The Alcester Paedophile, an ex-Warwickshire teacher, Paramjit Clare, has been permanently barred from the teaching profession due to sexual assault convictions. Paramjit Clare, a 57-year-old individual, worked as a supply teacher through Just Teachers at schools in Alcester. However, concerns were made over past allegations.
According to the Teaching Regulation Agency, Paramjit Clare was employed at Arc School for a single day on November 25, 2019, and at St. Benedict’s Catholic School from January 30 to February 5, 2020.
On February 5, 2020, a member of the school where Paramjit Clare was temporarily working reported him to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO). The issues pertain to alleged assaults that occurred in two undisclosed schools in early 2020.
Paramjit Clare was found guilty on July 27, 2022, of the criminal charges of physically contacting a girl under the age of 13 without consent and sexually assaulting a female under the age of 19. Paramjit Clare received a sentence of 15 months of imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. Additionally, he has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work.
Paramjit Clare acknowledged the claims and believed that the charges’ details constituted a conviction for a relevant offence. However, when addressing the teaching panel, he refuted the allegations of the acts for which he was found guilty.
In the panel’s publicly available report, it said: “The panel had been provided with a copy of the certificate of conviction from Warwick Crown Court, which detailed that Paramjit Clare had been convicted of assault on a girl under age 13 by touching and sexual assault on a female.
“Although the panel noted Paramjit Clare’s submission that he did not commit the offences he was convicted of, the panel accepted the certificate of conviction as conclusive proof of both the conviction and the facts necessarily implied by the conviction. The panel did not find any exceptional circumstances applicable in this case.”
The panel report explained: “The panel found that the seriousness of the offence that led to the conviction was relevant to Paramjit Clare’s ongoing suitability to teach. The panel considered that a finding that these convictions were for relevant offences was necessary to reaffirm clear standards of conduct to maintain public confidence in the teaching profession.”
In mitigation, Paramjit Clare made written submissions stating that he ‘strenuously’ denied the charges and did not commit the offences he was accused of.
Paramjit Clare stated that he completed his unpaid work, attended all probation meetings and completed his sentence without further issue.
“Paramjit Clare submitted that he has “never been a risk to anyone”. He detailed how the public is already protected, including that he has no intention to work with children again and that he has been placed on the Sex Offenders Register. Paramjit Clare stated that he also continues to work with the police to comply with his reporting requirements,” the report continued.
But the panel said: “The panel considered that Paramjit Clare did not appear to demonstrate any material insight or remorse into his actions. In particular, the panel noted that Paramjit Clare’s submissions failed to account for the impact on his victims even though the damage that he inflicted on others following the crimes for which he was convicted should have been plain to him.”
As a result of this, and advice from the Secretary of State about banning teachers, the panel found that Paramjit Clare should be prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children’s home in England.
“Furthermore, given the seriousness of the allegations found against him, I have decided that Paramjit Clare shall not be entitled to apply for restoration of his eligibility to teach,” the report concluded.
Paramjit Clare can appeal to the King’s Bench Division of the High Court regarding the ruling.
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