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	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Independent Schools Inspectorate
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when changes to the structure and operations of the Independent Schools Inspectorate will come into effect.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on regulations and advice on the approval of independent inspectorates. We intend to commence the relevant provisions of the Education and Skills Act 2008 in September 2014, and introduce the new regulations and advice under those sections. The current approval of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) under the Education Act 2002 will cease to have effect, and as signalled in the consultation we intend to re-approve ISI under the 2008 Act. We will publish a response to the consultation shortly which will also set out the timescales for the implementation of changes.</p><p> </p><p>The 2008 Act also gives a basis in statute to Ofsted's quality assurance role. This role will continue, with Ofsted carrying out monitoring activities and reporting annually to the Secretary of State on the performance of the independent inspectorates.</p><p> </p><p>If, as a result of the revised agreement or for any other reason, ISI makes changes to their structure and operations, we would expect ISI to consult the schools it inspects before changes are introduced.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL905 HL906 question first answered 14/07/2014 14:52:41 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

76562

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Independent Schools Inspectorate
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what relationship they envisage in future between Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government recently consulted on regulations and advice on the approval of independent inspectorates. We intend to commence the relevant provisions of the Education and Skills Act 2008 in September 2014, and introduce the new regulations and advice under those sections. The current approval of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) under the Education Act 2002 will cease to have effect, and as signalled in the consultation we intend to re-approve ISI under the 2008 Act. We will publish a response to the consultation shortly which will also set out the timescales for the implementation of changes.</p><p> </p><p>The 2008 Act also gives a basis in statute to Ofsted's quality assurance role. This role will continue, with Ofsted carrying out monitoring activities and reporting annually to the Secretary of State on the performance of the independent inspectorates.</p><p> </p><p>If, as a result of the revised agreement or for any other reason, ISI makes changes to their structure and operations, we would expect ISI to consult the schools it inspects before changes are introduced.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL905 HL907 question first answered 14/07/2014 14:52:41 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden