24-25/53

I refer to your request for information (FOI 24-25/53) dated 22 October 2024 for records related to a previous response (FOI 22-23/60) which we have handled under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act (FOISA). 

You asked for records in relation to a response on our Disclosure Log which references five specific cases under the Fitness to Teach process as cancelled following implementation of the Fitness to Teach Rules 2017. You have now asked “of these five cases” how many had a referral “made within five years of the most recent alleged misconduct.” 

Please note that my colleagues within our Regulatory Investigations have searched and we do not hold a record identifying the specific five cases. I have therefore applied section 17(1)(b) of FOISA to this response as we do not hold this information. 

However, by way of advice and assistance, I can advise you that we have been able to identify four cases as part of our search for these records. Of these four cases, two involved referrals which had been made within five years of the alleged misconduct.

You may contact informationgovernance@gtcs.org.uk if you are dissatisfied with this response, to request GTC Scotland conduct a review of it. You should describe the original request and explain your grounds of review. You have 40 working days from receipt of this response to submit a review request. When the review process has been completed, if you are still dissatisfied, you may use the Scottish Information Commissioner’s guidance on making an appeal to make an appeal to the Commissioner.