Section 122C Other inspectionsF1
The Chief Inspector must inspect and report on any Academy proprietor, or category of Academy proprietor, in connection with its role as an Academy proprietor, if requested to do so by the Secretary of State.
The Chief Inspector may inspect and report on any Academy proprietor, in connection with its role as an Academy proprietor, in circumstances where there is no requirement to do so under any other provision of this Chapter.
If the Chief Inspector carries out an inspection under subsection (2) in response to a request from the Academy proprietor, the Chief Inspector may charge the Academy proprietor for the cost of the inspection.
An inspection which is conducted 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.
The Chief Inspector may arrange for a report under this section to be published in such manner as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.
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)