WATE-(44) Response Historic Self-assessed

Urgently review legislation to establish stricter regulation for private residential schools

Recommendation

There should be an urgent review of the legislation governing the regulation of private residential schools to include particularly:71 (a) approvals and consents under section 347 of the Education Act 1996921 and for provisional registration of schools, (b) the Notice of Complaints provisions and the procedures for the withdrawal of approvals generally, and (c) the interaction with the provisions for registration of private children's homes, with a view to establishing a stricter and more readily enforceable regulatory regime.

Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Report Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report 16 Feb 2000
Recommendation age 26.1 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates