Childcare Act 2006

80 Combined reports

(1) This section applies if, following inspections under this Part of early years or later years provision, the Chief Inspector—

(a) is required to make more than one report under section 50(1) or determines to make more than one report under section 61(1), or

(b) is required to make one or more reports under section 50(1) and determines to make one or more reports under section 61(1).

(2) If the Chief Inspector considers it appropriate, he may—

(a) combine any two or more of those reports in a single document (“a combined report”), and

(b) to such extent as he considers appropriate, combine the substantive reports.

(3) If the Chief Inspector combines reports under this section, the powers and duties which apply in relation to each report by virtue of section 50(2) or 61(2) are to be read as applying instead to the combined report.