Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

Part 8 E+W Inspections

Chapter 4 E+W F1 Inspection ... of Local Authorities in England

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 8 Ch. 4 heading omitted (18.7.2012) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1879), arts. 1, 4(2)

Inspections F2 ... E+W

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 136 cross-heading omitted (18.7.2012) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1879), arts. 1, 4(3)

137 Reports of inspections under section 136 E+W

(1) On completing an inspection under section 136, the Chief Inspector must make a written report on the matters which were the subject of the inspection.

(2) The Chief Inspector must send copies of the report to—

(a) the local authority in England which was inspected, and

(b) the Secretary of State.

(3) Where an authority receive a copy of a report under this section, they must prepare a written statement of—

(a) the action which they propose to take in the light of the report, and

(b) the period within which they propose to take that action.

(4) The authority must publish—

(a) the report, and

(b) the statement prepared under subsection (3),

within such period, and in such manner, as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(5) Such regulations may provide for the authority to charge a reasonable fee for providing a person with a copy of a document published under subsection (4).

(6) The Chief Inspector may arrange for any report under this section to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 137 partly in force; s. 137 in force at 8.11.2006 in so far as it confers power to make subordinate legislation see s. 188(1)

I2 S. 137 in force at 1.4.2007 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(u)