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General Optical Council

Registered charity 1150137, on the register since 12 December 2012. The 1,445th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

We are the regulator for the optical professions in the UK. Our statutory role is to protect and promote the health and safety of members of the public by promoting high standards of professional education, conduct and performance among our registrants. We currently register around 26,000 optometrists, dispensing opticians, student opticians and optical businesses.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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