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Scotland Teacher Removed After Guilty Plea to Public Indecency

5/6/2026

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The General Teaching Council of Scotland removed David Buchanan-Smith from its register for a serious breach of professional standards.
He pleaded guilty to public indecency for performing a sex act at Bellahouston Park, Braehead Shopping Centre and other sites between 3 July and 23 September 2024.
In September 2025 he received a payback order, twelve months of social-work supervision, was not placed on the sex-offenders register, and the panel deemed him unfit to teach.

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The General Teaching Council of Scotland removed David Buchanan-Smith from its register for a serious breach of professional standards.
He pleaded guilty to public indecency for performing a sex act at Bellahouston Park, Braehead Shopping Centre and other sites between 3 July and 23 September 2024.
In September 2025 he received a payback order, twelve months of social-work supervision, was not placed on the sex-offenders register, and the panel deemed him unfit to teach.