Background
3.The Act implements proposals contained in the White Paper Higher Standards, Better Schools for All (Cm 6677) which was published on 25th October 2005.
4.This Act also makes provision in consequence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement in the March 2005 Budget Statement of a reduction in the number of public service inspectorates from eleven to four, with the aim of enabling better co-ordination and reduced duplication.