Paragraph 9 Monitoring and inspectionsF1

(1)

The registration body must have in place—

(a)

arrangements for monitoring compliance with its registration rules and lead partner rules,

(b)

arrangements for the inspection of providers in connection with their work in connection with audits under this Act,

(c)

registration rules designed to secure that providers co-operate with the monitoring and inspections, and

(d)

lead partner rules designed to secure that individuals bound by the rules co-operate with the monitoring.

(2)

The arrangements relating to inspections must be designed to secure that each provider is inspected at least once every 6 years.

(3)

Those arrangements must include—

(a)

provision for the results of any inspections not carried out by the registration body to be reported to the registration body, and

(b)

in the case of an external registration body, provision for the results of any inspections not carried out by the Local Audit Office to be reported to the Office.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Schs. 1B-1D inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(6), Sch. 35