Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)

Part 4 E+W Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England

Chapter 1 E+W Independent educational institutions in England

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (22.12.2014) by The Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3364), art. 3(2)

C2 Pt. 4 Ch. 1: power to amend conferred (1.4.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 35(4)(e), 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 4(f)

C3 Pt. 4 Ch. 1: power to amend conferred (1.4.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 34(6)(e), 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 4(e)

Independent inspectorates E+W

106 Independent inspectorates E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may—

(a) approve a body or bodies to carry out inspections of registered independent educational institutions;

(b) withdraw approval previously given under paragraph (a).

(2) The Secretary of State may approve a body in relation to—

(a) specified registered independent educational institutions, or

(b) registered independent educational institutions of a specified description.

In this subsection “specified” means specified by the Secretary of State.

(3) The power in subsection (2)(b) to specify a description of independent educational institution includes power to specify a description by reference to membership of a body.

(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify matters that must be taken into account in deciding to approve or withdraw approval from a body under this section.

(5) In this Chapter, “an independent inspectorate” means a body approved under this section.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 106 in force at 19.6.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/1513, art. 2(2)

I2 S. 106 in force at 8.9.2014 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2014/2379, art. 2(a) (with art. 3) (which transitional provisions in art. 3 are revoked (22.12.2014) by S.I. 2014/3364, art. 3(3), Sch.)

107 Quality assurance of independent inspectorates E+W

(1) The Chief Inspector must, at intervals of no more than a year, prepare and send to the Secretary of State a report about independent inspectorates.

(2) In preparing a report under this section the Chief Inspector must have regard to such matters as the Secretary of State may direct.

(3) The Secretary of State may in particular give directions about—

(a) matters to be taken into account in preparing a report, and

(b) the form and contents of a report.

Commencement Information

I3 S. 107 in force at 8.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/2379, art. 2(b)