July 24, 2026
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA), the UK body that oversees healthcare regulators, now judges JCCP and Save Face against the same standards it uses for statutory regulators such as the NMC and GMC. A recent Targeted Review of Save Face shows exactly what that scrutiny looks like in practice, and what it should tell you about relying on any accredited register.
What changed: one standards framework for regulators and registers
Published on March 19, 2026, the PSA's new Standards for Regulators and Accredited Registers replace the separate frameworks that previously applied to statutory bodies and voluntary registers. They took effect on July 1, 2026 and cover around 10 statutory regulators and 28 Accredited Registers, representing more than two million practitioners across health and social care in the UK. The stated aim is that the public gets the same level of protection regardless of which type of body oversees a practitioner, with sharper expectations on governance, professional suitability, safeguarding, and collaboration between organizations.
Why it matters for JCCP and Save Face
In UK non-surgical aesthetics, JCCP and Save Face are the two PSA Accredited Registers clinics and patients most commonly encounter, alongside the statutory registers such as the NMC, GMC, GDC and GPhC that individual clinicians already hold. Neither JCCP nor Save Face is a legal license to practice; joining either is voluntary. From July 2026, though, both are assessed against the same unified standards as the statutory regulators, including explicit expectations on equality, diversity and inclusion, and on how clearly the public can verify a registrant's status.
Save Face's 2026 targeted review, a live example
Following its 2026/27 annual PSA check, Save Face was subject to a Targeted Review that resulted in three Conditions of Accreditation, published by the PSA on June 18, 2026. Save Face must make its public register clearer for patients checking a registrant, within six months; put in place demographic data collection to understand diversity in its registrant base, by its next renewal; and publish clear information on how it complies with the Equality Act 2010, within three months. The PSA noted that no further Targeted Review was currently deemed necessary.
What clinic owners and practitioners should take from this
Accreditation is not a static badge; it is an ongoing relationship with conditions, deadlines, and public reporting attached. When you check whether a practitioner is on the JCCP or Save Face register, or decide which register to join yourself, it is worth remembering both are actively monitored against the same standards used for UK statutory regulators. Keep your own credentials, indemnity and training records equally verifiable and current, since accessible evidence is exactly what the PSA is now pushing every accredited body to deliver.
Common questions
- What is a PSA Accredited Register?
- It is a voluntary register of practitioners or organizations that the UK's Professional Standards Authority has independently assessed against its standards. JCCP and Save Face are both PSA Accredited Registers for non-surgical cosmetic practitioners, alongside statutory registers such as the NMC and GMC that individual clinicians hold separately.
- Are JCCP and Save Face legally required for aesthetic practitioners?
- No. Both are voluntary registers, not statutory licenses, so a practitioner can legally treat patients without joining either. Many patients and clinics use JCCP or Save Face membership as an independent trust signal, particularly while England's separate statutory licensing scheme for cosmetic procedures is still being finalized.
- What conditions did the PSA place on Save Face in 2026?
- Following a PSA Targeted Review published on June 18, 2026, Save Face received three Conditions of Accreditation: make its public register clearer within six months, introduce demographic data collection on registrants by its next renewal, and publish information on its Equality Act 2010 compliance within three months.
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