Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)

Part 4 E+W Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England

Chapter 1 E+W Independent educational institutions in England

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 4 Ch. 1 modified (22.12.2014) by The Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No. 11 and Saving and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3364), art. 3(2)

C2 Pt. 4 Ch. 1: power to amend conferred (1.4.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 35(4)(e), 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 4(f)

C3 Pt. 4 Ch. 1: power to amend conferred (1.4.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 34(6)(e), 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 4(e)

Inspections and reports E+W

109 Duty to inspect registered institution on direction of Secretary of State E+W

(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.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 109 in force at 5.1.2015 by S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(f) (with art. 5)