Brendan Ryan (Labour)

I have just one question on the section. Do I understand correctly that the terms "conviction for an offence" and "serious misconduct" relate only to the carrying out of professional duties? Could a person be convicted of a totally separate serious offence without being automatically disbarred? For instance, let us suppose an optometrist had a conviction for child sexual abuse. Would that automatically disbar him or her from being registered as an optometrist?