Freedom of Information Act Prerequisites - Article 17

Public Description of the Description of the General description of the categories of documents the Description of all manuals and similar types Statement of the information that needs to be Authority department/directorate/entit department/directorate/entity’s department/directorate/entity holds (including exempt of documents which contain policies, available to members of the public who wish to y’s structure functions and responsibilities documents) principles, rules or guidelines in accordance obtain access to official documents from the with which decisions or recommendations public authority, which statement shall include are made in respect of members of the public particulars of the officer or officers to whom (including bodies corporate and employees of requests for such access should be sent the public authority in their personal capacity)

Council for The Council for the Teaching The Council has the following Legislation Education Act Contact Details: the Teaching Profession was established responsibilities: PSMC The Freedom of Information Officer Profession according to Article 26 of the Education Act Chapter 327. Ministry of Education and Employment Education Act on the 29th of (a) keep under review and assess education Legal Notice 179 of 2008 brought into force Education Directorates July 2008. It consists of 13 and training standards and on the fitness to Articles 23-42 of the Education Act on the 29th of Great Siege Road members; the President is teach of each person who chooses to July 2008. The Education Act was amended in virtue Floriana VLT 2000 appointed by the Minister from practise the teaching profession; of Legal Notice XIII of 2012. Tel: 25980000 amongst persons who have the (b) advise the Minister in relation to these E-mail: [email protected] qualifications to serve as standards, the initial and continuing General Correspondence magistrate or judge; three training of teachers, proficiency, Council files registered teachers are experience and qualifications required for Annual and Term reports appointed by the Minister and holding and retaining a warrant under this Council Agenda and Minutes chosen from the Directorate for Act; Register of Teachers’ Warrants Quality and Standards and the (c) consider and advise the Minister with Directorate for Educational regard to applications for comparability Services; four registered and recognition of teaching qualifications; teachers are elected by their (d) promote and encourage initiatives peers; two registered teachers which ensure a continuing professional are appointed following training and development programme for nominations made by the warrant holders; University of Malta; two (e) examine applications for a warrant to registered teachers are practise the teaching profession and make appointed following recommendations to the Minister on the nominations made by the Malta award or refusal thereof; Union of Teachers and a parent (f) keep an official register of all registered is nominated by the Parents’ teachers and another register of those Association. holding a temporary warrant given under article 25, and record therein any suspension, cancellation and reinstatement of a warrant; (g) keep an official register of all teachers’ partnerships; (h) keep such information as may be required in relation to associations representing teachers in Malta and which are registered under the provisions of this Act; (i) make recommendations to the Minister, following consultation with the associations registered under the provisions of this Act, on the code of professional standards and ethics that may be prescribed for the professional behaviour of teachers which among other things shall include references to the respect towards and the promotion of fundamental values in life that are enshrined in the Constitution and in the laws of the land; (j) inquire into any allegation of professional misconduct, gross negligence or incompetence by a teacher; (k) advise the Minister on any matter on which the opinion of the Council is sought by the Minister, including any advice on persons who practise the teaching profession while holding a temporary warrant; (l) perform such other functions as may arise from this Act or any other law, or as may be assigned to it by the Minister.