The solicitors will remain as the chosen provider of the service that is funded by the GOC for at least the next three years

The latest meeting of the General Optical Council heard how progress is being made on reducing the optical regulator’s fitness to practise backlog

Screening questions for optical staff and practice posters are included in the latest resources

Move follows research that registrants lacked confidence to decide when to override confidentiality to ensure public protection

Lidl has stopped stocking multifocal reading glasses in UK stores after the supermarket chain was contacted by the General Optical Council

The regulator has confirmed that it did not receive any objections

Mr Bridge will join the Association of British Dispensing Opticians following seven years at the General Optical Council

The notice comes after the regulator initially suspended the recruitment of new students onto the four-year MOptom course in September

GOC head of standards and CET, Marcus Dye, on the difficulties for registrants to raise concerns for fear of the consequences

Dr Subo Shanmuganathan leaves the regulator with immediate effect