Voluntarily leaving the GMC

The regulations covering voluntary relinquishing of GMC membership are cumbersome.  At present the easiest way to lose your membership is to fail to pay the fee; you are then struck off.  (Be warned!)  The rules are set up by statute and require Parliament to amend them.  However, the GMC continues to push for parliamentary time to make the necessary legislative changes so that the process for doctors wishing to voluntarily relinquish their GMC registration can become a more straightforward and less bureaucratic process. Note that if you wish to relinquish your licence voluntarily you will incur an administration fee.