Stop General Optical Council (GOC) Fee Increases Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/stop-general-optical-council-goc-fee-increases.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:53 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Anonymous [Signature #666] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20910133?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2016 09:54:50 UTC 20910133 Laura Boyle [Signature #665] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20909728?utm_medium=rss Sun, 27 Nov 2016 03:57:24 UTC 20909728 Mr Alex Stewart [Signature #664] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/20908792?utm_medium=rss Sat, 26 Nov 2016 05:58:40 UTC 20908792 Mr Brian O'Kane [Signature #663] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/8840141?utm_medium=rss Sat, 6 Nov 2010 11:26:10 UTC 8840141 ms Anonymous [Signature #662] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7881549?utm_medium=rss Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:51:21 UTC 7881549 Ms Moira Black [Signature #661] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7400790?utm_medium=rss An increase of 48% is totally unacceptable. I fail to see justification for such an amount.

]]> Sat, 17 Apr 2010 04:37:40 UTC 7400790 Alvin Ieong [Signature #660] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7212815?utm_medium=rss Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:34:20 UTC 7212815 Mr Andrew Edwards [Signature #659] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7201761?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:41:16 UTC 7201761 miss Anonymous [Signature #658] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7201335?utm_medium=rss tut tut

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:11:06 UTC 7201335 Ms Elizabeth Hill [Signature #657] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7200859?utm_medium=rss I could not believe the massive rise in fees that we were expected to pay!

]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:38:17 UTC 7200859 Mr Richard Tildesley [Signature #656] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7187051?utm_medium=rss The GOC can't evev spell Practice correctly.
A total shower of incompetents.

]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:34:28 UTC 7187051 Mr Robert Kent [Signature #655] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7186771?utm_medium=rss Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:18:03 UTC 7186771 mrs hetal punja [Signature #654] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7185799?utm_medium=rss increase in by 48% is day light robbery especially in the current economic climate.
we have no option but to comply with it as will not be able to practice, this is mafia like tactics by the goc.
i am very very annoyed with the increase. If there was anyway me not to pay it and still practice i would do so. Surely the goc is there to protect the public then why do i have to pay for it.

]]> Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:57:02 UTC 7185799 maninder juggessur [Signature #653] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7183793?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:45:47 UTC 7183793 Mr Ashraful Karim [Signature #652] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7182436?utm_medium=rss Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:19:47 UTC 7182436 Mr Anonymous [Signature #651] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7181518?utm_medium=rss This country is superb at tying itself up in administrative knots that do nothing to protect anyone. Nurses pose a much higher threat than Optometrists, yet their fee is just £70. The regulation (and the fee!)should be proportional to the risk.

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:33:47 UTC 7181518 mr michael thompson [Signature #650] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7052104?utm_medium=rss t o much rise in a credit crunch

]]> Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:44:46 UTC 7052104 Mr Philip J. Drake [Signature #649] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7039823?utm_medium=rss Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:32:58 UTC 7039823 Mr Andrew Davis [Signature #648] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7028849?utm_medium=rss Digraceful increase in such bleak economic times.

]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:11:52 UTC 7028849 Mr Roger Davies [Signature #647] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7028171?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:52:53 UTC 7028171 Mr Anonymous [Signature #646] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7018963?utm_medium=rss My salary as a locum has actually decreased over the last ten years and i find this extra financial burden, together with all these new demands such as CET, very difficult to cope with.I am seriously considering an alternative career.

]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:05:17 UTC 7018963 Mr Aidan Convery [Signature #645] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7012864?utm_medium=rss This increase in payment for a body that does nothing but persecute Optometry and has allowed the profession to be eviscerated is disgusting.

]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:51:23 UTC 7012864 Dr Mark Hurst [Signature #644] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6996594?utm_medium=rss There is no justification for this huge hike in fees.

]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:58:12 UTC 6996594 Mr David Pell [Signature #643] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6863165?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:56:45 UTC 6863165 Mrs Shauna Mc Hugh [Signature #642] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6862457?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:05:28 UTC 6862457 Mr Jonathan Landaw [Signature #641] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6845347?utm_medium=rss Can't someone stop these dictatorial,grasping,useless quangoes trying to bleed us all dry?

]]> Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:14:08 UTC 6845347 mr andrew eaves [Signature #640] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6837163?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:01:43 UTC 6837163 Mrs Rosemary Barnard [Signature #639] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6825279?utm_medium=rss 1. GOC's "consultation about increases" meetings were in inaccessible places which prevented many optometrists attending.
2. GOC is going against its declared mission of "removing unnecessary bureacracy and providing good value for money"
3. GOC demonstates its complete incomprehension of the current economic climate. The impression given is that the GOC comprises very self-important individuals who enjoy wielding power while being completely financially protected themselves.

]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:01:52 UTC 6825279 Mr Anonymous [Signature #638] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6815311?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:59:53 UTC 6815311 Debbie Eathorne [Signature #637] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6809662?utm_medium=rss Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:08:59 UTC 6809662 mr Anonymous [Signature #636] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6804128?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:50:38 UTC 6804128 mrs vicki gandy [Signature #635] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6786678?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jan 2010 09:04:58 UTC 6786678 Ms Sarah Lowry [Signature #634] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6782956?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:06:41 UTC 6782956 Mrs Frances Dunne [Signature #633] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6781724?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:54:24 UTC 6781724 Miss Elizabeth Snape [Signature #632] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6776990?utm_medium=rss In any economic climate this is an unjustifiable increase in fees.
Addressing the mass exodus, from the retention of registration and the profession, with regulation of dispensing etc, rather than; ignoring the dissatisfaction and distain that has been caused.
Hiking the fee to bridge the short-fall is NOT the way to go, but will only aggravate furthermore; current ill feeling.

]]> Tue, 5 Jan 2010 09:34:57 UTC 6776990 Miss Anonymous [Signature #631] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6776041?utm_medium=rss Tue, 5 Jan 2010 04:47:08 UTC 6776041 Mr Dean Tulley [Signature #630] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6768940?utm_medium=rss Excessively wasteful expenditure on behalf of the GOC, not on behalf of the profession that funds it. Preposterous.

]]> Sun, 3 Jan 2010 11:54:52 UTC 6768940 Mr David Hollander [Signature #629] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6764538?utm_medium=rss I have a small two practice business and pay the fees for my 4 qualified dispensing team. It will now cost me over £1000 including registration for my business. Ridiculous!! How are we meant to survive in this time of austerity!

]]> Sat, 2 Jan 2010 08:46:38 UTC 6764538 Mr Kamleshwar Das [Signature #628] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6763979?utm_medium=rss Sat, 2 Jan 2010 04:10:40 UTC 6763979 David Burns [Signature #627] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6759602?utm_medium=rss The GOC should move from Harley Street to somewhere cheaper, to save our subs.

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:33:32 UTC 6759602 Mrs Andrea Jenkins [Signature #626] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6758993?utm_medium=rss Absolute disgrace

]]> Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:53:24 UTC 6758993 Anonymous [Signature #625] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6756201?utm_medium=rss struggle to know what I get for my fee? The GOC seems to spend endless money on consultation but these are meaningless.Having heard the leaders of the goc speak they do not fill me with confidence as to where they are going.

]]> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:50:44 UTC 6756201 Mrs Susan Christensen [Signature #624] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6751571?utm_medium=rss This increase is totally unacceptable, particularly for those of us who only work one or two days a week. If the AOP can offer concessionary rates , why can't the GOC.?

]]> Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:33:05 UTC 6751571 mr arif kasak [Signature #623] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6741730?utm_medium=rss Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:16:23 UTC 6741730 Mr Tristan LOwes [Signature #622] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740812?utm_medium=rss Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:22:57 UTC 6740812 Mr Ian Gilbert [Signature #621] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6740642?utm_medium=rss I will be urging all my registered DO colleagues not to continue to register, since legally, most of them don't need to anymore, so why pay this unecessary & ridiculously high tarrif?

]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:28:49 UTC 6740642 mr Anonymous [Signature #620] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6738378?utm_medium=rss Can not see any value for money for the increase. for the amount of support they provide to dispensing opticians they should be a minimal fee of £10.00 PA.
The increase in fee will help the fat cat s at the GOC but make the poorer paid DO's on £16000 PA struggle even more. Thanks

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:39:15 UTC 6738378 Mr Ian Loveday [Signature #619] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6737119?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:34:58 UTC 6737119 jay patel [Signature #618] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6736929?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:17:10 UTC 6736929 Mrs Joanna Bensen [Signature #617] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6736208?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:41:10 UTC 6736208 Miss Meryl Jordan [Signature #616] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6735169?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:37:01 UTC 6735169 Mr Geoffrey Brown [Signature #615] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6734844?utm_medium=rss How can the GOC put up fees by 48% in the current recession. My practice has been affected by the downturn and will have to pay an extra £350 this year. I notice that staffing costs for the GOC rose by 20% between 2008 and 2009. Are the GOC living in the real world?

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:57:06 UTC 6734844 Anonymous [Signature #614] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6734570?utm_medium=rss I suggest at the very least fees reflecting the number of days you work. I only work one, so this increase is just unfair for me.

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:36:13 UTC 6734570 Mrs Jayne Thomas [Signature #613] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6734279?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:20:28 UTC 6734279 Nicola Green [Signature #612] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6733840?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:28:54 UTC 6733840 Miss Emma Humfrey [Signature #611] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6733581?utm_medium=rss 48% increase! Daylight robbery.

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:20:00 UTC 6733581 Heulwen Davies [Signature #610] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6733525?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:06:43 UTC 6733525 Mrs Claire Broadley [Signature #609] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6732774?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous increases for what? No option to pay by installments, I work one day a week-No concessionary/reduced membership available either.

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:15:25 UTC 6732774 Dr Anna Vale [Signature #608] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6732672?utm_medium=rss Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:30:13 UTC 6732672 Mr Simon Kay [Signature #607] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6730363?utm_medium=rss A rediculous rise in fee, completely unjustified and without debate or consultation.

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:47:59 UTC 6730363 mer Jonathan stokes [Signature #606] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6729981?utm_medium=rss £325 for what? and why no monthly DD option to spread the cost.

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:26:53 UTC 6729981 Jaspreet Johal [Signature #605] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6729297?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:39:19 UTC 6729297 Miss Lisa Neeps [Signature #604] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6729107?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:53:43 UTC 6729107 Mr James Bryan [Signature #603] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6729104?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:52:49 UTC 6729104 mr vic langford [Signature #602] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6729041?utm_medium=rss One question... does the GOC really need a Harley St address ?? Why not get offices in a remote location, and save loads on rent ??

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:30:45 UTC 6729041 mr Lyndon Pritchard [Signature #601] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6728963?utm_medium=rss Obviously this organisation is completely out of touch with its members and the current climate that optometrists have to work within.
Shame on you.
Common-sense should be top of your next agenda.

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:05:42 UTC 6728963 Anonymous [Signature #600] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6726429?utm_medium=rss until all optoms and do's unite against the goc nothing is going to change and the fees are going to continue to rise-we need to act like dentists and refuse to accept these unfair and unacceptable fees-if everyone was to pay last years goc fees only-take it or leave it, what would the goc do?if they struck us all off who would test eyes (and fund their lavish lifestyle in harley st) certainly not the hospital eye service!!!

]]> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:18:32 UTC 6726429 Anonymous [Signature #599] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6726346?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:49:43 UTC 6726346 Mr Tahamtan Pishgharavol [Signature #598] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6715184?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:52:10 UTC 6715184 Miss Natalie Smith [Signature #597] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6711198?utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:01:36 UTC 6711198 MRS Anonymous [Signature #596] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6709800?utm_medium=rss RISE IN FEES IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO AFFORD DUE TO DO WAGES BEING RATHER POOR

]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:17:05 UTC 6709800 mrs saveena kanda [Signature #595] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6699833?utm_medium=rss Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:40:25 UTC 6699833 MR Phil Joyce [Signature #594] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6693301?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:53:48 UTC 6693301 bernard donleavy [Signature #593] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6690779?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:48:07 UTC 6690779 Miss Sasha Macken [Signature #592] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6690434?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:48:37 UTC 6690434 Mr Timothy Meller [Signature #591] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6688344?utm_medium=rss Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:01:11 UTC 6688344 Mr Nicholas Garton [Signature #590] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6686814?utm_medium=rss The registration fee should reflect the very low wages of DOs

]]> Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:04:59 UTC 6686814 Miss Anonymous [Signature #589] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6681481?utm_medium=rss Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:26:01 UTC 6681481 mr michael connor [Signature #588] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6678909?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:46:53 UTC 6678909 Mr Kevin Bone [Signature #587] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6678491?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:35:07 UTC 6678491 Miss Anonymous [Signature #586] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6678111?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:29:11 UTC 6678111 Ms Karen Bullen [Signature #585] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6676417?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:11:17 UTC 6676417 miss cheryl jenkins [Signature #584] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6675105?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:13:57 UTC 6675105 Mr Ian Macmillan [Signature #583] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6674993?utm_medium=rss Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:27:32 UTC 6674993 Anonymous [Signature #582] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6671900?utm_medium=rss is there any truth to the rumour that fees are increasing to offset lost revenues thru financial mismanagement?
do the goc think they're like banks ?make losses and take no responsibility and expect to be bailed out! most other companies would sack them .if the goc weren't there how would that affect the general public?

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:19:33 UTC 6671900 ro bee [Signature #581] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6671541?utm_medium=rss when are we going to have a vote of no confidence in the goc ?

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:27:07 UTC 6671541 Anonymous [Signature #580] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6671506?utm_medium=rss if the increased costs are due to legislative reform then let the government fund it or the public after all the goc is here to proetect the public not serve opticians interests

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:22:32 UTC 6671506 mr keith burns [Signature #579] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6668379?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:35:31 UTC 6668379 mr terence o'regan [Signature #578] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6668348?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:29:40 UTC 6668348 Mr. Roy Carpenter [Signature #577] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6668218?utm_medium=rss !/ if the AOP can reduces fees for semi-retired, why cannot the GOC.
2/ both Labour and Conservative parties have stated they want to review/ remove QUANGOS - why not start with this expensive, non-productive one ?

]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:05:06 UTC 6668218 Mr Alex Gage [Signature #576] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6667383?utm_medium=rss Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:38:00 UTC 6667383 Mr Gerald Cowley [Signature #575] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6664851?utm_medium=rss Typical GOC. Out of touch.

]]> Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:43:03 UTC 6664851 Mr Michael Daybell [Signature #574] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6664729?utm_medium=rss This completely unrealistic and unjustified increase ( approaching 70% ) in the last 2yrs
shows a lack of respect for those whose professional interests it represents and at a time of recession and '0' inflation. The explanation for the increase was unconvincing and the GOC needs to prove itself to the profession before requesting such an increase.

]]> Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:28:29 UTC 6664729 Mr. Mike Vickers [Signature #573] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6664539?utm_medium=rss It appears, just as with the recent shambles with the banking system, we are expected to foot the bill for mis-management and also it seems too many committee members are trying to justify their own positions. Year on year increases of this magnitude are totally unjustifiable particularly in the current economic climate.

]]> Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:03:28 UTC 6664539 Mrs Clare Knowles [Signature #572] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6663946?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Dec 2009 03:49:17 UTC 6663946 Mr Alan Gregory [Signature #571] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6663639?utm_medium=rss How can such a rise in fees be justified in a time of economic recession???

]]> Wed, 9 Dec 2009 03:12:28 UTC 6663639 Mr Bailey Ng [Signature #570] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6663104?utm_medium=rss The steep rise in fees can not be justified where members are going through one of the most toughest economic times ever. £169 from 2years ago to £325! What a farce!

]]> Wed, 9 Dec 2009 02:07:07 UTC 6663104 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #569] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6663076?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Dec 2009 02:04:17 UTC 6663076 mr graham hall [Signature #568] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6660088?utm_medium=rss Well done for organising this petition against the GOC fee rise which has obviously been incurred by people who have lost all touch with reality.

Please contact me for any further help you may need in your campaign.

]]> Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:09:30 UTC 6660088 Ms Emilia Parssinen [Signature #567] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/6659970?utm_medium=rss Wed, 9 Dec 2009 07:52:47 UTC 6659970