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

Inspections and reports E+W

108 Duty to inspect certain registered institutions at prescribed intervals E+W

(1) The Chief Inspector must—

(a) inspect each independent educational institution to which this section applies at such intervals as may be prescribed, and

(b) make a report to the Secretary of State, in relation to each inspection, on the extent to which any relevant standard is being met, and is likely to continue to be met, in relation to the institution.

(2) In this section “any relevant standard”, in relation to an inspection, means any independent educational institution standard that is—

(a) specified by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the inspection, or

(b) considered to be relevant by the Chief Inspector in the circumstances of the case.

(3) This section does not require the Chief Inspector to carry out an inspection or make a report if the Chief Inspector has been notified by the Secretary of State that the institution is to be inspected instead by an independent inspectorate.

(4) An interval may be prescribed under subsection (1) by reference to the time of an inspection carried out—

(a) by the Chief Inspector in compliance with subsection (1), or

(b) by an independent inspectorate as mentioned in subsection (3).

(5) This section applies to any registered independent educational institution that is not—

(a) an Academy,

(b) a city technology college, or

(c) a city college for the technology of the arts.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 108 in force at 19.6.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/1513, art. 2(2)