Am I eligible to stand for election to Council?
To be eligible to stand for election you must:
- be nominated in accordance with the procedure set out below.
- within a period of two years ending on the 19 September 2025, have been employed in the election category in which you are seeking election (either on a full-time or part-time basis).
On 19 September 2025 you must:
- have paid the GTC Scotland registration fee for the current year in order to maintain your registration
- have the election category in which you are seeking to be elected, entered against your name in the Register.
A candidate will be disqualified from the election if at any time before the election they no longer meet any of the above criteria.
Reasons for ineligibility
In addition you may be ineligible to be elected if any of the following apply to you:
- Unspent criminal convictions or outstanding criminal charges;
- A finding of impaired fitness to practise by any regulatory body;
- Disqualification from a profession or as a company director;
- Bankruptcy;
- Removal from a position as a charity trustee, as a director of a public body or similar;
- Barred or disqualified from regulated work with children or protected adults by virtue of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2020 (or any similar equivalent legislation).
If any of these apply to you, you must tell us in your Nomination Form.
Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme
If elected, before serving as a Council member you will be required to be a member of Scotland’s Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme in respect of both the children’s and protected adults workforces. GTC Scotland initiate the relevant PVG application process and will meet the associated fee as applicable to Council membership.