Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005

Evidence relating to application to High Court and right of appeal from decision under section 69 or 70.

71.—(1) At the hearing of an application under section 69 or 70 , the Court may admit and have regard to evidence of any person of good standing in the designated profession concerned as to what constitutes poor professional performance or professional misconduct in relation to the practice of that profession.

(2) The decision of the High Court on an application under section 69 or 70 is final except that, by leave of that Court or the Supreme Court, the Council or the person to whom the decision of the High Court relates may appeal against that decision to the Supreme Court on a specified question of law.