GOC Retention Deadline

Following on from last weeks GOC retention deadline, 203 practitioners have been removed from the optical registers. This number is from those who failed to complete the online registration on time. Those who wish to continue practising must now pay £340 to have their
registration restored.
Samantha Peters, chief executive and registrar had said, “We’re delighted that the online retention system has allowed our registrants to complete their retention so easily. To have such good figures for the first year of operation shows it works well.”
Are you an optical professional who missed out on the deadline? How do you feel about paying the £340 fine? Or are you an optical professional who used the new online system? How did you find it? Please let Flame Health know your thoughts.