The Education (School Inspection) Regulations 1993

PART III INSPECTIONS OF DENOMINATIONAL EDUCATION

9.  In this Part of these Regulations—

“denominational education” means religious education given otherwise than in accordance with an agreed syllabus;

“inspection” means an inspection of a school under section 13 of the Act; and

“inspector” means the person conducting the inspection.

Intervals for inspection

10.—(1) The governing body of every school to which section 13 of the Act applies shall secure that the school’s denominational education is inspected—

(a) (i) in the case of a secondary school, on or after 1st September 1993 but before 1st August 1997;

(ii) in any other case, on or after 1st September 1994 but before 1st August 1998; and

(b) thereafter in either case, within four school years from the end of the school year when the last inspection took place.

Reports and additional action plans

11.—(1) An inspection shall be carried out during a period not exceeding two weeks.

(2) The inspector shall, within five weeks from the completion of the inspection, prepare in writing a report of the inspection and a summary of the report.

(3) The governing body shall, within forty working days from the date when the inspector reported to them, prepare an additional action plan.

(4) The governing body shall, within five working days from the date when they completed the preparation of the additional action plan, send copies of it to the persons and bodies mentioned in paragraph 15(2) of Schedule 2 to the Act and to all persons who are employed at the school and are engaged in the provision of denominational religious education there.

Fees for provision of the report and summary and of the additional action plan

12.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a fee of 10 pence per sheet is payable where, under paragraph 14(4)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act, a governing body provides—

(a) a copy of a report to any person or body who is not otherwise entitled to receive one;

(b) a copy of a summary to any person or body who already has a copy.

(2) No fee shall be charged under paragraph (1) if the report or summary, as the case may be, forms part of or is otherwise bound with the report or summary referred to in regulation 7.

(3) A fee of 10 pence per sheet is payable where, under paragraph 15(3)(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act, a governing body provides a copy of an additional action plan to any person or body—

(a) who is not otherwise entitled to receive one and who lives or whose principal office is located outside a radius of 3 miles from the school; or

(b) who already has a copy.