A former head of the UK drugs regulator has been banned from working as a doctor after failing to reveal his convictions for child sex offences. But a tribunal this week ruled his fitness to practice is impaired and ordered his erasure from the General Medical Council's register of doctors, preventing him from practicing in the UK. But the father-of-one failed in his duty to notify the GMC of the charges and convictions 'without delay', the Medical Practitioner's Tribunal Service was told. Following his departure from the MHRA, Hudson was awarded an OBE in the 2020 New Years Honours in recognition of his leadership and work on healthcare regulation and medicines oversight. Hudson later worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as its Senior Advisor, Regulatory Affairs, Integrated Development, Global Health until 2024.

Source: Daily Mail February 09, 2026 20:45 UTC