previous year. The number of warnings went up from 20 in 2020/21 to 32 in 2021/22. There were no undertakings issued by the investigating committee this reporting year.

The total number of hearings increased from 35 in 2020/21 to 41 in 2021/22. The number of cases where fitness to practise committees issued conditions was three, compared with four in the previous year. Four concerns were closed with no further action. There was one hearing concluded with advice this reporting year. The number of warnings has decreased from eight in 2020/21 to three in 2021/22. We have seen an increase in the number of cases concluded by way of a suspension from nine in 2020/21 to 22 in 2021/22, and a decrease in the number of concerns concluded by removal from the register from ten in 2020/21 to eight in 2021/22.

How do I find out about fitness to practise hearings? Fitness to practise committee hearings are usually held in public at our Pharmacy Hearings Centre and members of the public are welcome to attend. Some fitness to practise committee hearings are held in private if, for example, there are matters involving a registrant's health. You can find out about upcoming hearings, and about decisions the fitness to practise committee has made on our website.