The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7442 p272
10 March 2007

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Regulation of pharmacy technicians to be considered by parliaments this year

Legislation to cover the compulsory registration of pharmacy technicians is to be laid before the Westminster and Scottish parliaments later this year, the Government has said.

Although the Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007 became law on 7 February, the parts relating to technicians were delayed in order to extend the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s powers to cover pharmacy technicians in Scotland.

Bill Scott, chief pharmaceutical officer for Scotland, said last month that the regulation of technicians in Scotland will have a legislative slot within the next year in the Scottish Parliament. Regulation of technicians will be through the existing Royal Pharmaceutical Society and will therefore transfer to any new regulator, he added.