# Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, Section 15A: Supply of information by contractor, agency, &c.

Extent: E+W

(1) This section applies to arrangements made by one person (the “agent”) for a registered teacher (the “teacher”) to carry out work at the request of or with the consent of a relevant employer (whether or not under a contract).
(2) Subsection (4) applies where an agent—
(a) has terminated the arrangements on a ground mentioned in section 15(1A),
(b) might have terminated the arrangements on a ground mentioned in that subsection if the worker had not terminated them, or
(c) might have refrained from making new arrangements for a teacher on a ground mentioned in that subsection if he had not ceased to make himself available for work.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) ... The agent shall provide prescribed information to the Council.
(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(6) If the National Assembly thinks that an agent has failed or is likely to fail to comply with a duty arising under subsection (4), the National Assembly may direct the person to comply with the duty.
(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(8) A direction under subsection (6) shall be enforceable, on the application of the National Assembly, by a mandatory order.
(9) Subsection (5) of section 15 shall apply for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/30/section/15A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teaching-and-higher-education-act-1998/section-15A
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