http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2011/215/article/18The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011Public servicesFurther and higher educationSchool performance and standardsCareers and career developmentenPUBLIC SERVICES REFORMEDUCATIONStatute Law Database2026-09-17Expert Participation2025-04-01 This Order repeals the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965 and the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1971, which establish the General Teaching Council for Scotland (“the GTCS”). The Order provides for the continuation of the GTCS with amendments to its functions, constitution and governance arrangements under powers in the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. The Public Services Reform (General Teaching Council for Scotland) Order 2011 PART 3 18 1 The GTCS— a must investigate the fitness to teach of any individual seeking registration; and b may investigate any registered teacher’s fitness to teach where it becomes aware of circumstances which it considers justify such an investigation. 2 The GTCS must— a refuse to register any individual seeking registration whom it considers to be unfit to teach; and b remove from the register any registered teacher whom it subsequently considers to be unfit to teach. 3 An individual is “unfit to teach” for the purposes of this Order if the GTCS considers that the individual’s conduct or professional competence falls significantly short of the standards expected of a registered teacher (and “fitness to teach” is to be construed accordingly). 4 Schedule 4 makes further provision regarding individuals’ fitness to teach. Art. 18(4) in force at 4.4.2011 for specified purposes, see art. 2(1)(b), Sch. 1Art. 18(1)-(3) in force at 2.4.2012, see art. 2(2)Art. 18(4) in force at 2.4.2012 in so far as not already in force, see art. 2(2)