8 Response Accepted in Part

Expand Ofsted powers for unregistered settings

Recommendation

The government should introduce legislation to: change the definition of full-time education, and to bring any setting that is the pupil's primary place of education within the scope of the definition of a registered educational setting; and provide the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) with sufficient powers to examine the quality of child protection when it undertakes inspections of suspected unregistered institutions.

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Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
C
Response
Accepted in Part
Accepted in Part UK Government
22 May 2023

On 2 March 2022, the UK government stated that in 2020 it had consulted to legislate to amend the registration requirements for independent education settings. It confirmed that it had considered responses to the consultation and would publish its response. The UK government also stated that the Department for Education previously committed to increasing the powers available to Ofsted when conducting inspections under section 97 of the 2008 Act, including in the Integrated Communities Action Plan 2019.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report Child Protection in Religious Organisations and Settings Investigation Report 02 Sep 2021
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Responsible Bodies
UK Government Primary
Themes & Tags
Quality and safety oversight Education OFSTED Religious Settings
Recommendation age 4.6 yrs
Last formal update 1038 days ago