Section 122A Duty to inspect Academy proprietors at specified intervalsF1
The Chief Inspector must—
conduct inspections of every Academy proprietor at such intervals as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State, and
prepare a written report on completion of each inspection.
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that subsection (1) does not apply in relation to specified categories of Academy proprietor in specified circumstances.
An Academy proprietor in relation to which subsection (1) does not apply by virtue of regulations under subsection (2) is an “exempt proprietor”.
When conducting an inspection under this section, the Chief Inspector must have regard to any views about the matters listed in section 122B(2) which are expressed to the Chief Inspector by—
such persons as may be specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State;
such other persons as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.
Subsection (1) has effect subject to subsection 122E.
An inspection which is required under this section must not extend to—
denominational education provided at an Academy which has been designated as having a religious character, or which is to be treated as having been so designated by virtue of section 6(8) of the Academies Act 2010, or
the content of collective worship at such an Academy.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Pt. 8 Ch. 2A inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 57(2), 78(1)(a)(5)