Footnotes
1 A copy of the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000 is available at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/acts2000/asp_20000006_en_1
2 The General Functions of the Council are set out in sections 2-6 of the 1965 Act, as amended.
3 1965 Act, Schedule 1, Part 1 sets out the balance composition of the Council
4 The 1965 Act would currently allow for co-option to take place to the Council's Standing Committees and related working groups. However, the 1965 Act does not allow for non-Council members to serve on the statutory committees, including the Disciplinary Sub-Committee.
5 1965 Act, Schedule 1, Part 1, Paragraph 2
6 At time of writing there are only 48 members as there are two vacancies, one in the Pre-school/
Non-school Teacher category and the other is a Ministerial nominee.
7 Under paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Medical Act 1983, as amended and under paragraph 1A of Schedule 1 of The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2008.
8 Schedule 1, Part II, 13 (2) states that the published accounts must be sent to the Secretary of State. In practice the accounts are also published in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre ( SPICE) and on the GTCS website so are widely available.
9 1965 Act, Schedule 1, Part II, 8(2)
10 1965 Act, Schedule 1, Part II, 15