SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 30 Minor and consequential amendments

School Inspections Act 1996 (c.57)

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Section 23 (inspection of religious education) shall be amended as follows.

2

For subsection (1) substitute—

1

It shall be the duty of the governing body of any voluntary or foundation school, which has been designated under section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 by the Secretary of State as having a religious character, to secure that—

a

denominational education given to any pupils, and

b

the content of the school’s collective worship (required by section 70 of that Act),

are inspected under this section.

3

Omit subsections (2) and (3).

4

In subsection (4)(ii), for “section 385 of that Act” substitute “ section 70 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ”.

5

In subsection (5)(a), for “a controlled school” substitute “ a voluntary controlled school ”.

6

In subsection (8)—

a

in paragraph (a), omit “if the inspection is conducted by virtue of subsection (1),”; and

b

in paragraph (b), omit “if the inspection is conducted by virtue of subsection (2),”.