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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-inspection-england-regulations-2005/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2038",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-inspection-england-regulations-2005",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations replace the Education (School Inspection) Regulations 1997 which are revoked by these Regulations. These Regulations provide:\n(a) that the Chief Inspector shall inspect schools to which section 5 of the Education Act 2005 applies within 3 school years of the last inspection;\n(b) whom the appropriate authority must notify of an inspection when they themselves have received notification;\n(c) that where the school is identified as requiring special measures or significant improvement the governing body or proprietor has 5 working days to comment on the draft report;\n(d) that the appropriate authority or proprietor is to send a copy of the report of the inspection to parents;\n(e) that where the school is identified as requiring special measures or significant improvement the local education authority or the proprietor must prepare a statement of action within 10 working days; and\n(f) that the appropriate authority or the proprietor may charge a fee for providing a copy of the report to any person who asks for one.\nIn relation to inspections of religious education in schools designated as having a religious character these Regulations provide:\n(a) whom the foundation governors or governing body must consult in choosing the person to carry out the inspection;\n(b) that inspections are to be carried out within 3 school years of the last inspection;\n(c) that such inspections must be carried out within 10 working days;\n(d) that a report must be prepared within 15 working days of completion of the inspection; and\n(e) that the governing body may charge a fee for providing a copy of the report to any person who asks for one.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2038/note",
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  "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."
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