26-27/021

We refer to your request for information (FOI 26-27/021) dated 24 August 2026 which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

Your Request:

1. Why and what kind of GTCS registrations lapsed in July 2023? Please state clear and legally valid reasons for that.
2. Whether, Why and what kind of GTCS registrations ceased in July 2023?
3. Whether registrants with lapsed or ceased GTCS registrations can restore their GTCS registrations or reapply for GTCS registration?
4. Whether GTCS provisional registration is compatible with Scottish Social Services Council registration?
5. Whether GTCS- recognized teaching qualification is relevant to SSSC registration?

On 28 August 2026 you responded to our request for clarification with the following:

"Thank for your email. Regarding your request. Please ignore this question (2.Whether, Why and what kind of GTCS registrations ceased in July 2023?)

This question needs to be replaced (3. Whether registrants with lapsed or ceased GTCS registrations can restore their GTCS registrations or reapply for GTCS registration?)

with:

3. Whether registrants with lapsed GTCS registrations can restore their GTCS registrations or reapply for GTCS registration?"

Our response:

Please see our response to your queries below.

Registration lapses in July 2023.

We have provided this information in the tables below which show the number of registrations belonging to registrants who left the Register in July 2023 and have not since returned. The registrations are broken down by registration category. We do not record the reason for leaving the Register.

Table 1: The number of registrations per Grade which lapsed in July 2023

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Whether lapsed registrants can rejoin the Register of Teachers.

Yes. The Return to the Register page on our website has more information.

Whether provisional registration is compatible with Scottish Social Services Council registration.

We do not hold a record of information falling within this query. We have therefore applied s17(1)(b) of FOISA to this part of your request as this information not held. We would suggest contacting the Scottish Social Services Council directly for this information.

Whether GTCS- recognized teaching qualification is relevant to SSSC registration.

We do not hold a record of information falling within this query. We have therefore applied s17(1)(b) of FOISA to this part of your request as this information not held. We would suggest contacting the Scottish Social Services Council directly for this information.

Right to review and appeal:

You may request a review of how we have dealt with this information request if you are dissatisfied with this response. This can be done by contacting us at informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk, describing your original request and explaining the basis for your dissatisfaction. You have 40 working days following the date of receipt of this response to submit a review request.

Once the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you have 6 months in which you can apply to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision. See the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal for information about how to do this.