{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-disciplinary-england-regulations-2012/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-disciplinary-england-regulations-2012/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/560",
  "legislation_title": "The Teachers’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-disciplinary-england-regulations-2012",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Decision of the Secretary of State",
  "text": "(1) The Secretary of State must consider any recommendation made by a professional conduct panel before deciding whether to make a prohibition order.\n(2) Where the Secretary of State decides to make a prohibition order, the Secretary of State must decide—\n(a) whether an application may be made for a review of the order under regulation 16; and\n(b) if the Secretary of State decides such an application may be made, the minimum period before the end of which no such application may be made.\n(3) The minimum period under paragraph (2) must not be less than two years from the date on which the prohibition order takes effect.\n(4) Where the Secretary of State decides not to make a prohibition order, the Secretary of State must notify the teacher in writing of the decision, giving reasons for the decision.\n(5) The decision of the Secretary of State following the determination of a professional conduct panel must be published.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in force at 1.4.2012, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/560/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:39:44.384002+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."
}