Disciplinary Sub-Committee

Remit (with delegated functions)

To hear cases relating to applicants for registration, re-registration and restoration to the register, and registered teachers involving:

• Misconduct
• Criminal Offences
• Competence

The possible outcomes of a full hearing heard by the Disciplinary Sub-Committee are:

• make a finding of not guilty and take no further action
• impose no sanction
• issue a reprimand
• make a conditional registration order
• removal from the register
• mark on the register as suspended (the suspension is not a sanction but a temporary measure until the final disposal of the case is made. It means that the teacher can remain employed in their current post but cannot take up a new teaching post with any local authority)
• where the respondent is an applicant for registration, to direct that the respondent's application be refused or granted
• refer to Scottish Ministers for them to consider whether or not the respondent has harmed a child and his/her name should be included in the list of persons unsuitable to work with children under section 4 of the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 (does not apply to cases of serious incompetence).