Education (Schools) Act 1992
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1992 c. 38 |
| Year | 1992 |
(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint a person to the office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England (“the Chief Inspector for England”) .(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint persons as Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England.(3) Any person appointed as one of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England shall serve, in accordance with the terms and conditions on which he is appointed, as a member of the staff of the Chief Inspector for England.shall not be appointed for a term of more than five years;may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Secretary of State;may be removed from office by Her Majesty on the ground of incapacity or misconduct.(5) The previous appointment of a person as Chief Inspector for England shall not affect his eligibility for re-appointment.(6) Schedule 1 makes further provision with respect to the Chief Inspector for England and his staff.the quality of the education provided by schools in England;the educational standards achieved in those schools;whether the financial resources made available to those schools are managed efficiently; andthe spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils at those schools.give advice to the Secretary of State on such matters as may be specified in the Secretary of State’s request;inspect and report on such school, or class of school, in England as may be so specified.establishing and maintaining the register mentioned in section 10(1) ;giving guidance to inspectors registered in that register, and such other persons as he considers appropriate, in connection with inspections of schools in England under section 9 and the making of reports of such inspections;keeping under review the system of inspecting schools under section 9 (so far as it relates to schools in England) and, in particular, the standard of such inspections and of the reports made by registered inspectors;keeping under review the extent to which any requirement imposed by or under this Act, or any other enactment, on any registered inspector, local education authority, proprietor of a school or governing body in relation to inspections of schools in England is complied with;promoting efficiency in the conduct and reporting of inspections of schools in England by encouraging competition in the provision of services by registered inspectors.(4) The Chief Inspector for England may at any time give advice to the Secretary of State on any matter connected with schools, or a particular school, in England.(5) The Chief Inspector for England shall have such other functions in connection with schools in England, including functions with respect to the training of teachers for such schools, as may be assigned to him by the Secretary of State.(6) In exercising his functions the Chief Inspector for England shall have regard to such aspects of government policy as the Secretary of State may direct.(1) The Chief Inspector for England may cause any school in England to be inspected by one or more of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England (in this section referred to as “Inspectors”) .(2) Where an inspection of a school in England is being conducted by a registered inspector under section 9, the Chief Inspector for England may arrange
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