The Education Act 2011 (Abolition of the GTCE Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1153
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Education Act 2011 (Abolition of the GTCE Consequential Amendments and Revocations) Order 2012 and comes into force on 25th May 2012.

Section 2 Amendments to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009

(1) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Regulated Activity, Miscellaneous and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 5) Order 2009 is amended as follows.

(2) In article 21 (information provided by ISA )—

(a) for paragraph (8) substitute—

(8) If ISA becomes aware of relevant information relating to a person who it knows or thinks is a person–

(a) to whom sections 141B to 141E of the 2002 Act apply, or

(b) who appears in the register of teachers maintained under section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 by the General Teaching Council for Wales ,

it must provide that information to the Secretary of State or the General Teaching Council for Wales, as the case may be.

(b) for paragraph 9(b) substitute—

(b) is relevant to the exercise of any function of—

(i) the Secretary of State in respect of sections 141B to 141E of the 2002 Act, or

(ii) the General Teaching Council for Wales,

Section 3 Revocations

The instruments listed in Column 1 of the table in the Schedule are revoked to the extent indicated in Column 3.