The Education (School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005

PART 3 INSPECTIONS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Choice of inspectors

9.  For the purpose of section 48(2) of the 2005 Act there is prescribed, as the person with whom the foundation governors or the governing body must consult when choosing a person to carry out an inspection under section 48—

(a) in the case of a school designated as Church of England or Roman Catholic, the appropriate diocesan authority;

(b) in the case of a school designated as Jewish, the Jewish Studies Education Inspection Service;

(c) in the case of a school designated as Methodist, the Education Secretary to the Methodist Church;

(d) in the case of a school designated as Muslim, the Association of Muslim Schools;

(e) in the case of a school designated as Sikh, the Network of Sikh Organisations; and

(f) in the case of a school designated as Seventh Day Adventist, the Education Department of the British Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist.

Intervals for inspection

10.  The governing body shall secure that any denominational education given to pupils and the content of the school’s collective worship is inspected by 1^st August 2009 and, following that inspection, shall thereafter secure that further such inspections are carried out within 3 school years from the end of the school year in which the last such inspection took place.

Procedure for inspections

11.—(1) For the purpose of section 49(1) of the 2005 Act there is prescribed, as the period within which an inspection must be carried out, the period of 10 working days.

(2) For the purpose of section 49(2) of the 2005 Act there is prescribed, as the period in which the person conducting the inspection must prepare a report in writing of the inspection, the period of 15 working days from completion of the inspection.

Fees for provision of the report

12.  The governing body may require payment of a fee (not exceeding the cost of supply) in all cases where they provide, under section 49(4)(c) of the 2005 Act, a copy of the report to any person who asks for one.