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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has published draft interim Regulations that will support its transition to becoming the Royal College of Pharmacy, which is expected to take place in April 2026. Members are being invited to share to share their views and feedback.

Establishing new Regulations for the Royal College of Pharmacy takes place in two phases. The first phase involves publishing draft interim Regulations and holding a 60-day consultation period with members. This ‘gazetting’ period runs from 20 October to 19 December.

The interim Regulations are to enable elections to the new royal college structure in early 2026 and to enable the transfer of the Pharmaceutical Press into a subsidiary company, separate from the Royal College which will have charitable status.

The draft interim Regulations and membership feedback will be considered by the RPS Assembly and enacted in early January 2026. All RPS members can share their views by completing an online form by 19 December..

The second phase of the process is to replace the interim Regulations with new full Regulations that will govern the Royal College of Pharmacy once it is established. These will also be ‘gazetted’ to RPS members for 60 days in early 2026, with final enactment expected next April, subject to final approvals from the Charity Commission and the Privy Council.

The Regulations are a legal framework which detail the rules, guidelines and procedures as to how the organisation should be run. Regulations are closely aligned to, but separate from, the Royal Charter.