The Education Workforce Council (Accreditation of Initial Teacher Training) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Determination of appeals by the Appeals Committee

13.—(1) Before determining an appeal against a determination of the Committee under regulations 11 or 12, the Appeals Committee must consider all written evidence, representations and other material submitted to it by the applicant as part of the appeal.

(2) If the Appeals Committee determines to allow the appeal it must refer the matter back to the Committee to re-consider the application.

(3) There are to be no further appeals to the Appeals Committee—

(a) if the Appeals Committee determines to reject the appeal; or

(b) if the Committee determines not to accredit the course or programme of initial school teacher training following its re-consideration of the application pursuant to paragraph (2).

(4) Any person who was a member of the Committee that considered the accreditation application and which is the subject of the appeal may not be a member of the Committee to re-consider the application.

(5) The Appeals Committee must give notice in writing to the applicant of its determination within 20 working days of that determination.

(6) The notice under paragraph (5) must set out the reasons for the determination.

(7) A notice required to be served on a person for the purposes of this regulation must be served in accordance with regulation 15.