# The General Teaching Council for Wales (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001, Regulation 14: Requirement for hearings to be held in public


(1) A Committee shall announce their determination of the outcome of all hearings in public and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) all hearings of a Committee shall take place in public.
(2) A Committee may deliberate in private at anytime and for any purpose during or after a hearing.
(3) A Committee may exclude the public from a hearing or any part of a hearing—
(a) where it appears to them necessary in the interests of justice to exclude the public;
(b) where the registered teacher against whom disciplinary proceedings are being taken makes a written request that the hearing should be in private, and the Committee do not consider it to be contrary to the public interest to hold the hearing in private; or
(c) where it is necessary to protect the interests of children.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/1424/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-teaching-council-for-wales-disciplinary-functions-regulations-2001/regulation-14
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