The Post–16 Education and Training Inspection Regulations 2001

Publication etc. of statements (action plans) following inspection reports

8.—(1) This regulation prescribes, for the purposes of section 58(3), 64(3) and 71(3) of the Act, the period within which the statement required to be prepared by section 58(2) or 64(2) of the Act or regulation 7 must be published, the manner of publication and the persons to whom copies must be sent.

(2) The person making the statement must publish it (in accordance with paragraph (4)) within two months from the date on which he receives the report (pursuant to section 56(5)(d) or 62(5)(c) of the Act or pursuant to section 62(5)(c) of the Act as applied by regulation 6(4));

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (3) where the person making the statement is an institution which arranges education or training by reference to terms, any period falling outside a term of the institution shall be disregarded.

(4) The person making the statement must publish the statement by making copies available on request to any person to whom he is providing education or training which was the subject matter of the inspection, to any employer of such a person who has made arrangements with him relating to the provision of such education or training and to any other person who appears to him to have an interest in such education or training.

(5) The person providing the statement must send copies to—

(a) the Chief Inspector of Schools where the inspection was conducted by him or was a joint inspection;

(b) the Adult Learning Inspectorate where the inspection was conducted by them or was a joint inspection;

(c) the Learning and Skills Council for England; and

(d) any body which the person making the statement is aware is providing public funds in respect of education or training which was the subject matter of the joint inspection.