The General Osteoapthic Council (GOsC) regulates the practice of Osteopathy in the United Kingdom. By law Osteopaths must be registered with the GOsC in order to practice in the UK

The Osteopathic Association of Great Britain was set up in 1925 by osteopaths who had trained as the BritishSchool of Osteopathy, as the Incorporated Association of Osteopaths. Their intentions were to further their academic standards, to meet on social occasions and to help raise funds for osteopathy. In 1936 the new title, Osteopathic Association of Great Britain was adopted.