A General Optical Council fitness to practise committee has erased dispensing optician Amanda Al-Has...

1. Dispensing optician erased after fraud
A General Optical Council fitness to practise committee
has erased dispensing optician Amanda Al-Hassani from its registers after it heard that she made
fraudulent transfers and attempted transfers of company funds into her personal bank account.
The committee alleged that Al-Hassani transferred approximately £825 into a personal bank account
in September 2013 and attempted to transfer a further £455 in October 2013. It was further alleged
that she failed to inform company directors about a letter from Elavon financial services about the
fraudulent activity.
In making its decision, the committee, chaired by Margaret Hallendorff MBE, said: 'The conduct
amounted to a serious breach of trust by the registrant who was a senior member of staff in the
company's employ. The Committee has no doubt that such conduct is deplorable and reaches the
threshold for misconduct.'
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