SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Inspection of child minding, day care and nursery education
Part 1Child minding and day care: amendments of Children Act 1989
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Section 79R of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (reports of inspections) is amended as follows.
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Omit subsections (1) and (2).
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For subsection (3) substitute—
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Where the Chief Inspector reports on an inspection under section 79Q he—
a
may send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State, and shall do so without delay if the Secretary of State requests a copy;
b
shall ensure that a copy of the report is sent to the registered person providing the child minding or day care that was inspected;
c
shall ensure that copies of the report, or such parts of it as he considers appropriate, are sent to such other authorities or persons as may be prescribed; and
d
may arrange for the report (or parts of it) to be further published in any manner he considers appropriate.
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After subsection (3) insert—
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Regulations may make provision—
a
requiring a registered person to make a copy of any report sent to him under subsection (3)(b) available for inspection by prescribed persons,
b
requiring a registered person, except in prescribed cases, to provide a copy of the report to prescribed persons, and
c
authorising a registered person in prescribed cases to charge a fee for providing a copy of the report.
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