# Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Paragraph 5


(1) Section 15 (supply of information following dismissal etc) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) in paragraph (a) for “a person's services on a ground mentioned in section 142 of the Education Act 2002” substitute “ the services of a registered teacher on a ground mentioned in subsection (1A) ”;
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) for “a person's” substitute “ a registered teacher's ”;
(ii) for “section” substitute “ subsection ”;
(iii) for “the person” substitute “ the teacher ”.
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The grounds are—
(a) misconduct;
(b) professional incompetence;
(c) conviction of a relevant offence within the meaning of paragraph 8 of Schedule 2.”
(4) In subsection (2)—
(a) for “a person” substitute “ a teacher ”;
(b) for the words from “such of the following” to the end substitute “ the Council ”.
(5) In subsection (3)—
(a) for “a person” substitute “ a teacher ”.
(b) for the words from “such of the following” to the end substitute “ the General Teaching Council for Wales ”.
(6) Omit subsection (4).
(7) In subsection (5) for the definition of “relevant employer” substitute—
““relevant employer” means—
(a) a local education authority;
(b) a person exercising a function relating to the provision of education on behalf of a local education authority;
(c) the proprietor of a school;
(d) the governing body of a further education institution;
“education” includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training;
“proprietor” and “school” have the meanings given in the Education Act 1996;
“further education institution” has the meaning given in section 140 of the Education Act 2002;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/47/schedule/9/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-act-2006/schedule-9/paragraph-5
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