Section 14 Provision of inspection services by local education authorities.I1

(1)

Any local education authority may provide a school inspection service for schools within their area.

(2)

In this section “school inspection service”, in relation to any local education authority, means a service providing for the inspection of schools under section 9 or 13 by officers of the authority.

(3)

Any school inspection service provided by a local education authority may, in addition to providing for the inspection of schools which are maintained by them, provide for the inspection of schools which are not maintained by them.

(4)

Any school inspection service provided by a local education authority shall be operated by the authority in such a way as can reasonably be expected to secure that the full cost of providing the service is recovered by way of charges made by the authority to those using the service.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a)

make provision as to the making of tenders by local education authorities (as required by paragraph 2 of Schedule 2);

(b)

make provision with respect to the accounts to be kept by local education authorities in connection with any school inspection services provided by them; and

(c)

make such incidental and supplemental provision with respect to school inspection services provided by local education authorities as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 14 wholly in force at 1.5.1993 see s. 21(3) and S.I. 1993/1190, art. 3; s. 14 also expressed to be brought into force on 12.6.1993 by S.I. 1993/1491, art. 3(1)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act (except ss. 16, 17, 21(5) and Sch. 4 paras. 1, 4-6) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 57, ss. 47(2), 48(2), Sch. 7