SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Recognised professional qualifications
Part 1Grant and revocation of recognition of a professional qualification
Application for recognition of professional qualification
1
1
A qualifying body may apply to the Secretary of State for an order declaring a qualification offered by it to be a recognised professional qualification for the purposes of this Part of this Act (“a recognition order”).
2
In this Part of this Act “a recognised qualifying body” means a qualifying body offering a recognised professional qualification.
3
Any application must be—
a
made in such manner as the Secretary of State may direct, and
b
accompanied by such information as the Secretary of State may reasonably require for the purpose of determining the application.
4
At any time after receiving an application and before determining it the Secretary of State may require the applicant to furnish additional information.
5
The directions and requirements given or imposed under sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) may differ as between different applications.
6
The Secretary of State may require any information to be furnished under this paragraph to be in such form or verified in such manner as he may specify.
7
In the case of examination standards, the verification required may include independent moderation of the examinations over such a period as the Secretary of State considers necessary.
8
Every application must be accompanied by—
a
a copy of the applicant's rules, and
b
a copy of any guidance issued by the applicant in writing.
9
The reference in sub-paragraph (8)(b) to guidance issued by the applicant is a reference to any guidance or recommendation—
a
issued or made by it to all or any class of persons holding or seeking to hold a qualification, or approved or seeking to be approved by the body for the purposes of giving practical training,
b
relevant for the purposes of this Part of this Act, and
c
intended to have continuing effect,
including any guidance or recommendation relating to a matter within sub-paragraph (10).
10
The matters within this sub-paragraph are—
a
admission to or expulsion from a course of study leading to a qualification,
b
the award or deprivation of a qualification, and
c
the approval of a person for the purposes of giving practical training or the withdrawal of such an approval,
so far as relevant for the purposes of this Part of this Act.