Dr. Padraig Walsh:

There have been cases, not only in regulated professions but in any higher education area, where conditions have had to be met. There is usually a process whereby people are given a further chance to fix those, but then there is a process of having to transfer people onto other programmes. All programmes that are approved are periodically re-accredited, so it is always possible to lose accreditation. In some cases, it is not a bad thing there is a chance this can happen. During the financial crisis, for instance, there were programmes where academic staff numbers had run down. It provides a form of protection to make sure there is a periodic accreditation process. It happens with all professions.