Education (Scotland) Act 2025

46 Reports on inspections

(1) The Chief Inspector must—

(a) secure the preparation of a report on the findings of each inspection carried out in pursuance of section 38(2), and

(b) publish each such report.

(2) In preparing a report under subsection (1)(a), the Chief Inspector must have regard to any representations made by persons representing the interests of registered teachers or college teaching staff providing teaching or training in the inspected establishment.

(3) Subsection (4) applies where an inspection is carried out in pursuance of section 38(2) in respect of a single relevant educational establishment or what the Chief Inspector considers to be connected relevant educational establishments.

(4) The Chief Inspector must, unless the Chief Inspector considers that there are exceptional circumstances which justify not doing so, give a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1)(a) in respect of the inspection to the establishment or establishments in question—

(a) as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been prepared, and

(b) before it is published.

(5) The Chief Inspector must, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has been prepared, give the Scottish Ministers a copy of any report relating to an inspection requested by them under section 38(2)(b).

(6) The Chief Inspector may lay a copy of any report published under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament.

(7) It is for the Chief Inspector to determine the form and content of each report.

(8) The managers of a relevant educational establishment must, in discharging their functions in respect of the establishment, have regard to the most recent report published under subsection (1) in respect of the establishment.

(9) For the purposes of subsection (8), “managers”, in relation to a relevant educational establishment, means the governing body, trustees, or other person or body of persons responsible for the management of the establishment.