{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-inspections-act-2006/section-131",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-inspections-act-2006/section-131.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/40",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Inspections Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-inspections-act-2006",
  "path": "section/131",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "131",
  "heading": "Power of entry",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to an inspection conducted by the Chief Inspector under this Chapter, other than one conducted under section 126(2).\n(2) When conducting such an inspection, the Chief Inspector may, at any reasonable time, enter—\n(a) any premises on which the education or training inspected is provided;\n(b) any premises of the provider of that education or training which are used in connection with its provision.\n(3) In respect of education or training provided by an employer in the workplace, the power of entry conferred by subsection (2) may be exercised only if the employer has been given reasonable notice in writing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 131 applied (9.11.2015) by The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1792), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 131 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(u)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/131",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:13:59.347958+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}