Part 8Teachers
F1Teacher misconduct etc: England
141BInvestigation of disciplinary cases by Secretary of State
1
The Secretary of State may investigate a case where an allegation is referred to the Secretary of State that a person to whom this section applies—
a
may be guilty of unacceptable professional conduct or conduct that may bring the teaching profession into disrepute, or
b
has been convicted (at any time) of a relevant offence.
2
Where the Secretary of State finds on an investigation of a case under subsection (1) that there is a case to answer, the Secretary of State must decide whether to make a prohibition order in respect of the person.
3
Schedule 11A (regulations about decisions under subsection (2)) has effect.
4
In this section—
a “prohibition order” means an order prohibiting the person to whom it relates from carrying out teaching work;
“teaching work” has the same meaning as in section 141A(1);
“relevant offence”, in relation to a person, means—
- a
in the case of a conviction in England and Wales, a criminal offence other than one having no material relevance to the person's fitness to be a teacher, and
- b
in the case of a conviction elsewhere, an offence which, if committed in England and Wales, would be within paragraph (a).
- a
Ss. 141A-141E and cross-heading inserted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 8(1), 82(3); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2