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(1)Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills—
(a)must, when requested to do so by the Secretary of State, inspect and report on the provision of services in pursuance of section 68 or 74, and
(b)may undertake such other inspections of the provision of those services as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector thinks fit.
(2)A request under subsection (1)(a)—
(a)may be in general terms or in relation to specific matters,
(b)may relate to a specific person providing services, or to a specific class of person, and
(c)may relate to a specific area.
(3)A reference in subsection (1) to the provision of services includes a reference to the management and use of resources in providing services.
(4)Subsections (5) to (7) apply to an inspection under subsection (1) of services provided by a person in pursuance of section 68 or 74.
(5)A person carrying out or participating in the inspection has the same powers as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector has under the following provisions of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18)—
(a)section 10(1)(a) and (d) (right of access), and
(b)section 58 (computer records).
(6)Section 11 of the Education Act 2005 (publication of inspection reports) applies.
(7)A person who wilfully obstructs a person in carrying out or participating in the inspection—
(a)is guilty of an offence, and
(b)is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
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