Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1740
Education, England
The School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Made
3rd July 2012
Laid before Parliament
10th July 2012
Coming into force
1st September 2012
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 35(4) and (5)(a), (b) and (d) and 36(4) and (5)(a), (b) and (e) of the Education Act 2002( 1 ):
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the School Staffing (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and come into force on 1st September 2012.
Amendment of the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009
2. —(1)The School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009( 2 ) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 4(1)(a), for “regulations 5 to 9” substitute, “regulations 5 to 8 and 9”.
(3) After regulation 8, insert—
“ Provision of information about staff capability
8A. —(1) This regulation applies where a member of the teaching staff at a school (School A) applies for a teaching post at another school (School B), where School B is a maintained school or an Academy school ( 3 ) .
(2) The governing body of School A must, at the request of the governing body or proprietor (as the case may be) of School B—
(a) advise in writing whether or not that member of staff has, in the preceding two years, been the subject of the procedures established by the governing body in accordance with regulation 8 and, if so,
(b) provide written details of the concerns which gave rise to this, the duration of the proceedings and their outcome. ” .
Nick Gibb
Minister of State
Department for Education
3rd July 2012
2002 c. 32 . Sections 35(5) and 36(5) were amended by S.I. 2010/1158 . For the meaning of “regulations”, see section 212(1).
S.I. 2009/2680 amended by S.I. 2010/1172 .
For the meaning of “Academy school” see section 1A of the Academies Act 2010 (c. 32) .