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The General Optical Council (GOC) is an organisation in the United Kingdom which maintains a register of opticians and regulates the services provided by dispensing opticians and optometrists (ophthalmic opticians). The stated function of the GOC is "''to protect the public and promote high standards of professional conduct and education amongst opticians''". In order to work as an opticians or optometrists in the UK, individuals must demonstrate to the GOC that they are suitably qualified and fit to practise. The GOC also maintains a register of companies who carry on business as opticians. The GOC currently register around 26,000 optometrists, dispensing opticians, student opticians and optical businesses.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About: Intro to the GOC: Introduction to the GOC )〕 The GOC sets standards so that every registered practitioner knows what is expected of them.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Standards )〕 They take action against opticians who do not meet these standards of professional conduct and also against people or companies who break the terms of the Opticians Act. A consultation on new standards of practice in 2015 received 2,000 responses. The Optical Confederation and other trade associations called for the new standards to be proportionate to the risks. == History == The GOC was set up by the Opticians Act 1958 to maintain a register of opticians and to uphold the Act.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About: legislation )〕 Legislation was subsequently consolidated with the Opticians Act 1989. The GOC was in the news at the end of September 2005 after taking action against eBay UK for "''‘aiding and abetting’ sales of contact lenses without the involvement of a qualified optician.''"〔(GOC press release - "General Optical Council prosecutes eBay for illegal contact lens sales" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「General Optical Council」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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