Is a GP a "regulated professional person"?

A GP is definitely a "regulated professional person" which means a person in a professional occupation which is regulated by a professional body or a statutory body. Therefore, Registered Medical Practitioners, solicitors, barristers, Members of recognised accontancy bodies, teachers, nurses. Greyer areas might be bank officials, clergymen. Would a grade 1 newbie bank cashier qualify? What about a minister of the Church of the Power and Might (a made up religious group)?

"Established Civil Servants" also used to be on the list for passport photos. I've known photos to be validated by "clergy" from tiny non-denominational churches. I think that there were occasional checks to see if the person worked there or the organisation existed.

In message , Alasdair Baxter writes

Are teachers regulated in a sufficiently 'regulatory' regime? There is no 'Professional Body' as such.

These are regulated, both by the FSA (but not as individuals) and there is a professional body - Chartered Institute of Bankers.

They never used to be and I hope not now! It used to be the case that a bank 'officer' could sign and that meant an employee of the bank who was a formal 'authorised signatory' for the bank which was usually 3 or 4 senior people for a local branch.

Yes there is for teachers in maintained schools - General Teaching Council (GTC).

I was not impressed recently when Alliance & Leicester wouldn't accept a Chartered Engineer for ID. I wrote to them to point out that I have had at least half a dozen passports done by engineers, and to ask if a GP would do instead, but I didn't get a reply. Needless to say the business (a hefty deposit account) went elsewhere!

In message , Newshound writes

Thats because Money Laundering guide lines dont accept a Chartered Engineer.

Thats because The Passports Agency are asking for a different thing when they ask for a signature form a professional person and have their own rules which includes knowing you for a number of years. There is no comparison between money Laundering Rules and Passport Agency rules. They set out to do different things.

Never mind.

In message , Alasdair Baxter writes

Its _possible_ they may want an FSA regulated person for money laundering purposes.