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Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2012. It was answered by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 on behalf of the Department for Education. Ofsted was asked to reply.

Ofsted

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the budget for Ofsted will be in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14, (c) 2014-15 and (d) 2015-16; and how many (i) full-time staff and (ii) inspectors it employs.

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Answer

This question is a matter for Ofsted. HM Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has written to the hon. Member, providing him with the information requested, and a copy of his response has been placed in the House Libraries.

Letter from Sir Michael Wilshaw, dated 10 December 2012:

Your recent parliamentary question has been passed to me, as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, for response.

Ofsted received its budget allocation for 2012-15 in the 2010 Comprehensive Spending Review. No budget has yet been announced for-2015-16.

Ofsted's budget allocation for (a) 2012-13 is £171.0m (b) 2013-14 is £159.6m (c) 2014-15 is £142.3m. The figures for 2013-14 and 2014-15 do not include any further budget reduction announced in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

As at 30 November 2012 Ofsted employed (i) 1,146 full time staff and (ii) 520 inspectors (494.1 full time equivalents).

A copy of this reply has been sent to David Laws MP, Minister of State for Schools, and will be placed in the library of both Houses.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
133134; 555 c840W
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Finance Staff Ofsted
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk