Education and Training Act 2020

490 Mandatory reporting of complaints received about former employees

(1)

The former employer of a teacher must immediately report to the Teaching Council if, within 12 months after a teacher ceases to be employed by the employer, the employer receives a complaint about the teacher’s conduct or competence while the teacher was an employee.

(2)

A report must be in writing and must include,—

(a)

for an oral complaint, a description of the aspects of the teacher’s conduct or competence complained of; and

(b)

for a written complaint, a copy of the complaint; and

(c)

a report of what action (if any) the employer took with respect to the matters complained of.

Compare: 1989 No 80 s 393