Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what reasons may be cited by schools as justification for the commencement of capability procedures; and what the most common three such reasons have been cited by schools in (a) Hazel Grove constituency, (b) Stockport local authority area and (c) England in each of the last five years.

The information requested is not held centrally. Responsibility for capability procedures in schools is primarily a matter for local employers.

The regulations on teacher appraisal are mandatory for maintained schools and local authorities. They give schools and local authorities the freedom to design appraisal policies that suit their own individual circumstances. The regulations can be found here:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/115/contents/made.