Process for all schools
8F1Involvement of the Chief Inspector
(1)
The education authority must send to F2the Chief Inspector —
(a)
when published, a copy of the proposal paper,
(b)
as regards any relevant written representations received by the authority (from any person) during the consultation period—
(i)
a copy of them, or
(ii)
if F3the Chief Inspector agrees, a summary of them,
(c)
a summary of any oral representations made to it (by any person) at the public meeting,
(d)
as available (and so far as otherwise practicable), a copy of any other relevant documentation.
(2)
F4The Chief Inspector is to prepare a report on the educational aspects of the relevant proposal.
(3)
In preparing the report, F5the Chief Inspector may—
(a)
enter any affected school and make such reasonable enquiries of such persons there as F6the Chief Inspector considers appropriate, and
(b)
make such reasonable enquiries of such other persons as F7the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.
(4)
In preparing the report, F8the Chief Inspector is to have regard (in particular) to—
(a)
the educational benefits statement,
(b)
the things sent to F9the Chief Inspector under subsection (1)(b) and (c),
(5)
F12the Chief Inspector must submit the report to the education authority—
(a)
not later than 3 weeks after the authority has complied with subsection (1) (which 3 week period may not start during the consultation period), or
(b)
within such longer period as is agreed between them.
(6)
In this Act, “F13the Chief Inspector’s report” is the report prepared under subsection (2).