Part 8

Inspections
Chapter 4

Inspection ... of Local Authorities in England

Supplementary

Power to require information etc.
141
1
The Chief Inspector may at any time require any person within subsection (2) to provide him with any information, documents or other items—
a
which relates or relate to the performance by a local authority in England of any of the functions to which this Chapter applies or any related activity, and
b
which the Chief Inspector considers it necessary or expedient to have for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance by him of any function under this Chapter.
2
The persons within this subsection are—
a
the local authority;
b
any person with whom the authority have entered into arrangements—
i
in the performance of any of the functions to which this Chapter applies, or
ii
in connection with any related activity.
3
The power in subsection (1) includes, in relation to documents kept by means of a computer, power to require them to be produced in a form in which they are legible and can be taken away.
4
Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement imposed by virtue of this section is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
S. 141 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(u)
Words in Pt. 8 Ch. 4 heading omitted (18.7.2012) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1879), arts. 1, 4(2)
S. 141 applied (9.11.2015) by The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1792), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1