Part IV Inspections in Wales

Extended remit

I175 The extended remit of the Chief Inspector for Wales.

1

The following kinds of education and training are brought within the remit of the Chief Inspector for Wales by this Part—

a

education or training for persons aged 16 or over where the provider of the education or training is given financial support by the Council or by a local education authority in Wales (either generally or for a specific purpose);

b

education or training for persons aged 16 or over where the Council is, or a local education authority in Wales are, contemplating giving the provider of the education financial support (either generally or for a specific purpose);

c

education or training provided for persons of compulsory school age in an institution in Wales which is within the further education sector;

d

further education provided by a school under section 80 of the M1School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

e

such other education or training in Wales as may be prescribed by regulations made by the National Assembly.

2

Neither paragraph (a) nor paragraph (b) of subsection (1) applies—

a

to education of a kind that may be inspected under the M2Schools Inspections Act 1996; or

b

if the financial support mentioned in that paragraph is given for a specific purpose, to education or training at which that support is not directed.