§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received any representations regarding section 88 of the Education Act; and how many teachers were dealt with under such provisions in each of the years 1985–86 to the most recent date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythFollowing the issue to all schools and further education colleges in October 1988 of an explanatory paper about the proposed repeal of section 88 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, the following bodies have responded:
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities;
- Teachers' Side of the Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for School Education;
- Scottish Secondary Teachers Association;
- National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers (Scotland);
- Central Regional Council;
- Borders Regional Council;
- Orkney Islands Council;
- The views of two individuals have also been received.
Information on the number of cases in which education authorities have invoked section 88 of the Act is not held centrally.
The main committee of inquiry, which reported in October 1986, provided details for the period from 1975 in an appendix to its report.