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The Panel’s decision, in summary
The Panel’s decision, in summary
Dr Foy was found, by a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel (the Panel), to have raped Ms A at around midnight on 2nd December 2018, on the sofa, in his house in Blackpool (the Sofa Incident). Thus, he was found to have committed serious misconduct and to be “impaired” on the grounds of public interest (but not public protection). The sanction imposed by the Panel was that he was suspended from practice for 12 months with a direction to review thereafter. Some other less serious charges were not found proven and others were proven.
- Heading
- The Parties and reporting
- The Panel’s decision, in summary
- The Appeals, in summary
- The Issues
- The Chronology of facts found and some evidence
- The Panel’s Judgment
- The Grounds of Appeal – Dr Foy
- GMC submissions on Grounds 1 and 2 (i), (ii), (v) – credibility of Ms A
- Ground 2(iv), no evidence at all
- Ground 2 (vi), inadequate or absent reasons
- Serious procedural irregularities
- The GMC appeal relating to finding of fact
- The Law
- The Appeal procedure and the test
- Analysis of each of Dr Foy’s Grounds
- The GMC appeal
- Sanction
- The Issues
- Conclusions