School Standards and Framework Act 1998

191 (1) Section 10 (inspection of certain schools by registered inspectors) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) omit “(4) or”;

(b) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) community, foundation and voluntary schools;”;

(c) omit paragraph (b);

(d) for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c) community and foundation special schools;”; and

(e) for paragraph (d) substitute—

“(d) special schools which are not community or foundation special schools but are for the time being approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the [1996 c. 56.] Education Act 1996 (approval of special schools);”.

(3) Omit subsection (4).

(4) For subsection (4B) substitute—

“(4B) In subsection (4A) a “closing school” means—

(a) a community, foundation or voluntary or community or foundation special school in respect of which proposals to discontinue the school have been approved, adopted or determined under Schedule 6 or 7 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

(b) a foundation or voluntary school in respect of which the governing body have given notice of discontinuance under section 30 of that Act;

(c) a community, foundation or voluntary or community or foundation special school in respect of which the Secretary of State has given a direction to discontinue the school under section 19 or 32 of that Act;

(d) a city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts in respect of which notice of termination of an agreement made under section 482 of the [1996 c. 56.] Education Act 1996 has been given;

(e) a special school which is not a community or foundation special school but which is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 and which the proprietor has decided to close; or

(f) an independent school falling within subsection (3)(e) which the proprietor has decided to close.”