Part 4Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England

C1C3C2Chapter 1Independent educational institutions in England

Annotations:

Inspections and reports

I1109Duty to inspect registered institution on direction of Secretary of State

1

The Secretary of State may at any time direct the Chief Inspector to inspect a registered independent educational institution specified in the direction.

2

Where such a direction is made the Chief Inspector must—

a

inspect the institution, and

b

make a report to the Secretary of State on the extent to which any relevant standard is being met in relation to the institution.

3

The Secretary of State may at any time arrange for an independent inspectorate—

a

to inspect a registered independent educational institution in relation to which it is approved under section 106, and

b

to make a report to the Secretary of State on the extent to which any relevant standard is being met in relation to the institution.

4

In this section “any relevant standard” means any independent educational institution standard that is—

a

specified by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the inspection, or

b

considered to be relevant by the person carrying out the inspection in the circumstances of the case.