{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-disciplinary-functions-regulations-2001/regulation-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-disciplinary-functions-regulations-2001/regulation-9.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1268",
  "legislation_title": "The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-england-disciplinary-functions-regulations-2001",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Exclusion or restriction of Committees' powers",
  "text": "(1) The functions under these Regulations of an Investigating Committee are excluded in a case where—\n(a) it is alleged that a registered teacher is guilty of unacceptable professional conduct, a registered teacher has been convicted (at any time) of a relevant offence, or it appears to them that a registered teacher may be so guilty or have been so convicted; but\n(b) the Secretary of State wishes to consider the case with a view to exercising his powers under section 218(6) of the Education Reform Act 1988 because it raises issues relating to the safety and welfare of persons under the age of 19.\n(2) The functions under these Regulations of an Investigating Committee are excluded in a case where—\n(a) it is alleged that a registered teacher is guilty of serious professional incompetence or it appears to them that a registered teacher may be so guilty; but\n(b) information has not been provided to the Council pursuant to regulation 29 in relation to that teacher.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1998 c. 40; section 218(6) was amended by section 290(3) of the Education Act 1993 (c. 35) and section 5 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (c. 14) and subsection (6A) was inserted by section 49(2) of the Education Act 1997 (c. 44) and amended by section 5(3) of the Protection of Children Act 1999. The regulations currently in force under section 218(6) are S.I. 1999/2166 and S.I. 2000/2419."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "modified (temp.)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2009/2610",
      "affecting_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2003/1186",
      "affecting_title": "The General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1268/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:52:18.643343+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}