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PSA responds angrily to BDA statement

Details: Published: Thursday, 14 February 2013 17:13; Written by News Editor; Hits: 2077

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has responded angrily to the BDA statement on its Alison Lockyer report, describing it as 'misleading'. Harry Cayton, Chief Executive of the PSA, said, 'I find it astonishing that the BDA should choose to ignore the conclusions of our report and to misrepresent its content in this way. I urge people to read the report for themselves and not to rely on partial interpretations of it.'

The Professional Standards Authority rejects the BDA's interpretation of its investigation report into the General Dental Council as partial and misleading.

The BDA says the report 'raises serious concerns about the performance' of the GDC. The Authority's report in fact says that the GDC was and is fulfilling its statutory functions, that its performance is improving and that none of the actions of its individual Council members ought to be drawn to the attention of the Privy Council.

Contrary to the BDA's claim that the report makes 'significant criticisms of the handling of the disciplinary process' surrounding the departure of the former chair Alison Lockyer, the report says, 'We do not consider that there is any evidence to support Alison Lockyer's allegation that the investigation process was unlawful' and, while the Authority does identify some concerns the report says, ‘we do not consider they were so significant as to render the entire process unfair.'

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