What the Memorandum of Understanding says

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) complies with the Education and Training Act, Privacy Act and Official Information Act.

Education and Training Act 2020 – New Zealand Legislation

Privacy Act 2020 – New Zealand Legislation

Official Information Act 1982 – New Zealand Legislation

You can read the MOU on the Teaching Council's website.

Information sharing agreements – Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand

What information can be shared

Under the agreement, information can be shared when:

• we have conduct/competence concerns about an early learning teacher, or
• an early learning teacher has been convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 3 months or more
• the council is aware there has been, or is potential for, a risk to a child's wellbeing or safety while at an early learning service and needs to notify us.

We will ask the service and teacher to share information about themselves to the council by a certain date. If they do not do this, we will share the required information with the council.

The Teaching Council has information about what information can be shared when reporting a concern.

Reporting a concern – Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand