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Public Consultation on the Proposed Changes to the Teacher Disciplinary and Induction Regulations following the Abolition of the General Teaching Council for England Analysis of responses to the consultation document Introduction The consultation ran between 20 July 2011 and 12 October 2011 and a total of 39 responses were received. As some respondents may have offered a number of options for questions, total percentages listed under any one question may exceed 100%. Throughout the report, percentages are expressed as a measure of those answering each question, not as a measure of all respondents. The organisational breakdown of respondents was as follows: Other 12 Local Authority 10 Union/Professional Association 9 Head Teacher 4 Teacher 3 Governor/Chair of Governors 1 The report gives a summary analysis of each question within the consultation. Annex A lists the organisations which responded to the consultation document. Summary Question 1: Does the definition of “teaching work” achieve the desired effect and help to identify who is covered by the new regulatory system? There were 35 responses to this question. 25 (71%) Yes 6 (17%) No 4 (11%) Not Sure Most respondents felt that the definition of “teaching work” achieved the desired effect and helped to identify who is covered by the new regulatory system. Three respondents thought the regulations should cover teachers in additional circumstances such as hospital tuition services, home tutoring, some peripatetic music services and outdoor education centres. Over 10% of respondents thought the definition should be extended to cover other school staff. Question 2: Do you have any comments on the proposals for investigating misconduct referrals? 31 respondents made comments. Respondents were largely content with the proposals for investigating misconduct referrals and the transfer of the pr