Part 1

School inspections and other inspections by school inspectors
Chapter 6

Other inspections: England and Wales

Inspection of careers services in Wales

Inspections under sections 55 and 56: further provisions
57
1
This section applies to any inspection under section 55 or 56.
2
The inspection must be conducted by one or more of the following—
a
any of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales, or
b
any additional inspector authorised under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;
but such an inspector or inspectors may be assisted by such other persons (whether or not members of the Chief Inspector's staff) as the Chief Inspector thinks fit.
3
In conducting the inspection, the inspector or inspectors must act in accordance with any instructions or guidelines given from time to time by the Assembly.
4
The inspector conducting the inspection, and any person assisting him by virtue of subsection (2), have at all reasonable times—
a
a right of entry to any premises where the relevant services, or as the case requires the education, training or advisory services falling within section 56(1), are provided, and
b
a right to inspect, and take copies of, any records or other documents kept by the person being inspected, which he requires for the purposes of the inspection.
5
It is an offence intentionally to obstruct—
a
the inspector conducting the inspection, or
b
any person assisting him by virtue of subsection (2),
in the exercise of his functions in relation to the inspection.
6
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
7
Where the inspection has been completed, the Chief Inspector must—
a
prepare a written report on the inspection within a prescribed period,
b
send a copy of the report to—
i
the person inspected,
ii
the Assembly,
iii
any prescribed person, and
iv
any other person whom he considers appropriate, and
c
publish the report in the prescribed manner or, if none is prescribed, in such manner as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.
8
Subsections (3) and (4) of section 29 (which relate to defamation) apply to the publication of a report under this section as they apply to the publication of a report under either of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) of that section.
9
Regulations may require the person inspected to prepare a written statement in response to the report of the inspection.
10
Regulations under subsection (9) may—
a
prescribe the matters to be dealt with in the statement,
b
prescribe the period within which it must be prepared, and
c
require the person who prepared it to send copies of the statement to prescribed persons and to publish it in the prescribed manner.
Pt. 1 applied in part (with modifications) (E.) (1.2.2008) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2979), reg. 1(1), reg. 3, Sch. 1 para. 21
Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (W.) (23.4.2007) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2007(S.I. 2007/1069), reg. 3, {Sch. 1 para. 11}
Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (E.) (1.9.2005) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2039), reg. 3, Sch. 1 para. 11
Pt. 1 applied in part (with modifications) (1.2.2008) by Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments)(England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2979), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 21
Pt. 1 applied (1.4.2010) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 137(3), 269(4); S.I. 2010/1151, art. 2, Sch. 1 (with arts. 5-20)