{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1992/schedule-2/paragraph-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1992/schedule-2/paragraph-12.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/38",
  "legislation_title": "Education (Schools) Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1992",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/12",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where an inspection of a school is required under section 9 but the Chief Inspector is satisfied that it is not reasonably practicable to secure that the school is inspected by a suitable registered inspector, he shall secure that it is inspected by a member of the Inspectorate.\n(2) Where an inspection is conducted by a member of the Inspectorate by virtue of this paragraph, this Act shall have effect (unless the context otherwise requires) in relation to the inspection as if the member of the Inspectorate were a registered inspector.\n(3) If the Chief Inspector so elects in the case of any inspection of a school by a member of the Inspectorate under section 2(2)(b), 3(1), 6(2)(b) or 7(1), that inspection shall be treated for the purposes of section 9(1) and (2) and this Part of this Schedule as if it were an inspection under section 9 and the member of the Inspectorate were a registered inspector",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 paras. 9-12 shall cease to have effect in relation to county, voluntary, maintained special, grant maintained and grant maintained special schools (1.9.1993) by virtue of 1993 c. 35, s. 204(4); S.I. 1993/1975, art.7."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 12 substituted (1.9.1993) by 1993 c. 35, s. 307(1), Sch. 19 para. 173(7); S.I. 1993/1975, art. 4(3)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/38/schedule/2/paragraph/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:35:46.842562+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."
}