Regulation 6 Meeting with parents
The appropriate authority, in arranging a meeting pursuant to paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 2 to the Act, shall—
select a time for the meeting before the time when the inspection is to take place;
in selecting a time and place for the meeting, have regard to the convenience of parents;
take such steps as are reasonably practicable to give written notification at least three weeks in advance of the time and place when the meeting is to take place to—
the parents of registered pupils at the school and, if a registered pupil is a child who is looked after by a local authority, an appropriate officer of that authority; and
in the case of a special school which is not maintained by a local education authority or an independent school approved by the Secretary of State under section 11(3)(a) of the Education Act 1981, an appropriate officer of any local authority which is paying the fees of a registered pupil at the school, if a parent of that pupil so requests;
not permit anyone to attend the meeting except—
the registered inspector and the inspection team;
any person whom the registered inspector may request to attend the meeting for the purpose of providing administrative support or of recording what is said;
the parents of registered pupils at the school and, if a registered pupil is a child who is looked after by a local authority, an appropriate officer of that authority;
in the case of a special school which is not maintained by a local education authority or an independent school approved by the Secretary of State under section 11(3)(a) of the Education Act 1981, an appropriate officer of any local authority which is paying the fees of a registered pupil at the school, if a parent of that pupil so requests;
an Inspector monitoring the inspection under section 3(2) of the Act;
arrange for the registered inspector to have control of the meeting in all other respects.