Part V

Miscellaneous and general

Support for 13 to 19 year olds: England

Careers services
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The following shall be inserted after section 10A of the Employment and Training Act 1973 (careers services)—

Inspection
10B
1
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England—
a
shall advise the Secretary of State on request about matters relating to services provided in England in pursuance of section 8 or 9,
b
may give the Secretary of State other advice about those matters,
c
shall, when requested to do so by the Secretary of State, inspect and report on the provision of those services by any person or institution, and
d
may undertake such other inspections of the provision of those services by persons or institutions as he thinks fit.
2
A request under subsection (1)(c)—
a
may be general or in relation to specific matters,
b
may relate to a specific person or institution providing services, or to a specific class of person or institution, and
c
may relate to a specific area.
3
An inspection under subsection (1)(c) or (d) may not relate to services provided for persons who have attained the age of 20.
4
A reference in subsection (1) to the provision of services includes a reference to the management and use of resources in providing services.
5
Subsections (6) to (8) apply to an inspection under subsection (1)(c) or (d) of services provided in pursuance of arrangements under section 10(1) of this Act.
6
A person carrying out or participating in the inspection shall have the same powers as an Inspector of Schools under the following provisions of the School Inspections Act 1996—
a
section 3(3)(a) and (b) (right of access), and
b
section 42 (computer records).
7
Section 42A of the 1996 Act (publication of reports) shall apply.
8
A person who wilfully obstructs a person in carrying out or participating in the inspection—
a
shall be guilty of an offence, and
b
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
1973 c. 50.