Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/57/schedule/3
Timestamp: 2018-05-21 13:09:28
Document Index: 64050355

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 3', 'art. 4', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 4']

Sch. 3 para. 1 modified by S.I. 2004/657 art. 3(b)
Sch. 3 para. 1 savings for effects of 2002 c. 32 s. 215(2) Sch. 22 Pt. 3 by S.I. 2003/2959 reg. 8(2)
Sch. 3 para. 1 word repealed by 2002 c. 32 Sch. 22 Pt. 3
Sch. 3 para. 1 words repealed by 2002 c. 32 Sch. 22 Pt. 3
Sch. 3 para. 9 and cross-heading added by 1998 c. 31 Sch. 28 Pt. 1 para. 5 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Sch. 28 Pt. 1 para. 5 repealed (1.9.2005 for E., 1.9.2006 for W.) without ever being in force by 2005 c. 18, Sch. 19 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/2034, art. 4; S.I. 2006/1338, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 4 para. 6))
SCHEDULE 3E+W Inspections under section 10
[F1“appropriate authority means—
in relation to a community, foundation or voluntary or community or foundation special school, the school’s governing body or, if the school does not have a delegated budget within the meaning of section 49 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, the local education authority;
in relation to a maintained nursery school, the local education authority;
in the case of a school falling within paragraph (d), (e), (f) or (g) of section 10(3), the proprietor of the school;]
F1Sch. 3 para. 1: Definition of “appropriate authority"substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para.203 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), SCh. 1
Selection of registered inspectorsE+W
[F22(1)Before entering into any arrangement for an inspection, the Chief Inspector shall invite tenders from at least two persons who can reasonably be expected to tender for the proposed inspection and to do so at arm’s length from each other, and each of whom is either—E+W
(2)Before an inspection takes place the Chief Inspector shall consult the appropriate authority about the inspection.]
F2Sch. 3 para. 2 substituted (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 44 s. 42, Sch. 6 para.10; S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.II
Inspection teamsE+W
3[F3(1)Every inspection shall be conducted by a registered inspector with the assistance of a team (an “inspection team”); and no person shall act as a member of an inspection team unless—E+W
F3Sch. 3 para. 3(1) substituted (19.12.2002 (W.) and otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 188, 216(4), Sch. 16 para. 5 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I.2002/3185, art. 4
[F4Enrolment of persons to act as team membersE+W
F4Sch. 3 para. 3A and crossheading inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 31, s. 135, Sch. 28 Pt. I para. 4(2) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, arts. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.I (with Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 5)
F53A[F6(1)The Chief Inspector shall keep a list of persons who may act as members of an inspection team by virtue of paragraph 3(1)(a)(“the list”).]E+W
(2)The Chief Inspector shall not enrol any person in the list unless, having regard to any conditions that he proposes to impose under section 7(5)(c) (as it applies in accordance with sub-paragraph (4) below), it appears to him that that person—
(a)is a fit and proper person for carrying out an inspection, and
(b)will be capable of assisting in an inspection competently and effectively.
(3)An application for enrolment in the list shall (except in such circumstances as may be prescribed) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(4)Subsections (5) to (9) of section 7 shall apply in relation to the enrolment of a person in the list and to acting as a member of an inspection team as they apply in relation to the registration of a person under subsection (1) or (2) of that section and to acting as a registered inspector.
(5)Sections 8 and 9 and Schedule 2 shall (with any necessary modifications) apply in relation to enrolment in the list and to a person so enrolled as they apply in relation to registration under section 7(1) or (2) and to a person so registered.
(6)In its application to an enrolled person in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) above, section 8 shall have effect as if the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) of that section were that—
(a)that person is no longer a fit and proper person to act as a member of an inspection team;
(b)he is no longer capable of assisting in an inspection competently and effectively;
(c)there has been a significant failure on his part to comply with any condition imposed under section 7(5)(c) (as it applies in accordance with sub-paragraph (4) above).
(7)Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2, regulations under that provision may provide that, where a person is appealing simultaneously—
(a)against a decision of the Chief Inspector relating to that person’s registration, and
(b)against a decision of the Chief Inspector relating to that person’s enrolment in the list,
both appeals are to be heard at the same time.]
F5Sch. 3 para. 3A inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 31, s. 135, Sch. 28 Pt. I para. 4(2) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.I
F6Sch. 3 para. 3A(1) substituted (19.12.2002 (W.) and otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 188, 216(4), Sch. 16 para. 6 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4
4(1)No person shall conduct an inspection of a school in England, or act as a member of an inspection team for such a school, unless he has, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector for England, satisfactorily completed a course of training provided by, or complying with arrangements approved by, that Chief Inspector.E+W
(2)Where the Chief Inspector for England provides such training he may charge such fees as are reasonable for the purpose of recovering the whole, or part, of the cost of providing it.
(3)Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply in such circumstances as may be specified, either generally or in relation to a particular case or class of case, by the Chief Inspector for England.
5(1)No person shall conduct an inspection of a school in Wales, or act as a member of an inspection team for such a school, unless he has, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector for Wales, satisfactorily completed a course of training provided by, or complying with arrangements approved by, that Chief Inspector.E+W
(2)Where the Chief Inspector for Wales provides such training he may charge such fees as are reasonable for the purpose of recovering the whole, or part, of the cost of providing it.
(3)Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply in such circumstances as may be specified, either generally or in relation to a particular case or class of case, by the Chief Inspector for Wales.
Meeting with parentsE+W
6Where an inspection is arranged, the appropriate authority for the school concerned shall—E+W
Rights of entry etc.E+W
7[F7(1)]A registered inspector conducting an inspection, and the members of his inspection team, shall have at all reasonable times—E+W
[F8(2)Where—
sub-paragraph (1) shall apply in relation to that other school as it applies in relation to the school concerned.]
[F9(3)A registered inspector conducting an inspection of a school, and the members of his inspection team, shall also have at all reasonable times—
(a)a right of entry to any premises (other than school premises) on which, by virtue of arrangements made by the school, any pupils who—
which the inspector or (as the case may be) member of the team requires for the purposes of the inspection.]
F7Sch. 3 para. 7 renumbered as s. 7(1) (1.9.1997) as Sch. 3 para. 7(1) by 1997 c. 44, s. 42, Sch. 6 para. 12(1); S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. II
F8Sch. 3 para. 7(2) inserted (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 44, s. 42, Sch. 6 para. 12(2); S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.II
F9Sch. 3 para. 7(3) inserted (1.10.2002 for E. and 19.12.2002 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 179(6), 216(4) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3; S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. I
Offence of obstructing inspector or inspection teamE+W
8(1)It shall be an offence wilfully to obstruct—E+W
in the exercise of his functions in relation to an inspection of a school.
(2)Any person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.