Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1883
education, england
The General Teaching Council for England (Registration of Teachers) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
27th June 2007
Laid before Parliament
6th July 2007
Coming into force
31st July 2007
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills has consulted the General Teaching Council for England in accordance with section 42(9) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998( 1 ) and, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(2)(ba), 4A and 42(6) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the General Teaching Council for England (Registration of Teachers) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 31 st July 2007.
Amendment of S.I. 2000/2176
2. After regulation 4 of the General Teaching Council for England (Registration of Teachers) Regulations 2000( 2 ) insert—
“ Service of notice of Council’s decision on application
4A. The Council shall serve notice on an applicant for registration of its decision to grant or refuse the application and, in the case of a refusal, of the grounds on which the decision was taken and, where applicable, of the applicant’s right to appeal against the decision under regulation 4B.
Appeals against refusal of registration on grounds of suitability
4B. Any person aggrieved by a decision made on relevant grounds to refuse an application made by him for registration under section 3 of the 1998 Act has the right of appeal against that decision to the High Court within 28 days from the date on which notice of the decision is served on him. ”
Jim Knight
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
27th June 2007
1998 c. 30 ; section 4 was amended by paragraphs 1 and 4 of Schedule 12 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) , and section 4A was inserted by paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 12 to that Act . There are other amendments to section 4 and amendments to section 42 not relevant to these Regulations.
S.I. 2000/2176 , as amended by S.I. 2001/23 and 2001/1267 .