Inspection
2.—(1) The Welsh Ministers and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales (“Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector”) may organise inspections of—
(a)child minding provided by registered persons; and,
(b)day care for children provided by registered persons.
(2) Where the Welsh Ministers or Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector inspect any premises used for child minding or providing day care for children they must—
(a)report in writing on the matters inspected;
(b)send a copy of the report to the registered person; and
(c)in the case of a report by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, send a copy of the report to the Welsh Ministers if the Welsh Ministers request it.
(3) The Welsh Ministers and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector must publish a report of an inspection of premises used for providing day care for children.
(4) The Welsh Ministers and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector may provide a copy of a report, or parts of a report, of an inspection of premises used for child minding to—
(a)a parent of a child who is or has been looked after by that child minder;
(b)a parent of a child where that parent is considering whether to arrange for the child to be looked after by that child minder; or
(c)a relevant local authority.
(5) For the purposes of the law of defamation, any report published is privileged unless the publication is shown to have been made with malice.