Part I The teaching profession

Chapter I The General Teaching F22Council for Wales

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Amendments (Textual)
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Words in Pt. I Ch. I heading substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

Supplementary

F511 Registration requirement for teachers at schools.

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12 Deduction of fees from salaries, etc.

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Regulations may, in relation to teachers to whom this section applies, make provision requiring employers of such teachers (subject to such exceptions as may be provided for by or under the regulations)—

a

to deduct (or arrange for the deduction) from the salary of such teachers any fee payable by virtue of section 4(4) in respect of the registration or retention of an entry on the register relating to any such teacher, and

b

to remit that fee to the F23... Council.

2

This section applies to teachers at schools who, on such date or during such period as may be specified in the regulations, are—

a

registered in the register, or

F1b

required to be registered in the register by virtue of section 134 of the Education Act 2002

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The regulations may make provision with respect to—

a

the arrangements to be adopted by employers of teachers to whom this section applies for the deduction and remittance of fees,

b

the administration charges which may be deducted from any fees remitted to the F24... Council, and

c

the notification to the F25... Council by employers of such teachers of such particulars relating to those teachers as the regulations may specify.

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In this section—

  • F4registration” means full registration or provisional registration;

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  • salary” includes any remuneration payable in respect of services as a teacher;

  • F2school” means a school maintained by a F21local authority or a special school not so maintained

F613 Consultation about qualified teacher status.

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I114 Supply of information relating to teachers: general.

F271

The Secretary of State may supply the Council with such information relating to individual teachers as the Council may request for the purpose of carrying out any of the functions conferred on them by or under this Chapter or as the Secretary of State considers it to be necessary or desirable for them to have for the purposes of those functions.

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The Welsh Ministers may supply the Council with such information relating to individual teachers as the Council may request for the purpose of carrying out any of the functions conferred on them by or under this Chapter or as the Welsh Ministers consider it to be necessary or desirable for them to have for the purposes of those functions.

2

F28The Council shall supply the Secretary of State with such information as he may request for the purpose of—

a

statistical analysis, or

b

any other function of his relating to teachers.

3

The Secretary of State may by regulations require F29the Council to supply information—

a

to such other person or body, and

b

for such purposes and subject to such conditions,

as may be prescribed.

F304

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5

This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied apart from this section.

F315 Supply of information following dismissal, resignation, &c.

1

This section applies where a relevant employer—

a

has ceased to use F7the services of a registered teacher on a ground mentioned in subsection (1A), or

b

might have ceased to use F8a registered teacher's services on a ground mentioned in that F9subsection had F10the teacher not ceased to provide those services.

F111A

The grounds are—

a

misconduct;

b

professional incompetence;

c

conviction of a relevant offence within the meaning of paragraph 8 of Schedule 2.

F312

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F32... The employer shall provide prescribed information to F33the Council.

F124

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In this section—

  • F13relevant employer” means—

    (a) a F21local authorityF34in Wales;

    (b) a person exercising a function relating to the provision of education on behalf of a F21local authorityF34in Wales;

    (c) the proprietor of a school F34in Wales;

    (d) the governing body of a further education institution F34in Wales;

  • education” includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training;

  • “proprietor” and “school” have the meanings given in the Education Act 1996;

  • further education institution” has the meaning given in section 140 of the Education Act 2002;

  • services” includes professional and voluntary services.

F315A Supply of information by contractor, agency, &c.

1

This section applies to arrangements made by one person (the “agent”) for F14a registered teacher (the “teacher”) to carry out work at the request of or with the consent of a relevant employer (whether or not under a contract).

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F35Subsection (4) applies where an agent—

a

has terminated the arrangements on a ground mentioned in F15section 15(1A),

b

might have terminated the arrangements on a ground mentioned in that F16subsection if the worker had not terminated them, or

c

might have refrained from making new arrangements for a F17teacher on a ground mentioned in that F18subsection if he had not ceased to make himself available for work.

F363

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F39... The agent shall provide prescribed information to F40the Council.

F375

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If the National Assembly thinks that an agent has failed or is likely to fail to comply with a duty arising under subsection (4), the National Assembly may direct the person to comply with the duty.

F387

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A direction under subsection (6) shall be enforceable, on the application of the National Assembly, by a mandatory order.

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F19Subsection (5) of section 15 shall apply for the purposes of this section as F20it applies for the purposes of that section.