Education Act 2002

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15(1)Section 115 (enhanced criminal record certificates) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (5), after paragraph (eb) there is inserted—

(ec)registration under section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (registration of teachers with the General Teaching Council for England or the General Teaching Council for Wales);.

(3)After subsection (6BA) (as inserted by paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 13) there is inserted—

(6BB)The references in subsections (6A) and (6B) to considering the applicant’s suitability to be employed, supplied to work, found work or given work in a position falling within section 113(3B) or (3D) include references to considering, for the purposes of section 3 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, his suitability to be a teacher.