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Discipline

104. In the exercise of their disciplinary function the professional regulatory bodies must adopt a more flexible approach towards what constitutes misconduct. They must deal with cases, as far as possible, at a local level and must have available a range of actions which both serve the interests of the public and the needs of the professional.
105. The need to involve the public in the various professional regulatory bodies applies as much to discipline as to all the other activities of these bodies (see Recommendation 42).