Registration Assurance Process

The Registration Assurance Process (RAP) is a new way in which ARB assesses whether certain applicants meet the required standard of competence for registration.

The RAP replaces the previous process involving ARB’s Competency Standards Group (CSG). It is designed to provide a more proportionate way for applicants to demonstrate that their knowledge and skills remain current, while maintaining confidence that everyone joining or rejoining the Register is competent to practise.

It facilitates three new routes to registration for individuals who: 

• Left the Register more than two years ago, or who completed their final ARB-accredited Part 3 or Practice Outcomes qualification more than two years ago,
• Hold ARB-accredited Part 2 and Part 3 qualifications but are without an ARB-accredited Part 1
• Were removed from the Register for failing to comply with ARB’s CPD scheme

Where an individual has ARB-accredited Part 2 and Part 3 qualifications, or has passed ARB’s Part 2 Prescribed Exam, they no longer require a Part 1 qualification to apply to join the Register and ARB will no longer run a Prescribed Exam at Part 1.