The CPD Consultants Limited t/a The CPD Consultants

No published assessment framework, accreditation criteria, scoring methodology, or assessor qualifications could be identified on https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/ at the time of review. The website navigation includes a page labelled "C.A.P" (https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/c-a-p) which carries only the heading "International accreditation" and no further content. The Audits page (https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/audits) describes an "additional Accredited Certificate" service but provides no information on what is assessed, how, or against what standards.

The "What We Do" page describes the organisation's consultants in general terms as "highly experienced professionals specializing in the accreditation of courses in cosmetic and aesthetic medicine" but does not publish their names, qualifications, or any framework against which courses are assessed.

The Silver Package product page, for example, describes the materials a customer must submit to obtain accreditation (teaching qualification certificate, course qualification certificate, manual, pre-study material, lesson plan, course duration, insurance certificate) and states that "our team will review your course material and issue with your Accreditation certificate should it meet our expectations." The phrase "should it meet our expectations" describes the decision in subjective terms rather than against a published rubric.

In the absence of a published framework, prospective customers cannot determine in advance what their courses will be assessed against, by whom, or to what standard. This was also recorded in the previous CPD Register listing for this organisation.

Sources: https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/what-we-do, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/c-a-p, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/audits, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/fees/ols/products/the-silver-package — accessed 29 April 2026.

The page at https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/terms-and-conditions does not contain terms and conditions. It carries placeholder text describing what a terms and conditions section is intended to contain, including bullet points such as "Withdraw and cancel services," "Manage customer expectations," and "Set rules for user behavior." This appears to be unedited template guidance from the website builder rather than a substantive contract.

In place of substantive terms, each accreditation package on the Fees page carries a short disclaimer at the foot of its product description, in the following terms (Silver Package, accessed 29 April 2026):

"DISCLAIMER: The CPD Consultants are not liable for your establishment and the running of your establishment or anything to do associated with your students."

A short product-page disclaimer of this kind is not a substitute for accreditation-specific terms and conditions and does not address matters that are normally covered by such terms, including: the duration and renewal terms of any accreditation granted; rights of use and restrictions on use of any accreditation logo or trustmark; intellectual property and confidentiality provisions for course materials submitted to the organisation for assessment; the organisation's complaints and dispute resolution procedure; the circumstances in which accreditation may be withdrawn; and refund and cancellation rights under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

The Privacy Policy page at https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/privacy-policy displays only the text "Privacy Policy coming soon." No privacy notice has been published. UK GDPR Articles 13 and 14 require that data subjects be given specified information at the point personal data is collected. The website also displays a cookie banner with "Decline" and "Accept" buttons, but does not provide information about which cookies are set or for what purposes prior to the user making a choice. The Information Commissioner's Office has separately addressed the absence of a privacy notice and the cookie compliance position with The CPD Consultants Ltd in compliance and guidance advice issued on 7 April 2026 (see Section 13).

CPD Training Providers and consumers should request a copy of the contractual terms and the privacy notice that will apply to their engagement, in writing, before purchasing any service from this organisation.

Sources: https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/terms-and-conditions, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/privacy-policy, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/fees/ols/products/the-silver-package — accessed 29 April 2026.

The home page at https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/ promotes an "Aesthetics Mastery CPD Course" described as "our comprehensive new course designed for healthcare professionals" covering injectables including Botox, dermal fillers, and skin boosters. The "What We Do" page also refers to the organisation as offering training and credentialing.

In addition, the main navigation includes a link labelled "Lemon Bottle" pointing to a third-party Linktree page (http://linktr.ee/lemonbottle_academy), and a link labelled "Credentialing pin / The CPD Directory" pointing to a sister site at thecpddirectory-trop.co.uk which trades as "TROP — The CPD Register Of Professionals in Aesthetics & Cosmetics."

The organisation's combined positioning, selling its own aesthetics training course while also offering CPD accreditation to other training providers in the same subject area, and operating an associated directory/register of practitioners, engages the conflict-of-interest concern set out in Criterion 8 of The CPD Register's Methodology. Where an accreditation organisation also sells training in the same market as the providers it accredits, training providers submitting course materials should consider what undertakings the organisation gives regarding the confidentiality and non-use of their materials, and what governance separates the commercial training function from the accreditation function.

The previous CPD Register listing also noted that the organisation is registered on the UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP, reference 10090513), which categorises them as a learning provider rather than purely as an accreditation body.

Sources: https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/, http://thecpddirectory-trop.co.uk, http://linktr.ee/lemonbottle_academy, https://www.ukrlp.co.uk — accessed 29 April 2026.

The sole Person with Significant Control of The CPD Consultants Limited at Companies House is Miss Natalie Chisnell Taylor (born June 1984), who holds 75% or more of the shares (correspondence address: 80 Long Lane, Aughton, Ormskirk L39 5BZ).

The website operates a connected sister site, thecpddirectory-trop.co.uk, branded as "TROP — The CPD Register Of Professionals in Aesthetics & Cosmetics." The home page navigation links to this site via "Credentialing pin" and "The CPD Directory." The TROP site presents itself as a register of aesthetic practitioners and academies, and uses imagery branded with the same CPD Consultants logo as the parent site.

The website also links from its main navigation directly to a third-party Instagram/Linktree account labelled "Lemon Bottle" (http://linktr.ee/lemonbottle_academy). Lemon Bottle is a brand name commonly associated with an aesthetic injectable product. The relationship between The CPD Consultants and the Lemon Bottle brand is not disclosed on the website.

CPD Training Providers and consumers may wish to consider whether the combination of
(a) accrediting aesthetics training courses,
(b) operating a directory/register of aesthetic practitioners,
(c) selling an aesthetics training course directly, and
(d) signposting to a specific aesthetic product brand,

Raises questions about the independence of the accreditation function in this subject area.

Sources: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13987075/persons-with-significant-control, https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/, http://thecpddirectory-trop.co.uk, http://linktr.ee/lemonbottle_academy — accessed 29 April 2026.

At the time of review, the Companies House status of THE CPD CONSULTANTS LTD (company number 13987075) is recorded as "Active — Active proposal to strike off." This is a public administrative status indicating that Companies House has begun the process of striking the company off the register, typically following a failure to file required documents such as the confirmation statement.

If the strike-off process completes, the company will be dissolved. Under the Companies Act 2006, a dissolved company cannot enter into new contracts, cannot issue accreditations or trustmarks that carry contractual standing, and has its assets vest in the Crown as bona vacantia. Until dissolution occurs, the company remains a legal entity and the proposal can still be discontinued (for example, by the company filing the outstanding documents).

CPD Training Providers and consumers considering engaging this organisation should:

Check the live Companies House record before any payment is made
Consider whether to defer engagement until the strike-off proposal is resolved

If they hold an existing accreditation from this organisation, monitor the position and consider how the accreditation would be affected if dissolution occurred

Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13987075 — accessed 29 April 2026.

Two UK regulators have taken formal action in respect of The CPD Consultants Ltd in 2026.

Advertising Standards Authority — Complaint A25-1321869, Advice Notice issued 12 February 2026. A complaint was made to the ASA about advertising on https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/. The ASA assessed the complaint and informed the complainant in writing on 12 February 2026 that, on the information available, the ASA considered the advertising "likely to have breached the Advertising Codes" that it administers. The ASA decided to deal with the matter by way of an Advice Notice issued to the advertiser on 12 February 2026, providing guidance on the areas requiring attention and on how to ensure compliance with the Codes. ASA correspondence dated 9 March 2026 (Complaints Executive: Catherine Wittekind) confirms the issue date of the Advice Notice, the standard expectation that advertisers will make changes within around one month, and the ASA's invitation to the complainant to notify the ASA if changes are not made, so that next steps can be considered. The ASA records the complaint on file for future monitoring.

Information Commissioner's Office — Case Reference IC-410770-J4K3, compliance and guidance advice, 7 April 2026. A complaint was made to the ICO concerning three matters: (i) the absence of a published privacy policy on https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/; (ii) the absence of cookie information and consent under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations; and (iii) The CPD Consultants Ltd not being registered with the ICO. ICO correspondence dated 7 April 2026 (Lead Case Officer: Louise Packer) confirms that the ICO has assessed the complaint and decided to provide The CPD Consultants Ltd with compliance and guidance advice. The ICO has asked The CPD Consultants Ltd to: review and strengthen its information rights practices, policies, procedures, and staff training; ensure that a privacy policy is in place and freely available to individuals; and ensure that the organisation is registered with the ICO unless an exemption applies. The ICO records the complaint to build a picture of the organisation's information rights practices for use in future monitoring.

Note on classification. Neither outcome above has resulted in a formally published ASA Council ruling or a published ICO enforcement action. Both nonetheless represent formal regulator-issued findings and compliance instructions, evidenced by the regulators' own correspondence held by The CPD Register. They are recorded in this listing under Criterion 14 in the regulators' own terminology and are not characterised or summarised beyond it.

CPD Training Providers and consumers should also note that the regulators' compliance instructions remain open at the time of this listing review (29 April 2026). Whether The CPD Consultants Ltd has implemented the changes asked of it by the ASA (Advice Notice, deadline approximately 12 March 2026) and the ICO (privacy policy publication and ICO registration) can be assessed against the live state of https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/, where, at the date of this review, the Privacy Policy page continues to display only "Privacy Policy coming soon" (see Section 4) and no ICO registration could be located on the public ICO register (see Section 14).

Sources: ASA correspondence (Complaint reference A25-1321869, dated 12 February 2026 and 9 March 2026, on file); ICO correspondence (Case Reference IC-410770-J4K3, dated 7 April 2026, on file). Live website observation: https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/privacy-policy — accessed 29 April 2026.

A search of the ICO's public register of fee payers at https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search did not return a fee-payer registration in the name of "The CPD Consultants Limited," "The CPD Consultants Ltd," or "The CPD Consultants" at the time of this review. The Privacy Policy page on the organisation's website displays only "Privacy Policy coming soon" and does not display an ICO registration number.

The Information Commissioner's Office has confirmed in correspondence (Case Reference IC-410770-J4K3, dated 7 April 2026, Lead Case Officer Louise Packer) that, following a complaint, it has asked The CPD Consultants Ltd to ensure that the organisation is registered with the ICO unless an exemption applies. The ICO has separately asked the organisation to ensure that a privacy policy is in place and freely available to individuals.

Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, every UK organisation that processes personal data using automated means must register with the ICO and pay an annual data protection fee unless an exemption applies. The CPD Consultants Ltd operates an e-commerce purchase flow on its website (Buy Now, Add to Cart, Sign In, Create Account, Orders, My Account), as well as a contact form, a live chat function, and a cookie banner — each of which involves the processing of personal data by automated means. The organisation has not, on the basis of the information available at this review, indicated that an exemption applies.

The previous CPD Register listing recorded the ICO Number as "No," which is consistent with both the position observed at this review and the ICO's own subsequent compliance instruction. If The CPD Consultants Ltd has registered with the ICO since 7 April 2026, or if the organisation considers that an exemption applies, the organisation is invited to provide the registration reference or the basis of the exemption and we will update this section accordingly.

Sources: https://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search; ICO correspondence Case Reference IC-410770-J4K3, dated 7 April 2026 (on file); https://thecpdconsultants.co.uk/privacy-policy — accessed 29 April 2026.