Regulation 2 Amendment of the General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001

for regulation 9(1)(b) substitute the following—

“(b)

the Independent Barring Board, established under section 1 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006^f2, has included, or is considering whether to include, a registered teacher in either of the barred lists maintained under section 2 of that Act”;

insert after regulation 18 —

“18A

The Council must, upon request, inform the Secretary of State whether they have made a prohibition order in relation to a particular person on the grounds of unacceptable professional conduct, or that the person has been convicted (at any time) of a relevant offence.”.