GOsC prosecutes Matthew Manktelow for illegal practice
4 October 2010
Mr Manktelow was fined £800 for practising as an osteopath when not registered with the GOsC, and ordered to pay costs.
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The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) successfully prosecuted a Matthew Manktelow for practising illegally as an osteopath.
Mr Manktelow, aged 38, was registered as an osteopath until his name was removed from the Statutory Register in September 2007. He continued to practise at the Battle Osteopathic & Pain Management Clinic and to describe himself as an osteopath.
On 28 September 2010 at Hastings Magistrates’ court, Mr Manktelow pleaded guilty to one offence under Section 32 of the Osteopaths Act 1993. During a conversation held in his clinic in November 2009, he referred to himself as an osteopath.
Mr Manktelow was fined £800 for this offence and ordered to pay over £700 in prosecution costs. He was also ordered to pay £15 victim surcharge.
GOsC Chief Executive & Registrar Evlynne Gilvarry said:
“Patient safety is the primary purpose of restricting the use of the osteopathic title to those registered with the General Osteopathic Council. The GOsC ensures that practitioners on its register are safe and competent osteopaths who follow strict codes of conduct.
“We [the GOsC] will continue to prosecute anyone who unlawfully describes themselves as an osteopath, in order to maintain the good reputation of the osteopathic profession and, above all, protect the public.”
For details of a registered osteopath in your area contact the General Osteopathic Council on 020 7357 6655 or use the online Register at: www.osteopathy.org.uk/register-search
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For further information, contact:
The GOsC Press Office
Tel: 020 7357 6655 x245
Email: pressoffice@osteopathy.org.uk
Notes to editors:
Since the passing of the Osteopaths Act 1993, the title ‘osteopath’ is protected by law. Under Section 32(1) of the Act, it is a criminal offence for anyone to claim, expressly or by implication, to be any kind of osteopath, unless registered with the
GOsC. The GOsC is the only statutory regulator in the UK that registers qualified osteopaths and sets standards of osteopathic practice and conduct.
The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has a statutory duty to regulate the practice of osteopathy in the UK. Osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practise in the UK.
Visit our website at: www.osteopathy.org.uk for more details.
