2 Interim Advisory Committee on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions.
1
The Secretary of State shall appoint an Interim Advisory Committee on School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions to examine and report to him on such matters relating to the remuneration and other conditions of employment of school teachers in England and Wales as he may refer to them.
2
The members of the Committee shall include persons having relevant knowledge of or experience in education.
3
Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the constitution and proceedings of the Committee.
4
The Secretary of State may give directions to the Committee with respect to matters referred to them as to considerations to which they are to have regard and financial or other constraints to which their recommendations are to be subject, and as to the time within which they are to report to him.
5
Where a matter has been referred to the Committee, they shall give notice of the matter and of any relevant direction—
a
to such associations of local education authorities as appear to them to be concerned and to any local education authority with whom consultation appears to them to be desirable,
b
to such bodies representing the interests of governors of voluntary schools as appear to them to be concerned, and
c
to such organisations representing school teachers as appear to them to be concerned,
and shall afford them a reasonable opportunity of submitting evidence and representations with respect to the issues arising.
6
The report of the Committee to the Secretary of State shall contain their recommendations on the matter referred to them and such other advice relating to that matter as they think fit.
7
The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a report from the Committee, arrange for it to be published.