
1 
This Order may be cited as the Registered Health Care Profession (Designation) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st November 2003.
2 
The profession of paramedics, being a profession mentioned in section 60(2) of the Health Act 1999, by virtue of being regulated by the Health Professions Order 2001 is hereby designated as a health care profession for the purposes of the definition of “registered health care professional” in section 65(1) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Hazel Blears
Minister of State
Home Office
25th September 2003