254.Paragraph 18 of schedule 4 adds the Chief Inspector to the list of bodies in schedule 19 of the 2010 Act. This means that the Chief Inspector is subject to the user focus scrutiny duty set out in section 112 of the 2010 Act. This will require the Chief Inspector to secure continuous improvement in the involvement of users in the design and delivery of scrutiny functions, such as the inspection function set out in section 38.
255.It also adds the Chief Inspector to the list of bodies in schedule 20 of the 2010 Act. This means that the Chief Inspector is subject to section 114 of the 2010 Act and must co-operate and co-ordinate activity with the other bodies listed there and, where appropriate, the Scottish Ministers with a view to achieving the purpose of improving the exercise of the scrutiny functions of, among other things, local authorities.
Schedule 4 – Consequential Modifications Part 2: The Office of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010