Part III Administration and Finance
Central administration
66BF1Duty of Her Majesty’s Inspectors to make reference to Scottish Ministers
1
This section applies where, after an inspection under subsection (1) or (1AA) of section 66 of this Act of—
a
a public school; or
b
a grant-aided school,
Her Majesty’s Inspectors identify that a relevant person requires to take action to secure improvement in a matter relating to the school or the school education provided in it.
2
If it appears to Her Majesty’s Inspectors that—
a
having been given sufficient opportunity to secure improvement in a matter identified under subsection (1) above, the relevant person is failing or has failed to take satisfactory action to do so; and
b
having regard to the seriousness of that failure, an enforcement direction is justified,
they shall make a reference to the Scottish Ministers.
3
A reference under subsection (2) above shall—
a
be in writing;
b
specify the failure mentioned in subsection (2)(a) above; and
c
include recommendations as to the action which, in the opinion of Her Majesty’s Inspectors, the relevant person requires to take to remedy or prevent the recurrence of that failure.
4
Where Her Majesty’s Inspectors make a reference under subsection (2) above, they shall inform the relevant person of the making of that reference.
5
In this section and in sections 66C and 66D of this Act, “relevant person” means—
a
in relation to a public school, the education authority; and
b
in relation to a grant-aided school, the managers of the school.