Part VIII Miscellaneous
Boarding schools and colleges
I1107 Boarding schools: national minimum standards.
After section 87B of the 1989 Act there shall be inserted—
87C Boarding schools: national minimum standards.
1
The Secretary of State may prepare and publish statements of national minimum standards for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children for whom accommodation is provided in a school or college.
2
The Secretary of State shall keep the standards set out in the statements under review and may publish amended statements whenever he considers it appropriate to do so.
3
Before issuing a statement, or an amended statement which in the opinion of the Secretary of State effects a substantial change in the standards, the Secretary of State shall consult any persons he considers appropriate.
4
The standards shall be taken into account—
a
in the making by the appropriate authority of any determination under section 87(4) or (4A);
b
in the making by a person appointed under section 87A(1) of any determination under section 87B(2); and
c
in any proceedings under any other enactment in which it is alleged that the person has failed to comply with section 87(1).