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[2024] WLR(D) 370
King’s Bench Division
R (Aquilina) v Secretary of State for Education
[2024] EWHC 1998 (Admin)
2024 June 18; Aug 1
Cotter J
Education— Teacher— Disciplinary committee— Claimant head teacher sharing confidential information about pupils with husband holding pastoral support role but not employed by school— Professional conduct panel finding claimant’s actions not unacceptable professional conduct but conduct that might bring profession into disrepute— Panel making no recommendation for prohibition order in addition to usual publication of decision— Whether misconstruing legislation— Whether two limbs of statute mutually exclusive— Whether requirement for conduct under either limb to be “serious”— Whether non-statutory guidance erroneous— Whether panel’s decision lawful—
Education Act 2002 (c 32), s 141B(1)(a)(2)