# The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 6: Reply from appropriate body etc.


(1) The respondent must reply to the Secretary of State within 20 working days beginning with the day on which the respondent receives the copy of the notice of appeal.
(2) The reply must state whether the respondent seeks to defend the decision which is the subject of the appeal.
(3) Where the respondent seeks to defend the decision which is the subject of the appeal the reply must—
(a) contain—
(i) the respondent's response to the grounds on which the appellant appeals;
(ii) a statement as to whether or not the respondent requests an oral hearing;
(b) be accompanied by—
(i) any document or information on which the respondent wishes to rely in seeking to uphold the decision which is the subject of the appeal;
(ii) the respondent's reasons for giving notice under regulation 11(7), if not already provided to the appellant.
(4) The respondent may serve an amended reply on the Secretary of State at any time and, subject to sub-paragraph (5), the Secretary of State must send a copy to the appellant.
(5) The Secretary of State need not comply with sub-paragraph (4) if the amended reply is received after the Secretary of State has—
(a) determined to decide the appeal without a hearing; or
(b) (as the case may be) notified the parties in accordance with paragraph 13(1).
(6) Sub-paragraph (3) applies in relation to an amended reply as it applies to a reply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1115/schedule/3/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-induction-arrangements-for-school-teachers-england-regulations-2012/schedule-3/paragraph-6
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