Here is the document released in the last couple of days giving the government's response to the consultation which occurred from October 2017 to Jan 2018.

A number of reports have shown the need for more up to date and modern regulation:

1. The Professional Standards Authority’s (PSA) Lessons Learned Review into the Nursing and Midwifery Council's handling of concerns about midwives' fitness to practise at the Furness General Hospital (Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust), which highlighted the need for greater transparency and better engagement with family members who have been affected by poor professional standards2;
2. The Gosport Independent Panel Report3, which identified a need for efficient and timely resolution of fitness to practise issues;
3. Professor Sir Norman Williams’ Review of Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare4, which identified the potential for professional regulation to do more to encourage openness and the development of a learning culture.

4.The NHS Long Term Plan5, which acknowledged the importance of NHS staff in the delivery of safe high quality healthcare, with a particular focus on enabling professionals to make the most of their skills; and

5. The Interim People Plan6, which highlighted the importance of professional regulation in supporting the development of a flexible and professional workforce that is both fit to practise and fit for purpose.

Aims are to give:

1. Modern and efficient fitness to practise processes;

2. Better support to  professionals; and

3. More responsive and accountable regulation.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/promoting-professionalism-reforming-regulation