# Education (Wales) Act 2014, Section 23: Appraisal of registered persons

Status: prospective

(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations require the appraisal of the performance of registered persons—
(a) in a manner specified by the regulations, and
(b) at times specified by or determined in accordance with the regulations.
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may impose a duty on—
(a) a local authority;
(b) the governing body of a school or a further education institution;
(c) any other employer of registered persons providing relevant services;
(d) the head teacher of a school or the principal of a further education institution;
(e) any other person with overall responsibility for registered persons providing relevant services.
(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may—
(a) require or permit an appraisal to be carried out in a manner which confers a discretion on a person specified by, or chosen or determined in accordance with, the regulations;
(b) permit a person on whom a duty is imposed under subsection (2) to delegate that duty in whole or in part.
(4) Regulations under subsection (1) may require or permit a person listed in subsection (2) to have regard to the results of an appraisal in the performance of a function specified by the regulations.
(5) The results of an appraisal may be used in determining a school teacher's remuneration.
(6) Before making regulations under this section the Welsh Ministers must consult such persons or bodies as they consider appropriate.
(7) In this section, “school” means—
(a) a school maintained by a local authority in Wales, and
(b) a special school in Wales not so maintained.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/5/section/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-wales-act-2014/section-23
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