# The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001, Regulation 4: Delegation of Investigating Committees' functions


(1) An Investigating Committee may delegate to an employee of the Council the functions of—
(a) deciding whether to investigate, and investigating, allegations of a particular character or description, or particular allegations—
(i) against a registered teacher, or
(ii) that a registered teacher has been convicted of a relevant offence;
(b) deciding whether a registered teacher has a case to answer in relation to a matter he investigated under sub-paragraph (a);
(c) discontinuing a case against a registered teacher where he has decided under sub-paragraph (b) that there is no case to answer.
(2) These Regulations shall apply to the exercise of a function by an employee of the Council as they would apply to the exercise of that function by an Investigating Committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1268/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-disciplinary-functions-regulations-2001/regulation-4
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