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.