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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Listowel (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 12 September 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Education Bill.


Education Bill

My Lords, if I may, I want to ask the Minister a little more about unannounced and announced inspections. If I remember correctly, the Children's Commissioner for England, Professor Al Aynsley-Green, when he was in office, was particularly enthusiastic about his power to make unannounced inspections. Professor Eileen Munro, in her final report on safeguarding children, recently advocated the use of unannounced inspections, principally because they relieved organisations of a bureaucratic burden. She felt that that would be less burdensome to them than announced inspections. I would be interested to hear from the Minister what is the current situation with regard to those two kinds of inspection—announced and unannounced.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
730 c120GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Children Disadvantaged Boarding schools Classroom assistants Community relations Fees and charges Education Further education Inspections Protection Pupil exclusions Pupils Standards Teachers Special educational needs Training Travellers Sixth form colleges Academies Pupil referral units Gifted children Maintained schools
Legislation
Education Bill 2010-12
Link
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