Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 January 2006. It was answered by Ruth Kelly (Labour) on Monday, 27 February 2006 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Child Protection

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of people included on the list kept under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 are prohibited from teaching under section 142 of the Education Act 2002.

Answer: There are to date currently 1,339 confirmed on the Protection of Children Act list. There are no people included on the list kept under section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 permitted to work under section 142 of the Education Act 2002. The Protection of Children Act ( PoCA) 1999 ensures that any individual included on the Protection of Children Act list is also fully barred from working in a child care position or an educational institution. The individual's name will also be included on list 99, the list maintained by the Department which prevents individuals from carrying out work to which Section 142 of the Education Act 2002 applies. A person included on the Protection of Children Act list is also disqualified from working with children in a regulated position (including work in an educational institution) under section 35 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.

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