# Audit of the fairness of decisions in the General Medical Council's Fitness to Practise procedure

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Fieldfisher Llp](/contract-winners/fieldfisher/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £100,000
- Tender value: £100,000
- Award date: 24 October 2019
- Published: 1 April 2020
- Contract start: 24 October 2019
- Contract end: 31 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9491ed53-c416-4368-b258-5ade1f360359-352698
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-df14a18a-ddb5-4ce0-85bc-0248ac55b459

## Description

This audit is part of an ongoing programme of work undertaken by the GMC to ensure that our fitness to practise procedures are fair, consistent and robust\. This review will examine key aspects of our fitness to practise procedures in this respect\. Specifically, it will consider whether the decisions made by our staff at key stages of our investigation process are consistent with the guidance provided to them to help them reach these decisions\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9491ed53-c416-4368-b258-5ade1f360359-352698)