# The BPS and HCPC — who regulates what

- **Episode:** [110](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/110.md) (2024-06-27)
- **Type:** panel-interview
- **Tags:** bps, hcpc, regulation, uk
- **Time:** 9:54–11:23 (start 594s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/110?t=594](https://truthliesandwork.com/110?t=594)

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[9:54] Leanne Elliott: In the UK, there are two main organizations that represent psychologists and assess levels of practice. They are the British Psychological Society, or the BPS, and the Association for Business Psychology, or the ABP. This leads us to our first tip: if you are looking for an expert, check if they have membership to these organizations, and be sure you understand what their level of membership means, because pretty much anyone can be an associate member of an organization or an association, whereas other levels require proof of knowledge and/or experience. So for example, under the ABP, I've achieved the Certified Business Psychologist status. The BPS represents all psychology, not just my field. So here's more from Hayley on how the Society works and how it can help to protect you when you're choosing an expert
[10:43] Hayley Lewis: At its heart, the Society is responsible for ensuring the high quality of the profession, and through that, the high quality of education. Of psychologists. That's it in a nutshell. It doesn't say it should be responsible for delivering that education, but it is responsible for ensuring various programs around the UK operate at the required standards and kind of overseeing that. And then alongside that, you know, supporting professional development of psychologists