Prospective
Refusal or withdrawal of approval of courses, qualifications and institutionsU.K.
18.—(1) Where as a result of any visitor’s report or other information acquired by the Education and Training Committee or the Council and taking account of the observations received from the institution under article 16(9), the Committee is of the opinion that the standards established under article 15(1) are not, or will not be, met by particular education or training or that an institution is not observing the requirements referred to in article 15(1) it may refuse to approve, or withdraw approval from, as the case may be, any education, training, qualification or institution to which that opinion relates.
(2) In this article a reference to education or training includes any course of education or training or test referred to in article 15(5).
(3) In making any decision under paragraph (1) to refuse or to withdraw approval the Committee shall act in accordance with this article.
(4) The Committee shall—
(a)notify the institution concerned, setting out its reasons; and
(b)inform the institution of the period within which it may make observations on the matters raised, which shall be not less than one month beginning with the date on which the reasons are sent to the institution under sub-paragraph (a).
(5) The Committee shall take no further steps before the period specified in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (4) has expired.
(6) If, taking account of the matters referred to in paragraph (1) and any observations submitted by the institution under paragraph (4), the Committee decides that it is appropriate to refuse or withdraw approval under paragraph (1) it shall notify the institution accordingly.
(7) A decision under paragraph (6) shall have effect from the date of the decision or from such later date as may be specified in the decision.
(8) Where approval is withdrawn under this article, the Committee shall use its best endeavours to secure that any person who is undertaking the education or training concerned or is studying for the qualification concerned or is studying at the institution concerned at the time when recognition is withdrawn is given the opportunity to follow approved education or training or to study for an approved qualification or at an approved institution.
(9) The withdrawal under this article of approval from any education or training, qualification or institution shall not affect the entitlement of any person to be registered on the basis of an award to him, before the date on which the decision withdrawing approval had effect, of—
(a)the qualification concerned; or
(b)any qualification awarded—
(i)in connection with any education or training, or
(ii)by an institution
from which approval has been withdrawn.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 18 not in force at made date, see art. 1(2)