In this Part—

• “activities within the Chief Inspector's remit” and related expressions are to be construed in accordance with section 117(6);

• “the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;

• “the Council” means the Learning and Skills Council for England;

• “document” means anything in which information of any description is recorded, including personal records as defined by section 12 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60);

• “domestic premises” means premises which are used wholly or mainly as a private dwelling;

• “functions” includes powers and duties;

• an “HMI” means one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education, Children's Services and Skills;

• “local authority in England” means—

  1. (a)

     a county council in England;

  2. (b)

     a metropolitan district council;

  3. (c)

     a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council;

  4. (d)

     a London borough council;

  5. (e)

     the Common Council of the City of London (in their capacity as a local authority);

  6. (f)

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “the Office” means the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills;

• “the registration authority” means the person exercising functions relating to registration.

In this Part any reference to the carrying on of activities as “user-focused” activities is a reference to the carrying on of the activities in a way that focuses on the needs of those for whose benefit the activities are carried on.