The Further Education (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
| Year | 2018 |
2018 No. 1101
Professional Qualifications
The Further Education (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Made 15th October 2018
Laid before Parliament 22th October 2018
Coming into force 7th January 2019
The Secretary of State is designated1for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722in relation to the recognition of higher-education diplomas, formal qualifications, or experience in the occupation, required for the pursuit of professions or occupations.
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Further Education (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 7th January 2019.
Amendment of the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015
2.—(1) The European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 20153are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (Regulated Professions), in the table in Part 1 (Professions Regulated by Law or Public Authority)—
(a)
(a) in the first column headed “Profession”, omit the entries for—
(i) “Principal of a further education institution in England”; and
(ii) “Teacher at a further education institution in England (within the meaning of the Education Act 20024)”;
(b)
(b) in the second column headed “Competent authority”, omit the entries corresponding to those mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).
Anne Milton
Minister of State
Department for Education
15th October 2018
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations correct an error in the European Union (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. 2015/2059) (“the RPQ Regulations”) by amending Part 1 of Schedule 1 to remove principals of further education institutions in England and teachers at further education institutions in England from the list of professions to which the RPQ Regulations apply. These professions are not regulated professions, for which specific qualifications are required, and therefore do not fall within the scope of the RPQ Regulations.
The RPQ Regulations implement the EU Directive on the recognition of Professional...
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