As you know, the College of Paramedics was granted the Charter of Incorporation by His Majesty King Charles III in February of this year.
But the Charter did not come into legal effect until the Great Seal was affixed to the vellum copy by the Crown Office at the House of Lords.
We are now delighted to inform you that, on July 9, 2024, the Great Seal was affixed and the College of Paramedics was established through the signing and sealing of a Royal Charter of Incorporation.
Chief Executive of the College of Paramedics, Tracy Nicholls OBE said:
“I am delighted we have been able to achieve this on behalf of our members, and to strengthen the College for the future. Gaining the Royal Charter is the first step towards being granted the title ‘Royal’ but our journey to increase leadership and development across our profession has a solid foundation for future chartered titles and more scope for development of paramedics.”
President of the College of Paramedics, Jon Price said:
“I am extremely proud that the College of Paramedics has received this level of recognition and I’d like to say a special thank you to all those people who have given their time and effort over the last 20 years to develop the College into the organisation it is today.”
The Royal Charter was granted to the College in recognition of its objectives to inspire and enable all paramedics to participate in the profession within an environment based on safety, collegiality, inclusiveness, mental and physical wellbeing and innovation.
The issue of the Royal Charter represents an important milestone in the development of the College of Paramedics, provides recognition for the profession, gives strength to our professional voice and leadership and offers our members a moment of immense pride. It also cements the College in perpetuity, meaning that there will always be a College of Paramedics for the future, supporting and guiding the profession forevermore.
Now that the Great Seal has been affixed and the terms of the Charter have come into legal effect, the College will work hard with its members and stakeholders to develop plans to determine what the role of ‘Chartered’ paramedic will be and how this will add value to the profession and to those it serves.
We will keep you updated on all these developments as they occur.