Part 4Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England
Chapter 1Independent educational institutions in England
Provision of information by proprietors
I1123Provision of information by proprietors
1
Regulations may make provision for requiring the proprietor of a registered independent educational institution to provide the Secretary of State, on request, with such particulars relating to the institution as may be prescribed.
2
Regulations under this section may in particular—
a
require the provision of such information as is needed by the local authority in whose area the institution is situated for the purpose of determining whether the institution is a children's home within the meaning of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) (see section 1 of that Act);
b
provide for the Secretary of State to remove from the register any institution in respect of which any requirement imposed by or under the regulations is not complied with;
c
provide that a person who fails to comply with any specified provision of the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
3
In subsection (2) “specified” means specified in regulations under this section.
4
Regulations that include provision by virtue of subsection (2)(b) must include the provision required by subsections (5) and (6).
5
The regulations must require the Secretary of State to notify the proprietor of an institution of any decision to remove the institution from the register by virtue of subsection (2)(b).
6
The regulations must provide that a decision by the Secretary of State to remove an institution from the register by virtue of subsection (2)(b) does not have effect during the period in which—
a
an appeal may be brought under section 124 against the decision, or
b
where such an appeal has been brought, the appeal has not been determined, withdrawn or otherwise disposed of.