Fit and proper person requirements in healthcare — CQC Regulation 5 reference evidence
CQC Regulation 5 requires registered healthcare providers to ensure that directors and managers are fit and proper persons. Employment references are a key component of FPPR evidence. RefAssure generates written reference documentation with professional conduct and character suitability questions appropriate to director and senior management appointments. From 99p, no subscription.
What CQC Regulation 5 requires from healthcare providers
CQC Regulation 5 — the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement — requires registered healthcare providers to ensure that directors, registered managers and other persons responsible for the management of regulated activities are fit and proper persons. The fit and proper assessment includes employment history checks, references, professional conduct assessment and character references. CQC expects to see documented evidence of this assessment in the provider's records, and will review FPPR compliance during inspection.
Employment references as FPPR evidence
For FPPR purposes, employment references should address the individual's conduct in previous director, management or clinical roles — including any disciplinary proceedings, regulatory sanctions, bankruptcy history, disqualification from directorship, fitness to practise proceedings, or other matters that might indicate unsuitability to hold a director-level position in a CQC-registered provider. These questions go significantly beyond the standard employment reference template.
RefAssure provides FPPR-appropriate reference templates for director and senior management appointments in CQC-registered healthcare settings. Written references with professional conduct, character suitability and regulatory history questions — generating FPPR-relevant evidence in a documented, auditable format. From 99p per reference with full audit trail PDF.
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