Written question asked by Neil Gerrard (Labour) on Friday, 23 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 April 1999. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Thursday, 29 April 1999 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will estimate the average time taken from beginning consideration of placing a teacher on List 99 to a decision being made. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Gerrard: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the average time taken from beginning consideration of placing a teacher on List 99 to a decision being made. [82489] Ms Estelle Morris: In the year 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999, my Department concluded 448 misconduct cases. The average time taken to conclude those cases was nine months. In some of these cases the nature of the misconduct was not serious enough to consider placing the person on List 99. There can be enormous differences in the complexity of cases referred for consideration. Some straightforward cases are concluded very quickly while other, more difficult, cases take substantially longer.

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