§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now ensure that all those on the existing list (99) are informed that they are on the list, and if they have not had the opportunity to appeal against inclusion, they are given the opportunity now; and if he will inform those on the list that from time to time they have the opportunity to have their cases reconsidered.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonAs in most cases their present whereabouts are not known, it would not be practicable to write to all persons now on list (99) to ensure that they necessarily know that their names are included in it or that review is possible, but we will be writing to those we can contact. I have already made plain to my hon. Friend that there is no question of a teacher being excluded without him or her being given the opportunity to make representations, but a teacher would always be warned at that time of the possibility of exclusion and would always be notified if excluded. The question of their being ignorant of exclusion would therefore not arise. Although there is no appeal as such against this decision, the possibility of review does exist and again it is our intention to see that all such teachers are aware of this in future.