Section 139AT of the Education Act 1989: Powers of Complaints Assessment Committee (1)The Complaints Assessment Committee may investigate any complaint or report referred to it under section 139AS. (2)Following an investigation, the Complaints Assessment Committee may, in respect of any matter other than a conviction to which section 139AV relates, do any of the following: (a)dismiss the matter, or resolve to take it no further: (b)refer the teacher concerned to a competency review: (c)refer the teacher concerned to an impairment process which may involve assessing, and (if necessary) assisting with, an impairment: (d)by agreement with the teacher and the person who made the complaint or report, do any of the following: (i)censure the teacher: (ii)impose conditions on the teacher's practising certificate or authority, such as (without limitation) requiring the teacher to undergo supervision or professional development: (iii)suspend the teacher's practising certificate or authority for a specified period, or until specified conditions are met: (iv)annotate the register or the list of authorised persons in a specified manner.
(3)The Complaints Assessment Committee may, at any time, refer a matter to the Disciplinary Tribunal for a hearing. (4)The Complaints Assessment Committee must refer a matter concerning a teacher to the Disciplinary Tribunal if it is satisfied on reasonable grounds that— (5)If a matter is referred to the Disciplinary Tribunal under subsection (4), a notice must be sent to the teacher concerned setting out the charge of misconduct against him or her.
Section 139AV of the Education Act 1989: Investigation by Complaints Assessment Committee of reports of convictions (1)Every report of the conviction of a teacher for an offence punishable by 3 months' or more imprisonment that is received by, or comes to the attention of, the Teachers Council must be investigated by the Complaints Assessment Committee. (2)Following the investigation of such a conviction, the Complaints Assessment Committee may do any of the following: (a)dismiss the matter, or resolve to take it no further: (b)refer the teacher concerned to a competency review: (c)refer the teacher concerned to an impairment process which may involve assessing, and (if necessary) assisting with, an impairment: (d)by agreement with the teacher, do any of the following: (i)censure the teacher: (ii)impose conditions on the teacher's practising certificate or authority, such as (without limitation) requiring the teacher to undergo supervision or professional development: (iii)annotate the register or the list of authorised persons in a specified manner.
(3)If the Complaints Assessment Committee considers that the conviction may warrant action by the Disciplinary Tribunal, it must refer the report to the Disciplinary Tribunal for a hearing.
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