Why is The Society applying for statutory regulation?
A. The Society is the lead body for homeopaths and a survey of our members in 2006 showed that 65 per cent supported statutory regulation. Currently, 65 per cent of registered homeopaths are members of The Society, which has long been committed to the highest standards for homeopathy, having run a voluntary regulatory system for the last 30 years and a course recognition process for the last 15 years. Further, it was the first homeopathy organisation to institute a Code of Ethics & Practice. The move to statutory regulation is therefore seen as a logical progression for both The Society and the profession, most importantly to offer protection to the public as, under existing laws, someone without training could practise as a homeopath.
