Preliminary Investigation Committee
The Preliminary Investigation Committee (PIC) is a statutory committee under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
Rosalyn Hayles
Biography
Rosalyn practised as a litigation solicitor in a City firm, before moving into the field of professional regulation in 2004. She has investigated complaints and prepared disciplinary/fitness to practise cases for hearing at several health professions regulators, as well as the Financial Conduct Authority. As Director of Scrutiny & Quality at the Professional Standards Authority she spent six years reporting to Parliament on the overall regulatory performance of the nine individual health professions regulators, leading formal investigations into regulatory failures, and challenging panel decisions in the courts in the public interest.
Rosalyn currently works as a part-time case examiner for the General Medical Council. In addition, she is a lay member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants' Conduct Committee
Committee membership
- Preliminary Investigation Committee - appointed July 2024
Declaration of Interests
| Directorships | None |
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| Shareholdings | None |
| Consultancies | None |
| Appointments to other bodies |
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| Membership of other veterinary or allied organisations | None |
| Employment | General Medical Council – Case Examiner |
| Qualifications (other than veterinary qualifications listed in the Register) | Solicitor (qualified 1997) |
| Interests relating to immediate family or close friends | None |
| Other relevant information | Employed by the RCVS as a Regulatory Consultant over a four-month period in 2016, reporting to the Registrar |