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<p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response will outline the information for
England only. English law is clear that it is an offence for a person who is in a
position of trust and is over the age of 18 to engage in a sexual relationship with
a person under the age of 18. Such activity is also likely to lead to barring by the
Disclosure and Barring Service and, where the individual is a teacher, prohibition
by Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA). The TRA, an executive agency of the Department
for Education, operates the teacher misconduct arrangements on behalf of the Secretary
of State as regulator of the teaching profession in England. The TRA considers allegations
of the most serious cases of misconduct to decide whether a teacher should be prohibited
from teaching work in England.</p><p>Teachers are expected to demonstrate consistently
high standards of personal and professional conduct within and outside school, which
includes observing proper boundaries appropriate to a teacher’s professional position.
Whilst we do not hold the data requested, we do hold data, shown in the table below,
on the number of teachers prohibited from the teaching profession for sexual misconduct
in England. This data includes cases involving children and/or adults, as well as
students.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total
Prohibited for Sexual Misconduct in England</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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