39 Reports of inspections under s. 38 and action plan by LEA.E+W
(1)Where an inspection under section 38 has been completed, the inspector shall make a written report on the matters reviewed in the course of the inspection, and shall send copies of the report to—
(a)any local education authority to which the inspection relates; and
(b)the Secretary of State.
(2)Where a local education authority receive a copy of a report under this section, they shall prepare a written statement of the action which they propose to take in the light of the report and the period within which they propose to take it.
(3)The authority shall publish—
(a)the report, and
(b)the statement prepared under subsection (2),
within such period, and in such manner, as may be prescribed.
(4)The Chief Inspector may arrange for any report under this section to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate [F1; and section 42A(2) to (4) of the School Inspections Act 1996 shall apply in relation to the publication of any such report as they apply in relation to the publication of a report under any of the provisions mentioned in section 42A(2).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 39(4) inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 31, s. 134(3) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch.1 Pt. I