| RE-REGISTRATION/AUDIT SUMMARY 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Public Register 01-01-2025 | 682 | 681 | 669 |
| New registrants (Jan-March 2025) | 3 | 7 | |
| Annual Re-registrations confirmed (30-04-2025) | 643 (94%) |
634 (93%) |
616 (92%) |
| Late re-registrations approved (30-04-2025) | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| Return to Practice approved (included above) | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Child Life Specialist Accreditation | 2 | ||
| Voluntary lapse (retired/career break/career change/protest) |
17 | 25 | 21 |
| Involuntary lapse (no contact) | 34 | 32 | 30 |
| Public Register (30-04-2025) | 654 | 652 | 634 |
| 2025 Audit Sample | 193 | 216 | 229 |
| Profiles received | 163 | 169 | |
| Profiles approved at first submission | 77 | 82 | 75 |
| Profiles approved on resubmission | 26 | 16 | 26 |
| Total no. Profiles approved | 103 | 98 | 101 |
| Resubmissions outstanding (30-04-2025) | 3 | 3 | |
| Profiles auto-approved | 57 | 68 | 89 |
| Total approved + auto-approved (30-04-2025) | 160 | 166 | 190 |
| Voluntary lapses listed for audit | 7 | 19 | 13 |
| Involuntary lapses listed for audit | 7 | 20 | 16 |
| Extensions granted (16 outstanding 30-04-2025) | 17 | 18 | 15 |
It has been another record year for HPS re-registration and the SoHPS’ Registration Standards Committee would like to acknowledge the 643 registrants who re-registered with the Society in 2025. We are very proud to be able to claim that we have exceeded a 90% re-registration rate for the past 3 years. Thank you.
The Public Register of Health Play Specialists has grown year-on-year and now numbers 654, including the addition of 40 new registrants in 2024 and the return of 8 lapsed practitioners since January 2025. We look forward to boosting this number further with 51 HPS students expected to graduate this year.
All registered Health Play Specialists are required to renew their registration annually and to submit a CPD Profile for audit every 3 years, if they wish to remain listed on the public register. This robust re-registration process is something we are very proud of and compares favourably with the rigorous revalidation processes of other health professions.
Between January and April 2025 163 registrants submitted their CPD Profile for audit, many of which were of a very high standard. Seven of the 103 approved Profiles have been nominated for the award of Profile of the Year, which will be announced at the annual conference in June.
The Registration Standards Committee will meet later this month for the annual review of the re-registration and audit processes with feedback from that meeting posted on the website and circulated by email.
Registrants are reminded to inform their line management and HR Teams of their re-registration and next renewal date of 31 March 2026. This reinforces the importance we attach to Professional registration as we move towards the next stage in the evolution of the Health Play workforce in the UK.
We are always willing to work with lapsed registrants and those returning to practice, to facilitate their reinstatement on the register. All enquiries to Julia Whitaker, registration coordinator at registration@sohps.org.uk.