# Education and Skills Act 2008, Section 106: Independent inspectorates


(1) The Secretary of State may—
(a) approve a body or bodies to carry out inspections of registered independent educational institutions;
(b) withdraw approval previously given under paragraph (a).
(2) The Secretary of State may approve a body in relation to—
(a) specified registered independent educational institutions, or
(b) registered independent educational institutions of a specified description.
In this subsection “specified” means specified by the Secretary of State.
(3) The power in subsection (2)(b) to specify a description of independent educational institution includes power to specify a description by reference to membership of a body.
(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify matters that must be taken into account in deciding to approve or withdraw approval from a body under this section.
(5) In this Chapter, “an independent inspectorate” means a body approved under this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/106 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-106
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