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<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>
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