Qualified Professional - Turns Out They’re Not Actually Qualified

[BarryTown9]

A member of my team a lot senior to me has turned out not to have the qualification required for the job.
They’ve been in post 12 years (a long time before I joined), and had been in a similar post for over 10 years previously.

They are claiming they did an older, equivalent qualification. They have now been suspended.

Is this really serious or just the admin issue they are claiming ? What is likely to happen to them ? Will there be fallout for others, such as HR or hiring Managers ?

When I was involved with appointing teachers if was written on the application form that the qualifications would be checked.,They were. Teacher registration numbers for example. Many companies regard falsification of qualifications gross misconduct. That’s the correct position to take for all sorts of reasons. They have lied to get a job snd in many instances, that matters.