# Our Voice

[Featured ## NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan: Read the NCPS Submission For years now, since the introduction of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) model (now NHS Talking Therapies), national policy has leaned… Read more](https://ncps.com/our-voice/nhs-10-year-workforce-plan-read-the-ncps-submission) 

[Policies ### Restoration to the Register A former registrant who has been removed from the Society's Register following the outcome of a disciplinary hearing may apply to rejoin the Register. Applications for re-joining should be made in writing to the Registrar who will in turn refer the matter to the Professional Standards Committee.](https://ncps.com/our-voice/restoration-to-the-register) [Policies ### Complaints: Publication Policy for Registrant Members Details of sanctions will appear as an annotation to a Registrant’s online register entry. Upon sanction completion, the Society will change the online…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/complaints-publication-policy-for-registrant-members) [Policies ### SCoPEd On this page you can access our archive of bulletins and news relating to the topic of SCoPEd. If you have any questions, please email scoped@ncps.com.](https://ncps.com/our-voice/scoped) [Policies ### Registration Application Review We recognise that not all applicants will have followed a standard route and so, for complex applications, we provide an assessment by our Senior Review Team;…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/registration-application-review) [Policies ### Conflict of Interest Policy Definition: A conflict of interest occurs when a person acting on behalf of NCPS has personal, financial or other interests that contradict the interests of…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/conflict-of-interest) [Policies ### Working with Interpreters in Therapy Policy A three-way agreement involving a client, counsellor and interpreter in the context of therapy should be put in place. The responsibility for maintaining…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/working-with-interpreters) [Policies ### Whistleblowing Policy This document gives advice for members who have seen or discover something within their professional lives that they believe falls into the following…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/whistleblowing) [Policies ### Safeguarding and Confidentiality Policy Guidance for counsellors in confidentiality and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.](https://ncps.com/our-voice/safeguarding-and-confidentiality) [Policies ### Retirement Policy A Registrant of the Society who wishes to retire can opt to become a lifetime non-Registrant Member of the Society, to continue to receive the Counselling…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/retirement) [Policies ### Website Privacy Policy Members' data is stored by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) within the provisions of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).](https://ncps.com/our-voice/privacy-policy) [Policies ### Full Names and Locations on the Register Policy These include but are not strictly limited to: The member or a member of their family would be put at demonstrable risk of, for example, abuse, harassment,…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/full-names-locations-register) [Policies ### Accessibility Policy At the Society, we're committed to making sure that all of our members, prospective members, and members of the public can access the information and support…](https://ncps.com/our-voice/accessibility)