# Education (Schools) Act 1992, Paragraph 10

Extent: E+W

(1) Where—
(a) a report of a section 9 inspection of a school, or
(b) a report of an inspection of a school made by a member of the Inspectorate which is required by paragraph 9A to state that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school,
is sent to the appropriate authority they shall prepare a written statement of the action which they propose to take in the light of the report and the period within which they propose to take it.
(2) It is the duty of the appropriate authority to prepare the statement within the period allowed by this sub-paragraph, that is—
(a) such period as may be prescribed, or
(b) if, in the case of any report where the person making it states that he is of the opinion that special measures are required to be taken in relation to the school, and either that person is a member of the Inspectorate or the report states that the Chief Inspector agrees with his opinion, the Secretary of State is of the opinion that the urgency of the case requires a shorter period, such period as the Secretary of State may direct,
but this sub-paragraph does not relieve the appropriate authority of any duty to prepare a statement which has not been performed within that period.
(3) Where such a statement has been prepared by the appropriate authority they shall, before the end of the prescribed period, send copies of it—
(a) to the Chief Inspector,
(b) to the Secretary of State, except in the case of a maintained nursery school, and
(c) in such circumstances as may be prescribed, to such other persons (if any) as may be prescribed.
(4) In the case of—
(a) a special school which is not a maintained or grant-maintained special school, or
(b) an independent school approved by the Secretary of State under section 189(1) of the Education Act 1993 (approval of independent schools for children with statements),
the appropriate authority shall, before the end of the prescribed period, send a copy of any such statement prepared by them to the funding authority, or any local education authority, if the authority are paying fees in respect of the attendance of a registered pupil at the school.
(5) The appropriate authority shall—
(a) make any statement prepared by them under this paragraph available for inspection by members of the public, at such times and at such place as may be reasonable,
(b) provide a copy of the statement, free of charge or in prescribed cases on payment of such fee as they think fit (not exceeding the cost of supply), and
(c) take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that every registered parent of a registered pupil at the school receives a copy of the statement as soon as is reasonably practicable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/38/schedule/2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1992/schedule-2/paragraph-10
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