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<p>The Department is not generally responsible for issuing sanctions to those involved
in exam malpractice, which will be a decision for the individual exam board following
guidance from the Joint Council for Qualifications, a membership body representing
the main GCSE and A level exam boards. Where there is an indication of criminal activity
the boards will involve the police.</p><p>An exception to this is when the individual
involved in the breach of security is a teacher. In this case, the Teaching Regulation
Agency (TRA), on behalf of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education,
may investigate allegations of serious misconduct that are referred to it, and can
decide to prohibit the individual from carrying out teaching work. Prohibition from
teaching has a lifetime effect, but in some circumstances an application to have the
prohibition set aside may be allowed after a specified period of time of no less than
two years. Where a school dismisses a teacher for serious misconduct, or may have
referred had the teacher not resigned, they have a duty to consider referring the
matter to the TRA.</p>
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