I have been given an outcome 5, what does this mean?

Incomplete evidence presented.

The panel can make no statement about progress or otherwise where either no information or incomplete information is supplied and/or is available to the RCP panel. The panel should agree on what outstanding evidence is required from the trainee and the timescale within which it must be provided to issue an outcome. Suppose the panel considers that an Outcome 1 is likely based on the evidence available, and satisfactory outstanding evidence is received, the panel can grant authority to the Chair to issue an Outcome 1. 

However, if the Chair does not receive the agreed-upon evidence to support an Outcome 1 or if the panel considers that an Outcome 2, 3 or 4 is likely based on the available evidence, then the panel will be reconvened. This reconvened panel could be undertaken ‘virtually’.  It is your responsibility to ensure that the documentary evidence submitted for your RCP is complete and accurate. The RCP panel will indicate what evidence is missing and the timeframe within which you must provide it. Following submission, the panel will consider the evidence and issue an appropriate RCP outcome. Failure to provide requested documentation within the timeframe can be regarded as a failure to engage with the process.