(1)The Secretary of State may—
(a)approve a body or bodies to carry out inspections of registered independent educational institutions;
(b)withdraw approval previously given under paragraph (a).
(2)The Secretary of State may approve a body in relation to—
(a)specified registered independent educational institutions, or
(b)registered independent educational institutions of a specified description.
In this subsection “specified” means specified by the Secretary of State.
(3)The power in subsection (2)(b) to specify a description of independent educational institution includes power to specify a description by reference to membership of a body.
(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations specify matters that must be taken into account in deciding to approve or withdraw approval from a body under this section.
(5)In this Chapter, “an independent inspectorate” means a body approved under this section.
(1)The Chief Inspector must, at intervals of no more than a year, prepare and send to the Secretary of State a report about independent inspectorates.
(2)In preparing a report under this section the Chief Inspector must have regard to such matters as the Secretary of State may direct.
(3)The Secretary of State may in particular give directions about—
(a)matters to be taken into account in preparing a report, and
(b)the form and contents of a report.