Date of hearing: 28 July, 3, 4, 5 August 2020 2020
Location: Remotely (via Microsoft Teams
Type of hearing/Application: Conduct Full Hearing

A Full Hearing is to be held to consider the following:

Between January 2013 and December 2014 whilst you were a [redacted] registered with [redacted]:

1. Between January 2013 and March 2014 whilst employed by South Lanarkshire Council as a [redacted], and during the course of that employment, you did:
   1. on about 6 March 2014, record that you had undertaken a home visit to service user AA and met with AA prior to any visit having taken place, and in doing so you were dishonest;
   2. on 7 March 2014:
      1. initially advise your line manager ZZ that you had contact with AA on 6 March 2014, which you knew to be untrue; and in doing so you were dishonest and
      2. advise your line manager ZZ that you had previously telephoned AA’s father on the telephone number recorded on ‘Swisplus’ and spoken with him to arrange the visit, despite this telephone number being unobtainable; and in doing so you were dishonest;
   3. on about 14 March 2014, initially record that you had visited and seen BB on 14 March 2014 for a Supervising Officer’s visit when you did not conduct a visit to BB on that date, and in doing so you were dishonest;
   4. on 17 March 2014, amend the date of a visit to BB from 14 March 2014 to 24 February 2014 and in doing so you were dishonest;
   5. between about 1 July 2013 and 17 December 2013, in relation to service user CC who suffers from Huntington’s Disease and regarding whom health concerns had been raised by health practitioners:
      1. between 1 July 2013 and 23 October 2013, fail to respond to several messages from a Senior Huntington’s Disease Specialist in relation to CC;
      2. on 5 November 2013, fail to attend a pre-arranged visit with CC and a Consultant Psychiatrist;
      3. on 17 December 2013, fail to attend an urgent pre-arranged health visit with CC and a Consultant Psychiatrist and in doing so you failed to meet relevant standards of practice and put CC at risk of harm;
2. Between November 2014 and December 2014, whilst employed as a [redacted] by [redacted] and whilst working for [redacted], you did:
   1. on 9 December 2014, at [redacted], whilst giving evidence at a reconvened Preliminary Proceedings Sub-Committee and whilst under caution:
      1. state that [redacted] were aware that you were under investigation by [redacted] when this was not the case, and in doing so you were dishonest;
      2. state that you were advised by a representative of [redacted] that you did not need to inform [redacted] that you were under investigation by [redacted], and in doing so you were dishonest and in doing so you failed to communicate in an open and accurate manner.

And in light of the above it is alleged that your fitness to teach is impaired and you are unfit to teach, as a result of breaching Parts 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 of the General Teaching Council for Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct.

This hearing commenced on 10 and 11 March 2020, before being adjourned unexpectedly. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and Government guidance on social distancing, the remainder of the hearing will take place virtually, by way of Microsoft Teams.

Should any members of the public or press wish to attend the hearing (remotely), they must contact GTCS no less than 24 hours prior to the start time of the hearing (i.e. by 10.00 am on Monday 27 July 2020) in order to request the link to the public Full Hearing. Any requests to attend the hearing beyond this time cannot be facilitated. Attendees will require to have Microsoft Teams downloaded to their device.

As with hearings held in our office, members of the public and press in attendance are reminded not to interrupt proceedings and under no circumstances to record any part of the proceedings. Under Rule 1.7.10, a Panel may decide to exclude any person where the Panel is of the opinion that his/her presence is disruptive or otherwise detrimental to proceedings being conducted in line with the general objectives. Furthermore, members of the public and press will not be permitted access to the private discussions of the Panel.

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Date of hearing: 31 July 2020
Location: Remotely (via Microsoft Teams
Type of hearing/Application: Conditional Registration Order Review

A Conditional Registration Order Review is to be held to consider the following:

The Teacher was made subject to a Conditional Registration Order following a Full Hearing in 2017. The Conditional Registration Order was then reviewed, amended and extended in 2019. It is alleged that the Teacher has not fully complied with the Conditional Registration Order, and a Panel has been assembled to review the order and decide whether it should be reviewed, revoked or revised, in line with Rule 2.9.1.

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic and Government guidance on social distancing, this hearing will take place virtually, by way of Microsoft Teams.

Should any members of the public or press wish to attend the hearing (remotely), they must contact GTCS no less than 24 hours prior to the start time of the hearing (i.e. by 10.00 am on Thursday 30 July 2020) in order to request the link to the public hearing. Any requests to attend the hearing beyond this time cannot be facilitated. Attendees will require to have Microsoft Teams downloaded to their device.

As with hearings held in our office, members of the public and press in attendance are reminded not to interrupt proceedings and under no circumstances to record any part of the proceedings. Under Rule 1.7.10, a Panel may decide to exclude any person where the Panel is of the opinion that his/her presence is disruptive or otherwise detrimental to proceedings being conducted in line with the general objectives.

Furthermore, members of the public and press will not be permitted access to the private discussions of the Panel.

Link to media guidelines: