School Inspections Act 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I School Inspections

   1. Chapter I School Inspectors and inspections carried out by them

      1. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for England

         1. 1. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Schools in England.

         2. 2. Functions of the Chief Inspector for England.

         3. 3. Power of Chief Inspector for England to arrange for inspections.

      2. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Wales

         1. 4. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Schools in Wales.

         2. 5. Functions of the Chief Inspector for Wales.

         3. 6. Power of Chief Inspector for Wales to arrange for inspections.

      3. Registered inspectors

         1. 7. Registration of inspectors.

         2. 8. Removal from register and imposition or variation of conditions.

         3. 9. Appeals in relation to registration.

      4. Inspections by registered inspectors

         1. 10. Inspection of certain schools by registered inspectors.

   2. Chapter II Procedure for inspections under Chapter I

      1. Introductory

         1. 11. Application of provisions of Chapter II.

         2. 12. Inspections by members of the Inspectorate.

      2. Inspections and reports: all schools

         1. 13. Section 10 inspections by registered inspectors.

         2. 14. Reports of inspections by members of the Inspectorate.

         3. 15. Timing of section 10 inspections by registered inspectors.

      3. Destination of reports and special measures: schools within s. 11(2)

         1. 16. Destination of reports.

         2. 17. Special measures by appropriate authority.

         3. 18. Additional special measures by local education authority.

         4. 19. Monitoring special measures and further inspections.

      4. Destination of reports and special measures: schools within s. 11(3)

         1. 20. Destination of reports.

         2. 21. Special measures by appropriate authority.

         3. 22. Monitoring special measures.

   3. Chapter III Other inspections

      1. Religious education

         1. 23. Inspection of religious education.

      2. Local authority inspection services

         1. 24. Provision of inspection services by local education authorities.

         2. 25. Power of local education authority to inspect maintained school for specific purpose.

3. Part II Powers over schools requiring special measures

   1. Miscellaneous powers and restrictions

      1. 26. Schools to which sections 27 to 30 apply.

      2. 27. Appointment of additional governors.

      3. 28. Suspension of right to delegated budget.

      4. 29. Grouping and de-grouping.

      5. 30. Prohibition on ballot under Part III of Education Act 1996.

   2. Education associations

      1. 31. Power to establish education associations.

      2. 32. Supervision of education associations by the Secretary of State.

      3. 33. Transfer of responsibility for conducting school to an education association.

      4. 34. Effect of order under section 33.

      5. 35. Functions of education associations.

      6. 36. Conduct of school.

      7. 37. School conducted by education association acquiring grant-maintained status.

      8. 38. Discontinuance of school conducted by education association.

      9. 39. Winding-up of education association.

      10. 40. Reports showing school no longer requires special measures.

      11. 41. Regulations for the purposes of Part II.

4. Part III General

   1. Inspection of computer records

      1. 42. Inspection of computer records for purposes of Part I.

   2. Financial provisions

      1. 43. Payment of fees into Consolidated Fund.

      2. 44. Stamp duty.

   3. Orders and regulations

      1. 45. Orders and regulations.

   4. Construction

      1. 46. Interpretation.

   5. Final provisions

      1. 47. Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions.

      2. 48. Short title, commencement and extent.

5. Schedules:

   1. Schedule 1

      Her Majesty’s Chief Inspectors.

   2. Schedule 2

      Tribunals hearing appeals under section 9.

   3. Schedule 3

      Inspections under section 10.

   4. Schedule 4

      Inspections of denominational education.

   5. Schedule 5

      Education associations.

   6. Schedule 6

      Consequential amendments.

   7. Schedule 7

      Repeals.

   8. Schedule 8

      Transitional provisions.