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School Inspections Act 1996

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15Timing of section 10 inspections by registered inspectors

(1)The carrying out of a section 10 inspection shall be completed by the time allowed under subsection (2) below, and the making of the report required by section 13 shall be completed within the period allowed under that subsection.

(2)The time, and the period, allowed shall be such as may be prescribed, subject to any such extension of the period as the Chief Inspector may consider necessary to make; but the total period allowed must not exceed the prescribed period extended by three months.

(3)In the case of an inspection of a school falling within section 11(2) the Chief Inspector shall give notice in writing of any extension under subsection (2) above to—

(a)the inspector;

(b)the local education authority in the case of a county, voluntary or maintained special school; and

(c)the governing body.

(4)In the case of an inspection of a school falling within section 11(3) the Chief Inspector shall give notice in writing of any extension under subsection (2) above to—

(a)the inspector;

(b)the appropriate authority; and

(c)the Secretary of State, except where the school is a maintained nursery school.

(5)This section does not apply to a section 10 inspection carried out by a member of the Inspectorate.

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