Regulation 13 Site inspections

The adjudicator may make an unaccompanied inspection of any school or the site of any proposed school which is the subject of the inquiry before or during an inquiry without giving notice of his intention to the persons entitled to appear at the inquiry.

The adjudicator may, during an inquiry or after its close, inspect any school or the site of any proposed school which is the subject of the inquiry in the company of the proposer, and any relevant objector; and he shall make such an inspection if so requested by the proposer or any relevant objector before or during an inquiry.

In all cases where the adjudicator intends to make an inspection of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) he shall announce during the inquiry the date and time at which he proposes to make it.

The adjudicator shall not be bound to defer an inspection of the kind referred to in paragraph (2) where any person mentioned in that paragraph is not present at the time appointed.