Code of ethics
The UKCP Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (2019) was a four-and-a-half-year project by our Ethics Committee and other UKCP stakeholders, including the Complaints and Regulation and Quality Assurance Teams.
The task set for the Ethics Committee was to review the 2009 code and either update it or rewrite it. The Committee undertook a project to rewrite the code and modernise the language used. After three consultations with members and considerable drafting, the 2019 code is finally complete.
From 1 October 2019 all UKCP registrants will be subject to this code. This means that if a complaint about a registrant is received for something that happened on or after 1 October 2019, it will be reviewed against this code. (Complaints about something that happened before that date will be reviewed against the 2009 Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Practice.)
For more information, download the new and old codes and see our frequently asked questions below.
We are working to update our Code of Ethics and Professional Practice (2019) to reflect UKCP’s withdrawal from the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK v2. While we do this members are advised to discount the MoU as a published policy of UKCP (as referenced in point 36 of the Code) from 5 April 2024. More information about the withdrawal is available in our update on conversion therapy.
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