Regulation 5 Arrangements for inspection of independent schools

(1)

The Chief Inspector is not required to inspect early years provision at an independent school^f1 if, by the relevant time—

(a)

that early years provision has been inspected by a body approved by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 49(4) of the 2006 Act, and

(b)

that approved body has prepared a report of the inspection which reports on the matters set out in section 50(1)(a) to (d) of the 2006 Act, and has sent a copy of that report to the Chief Inspector.

(2)

In paragraph (1), “the relevant time” means 2 months before the date by which the Chief Inspector would, but for regulation 5(1), be required to inspect the early years provision in accordance with regulation 3 or 4.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: By virtue of section 106 of the 2006 Act, “independent school” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c.56).