Commentary Part 1: School Inspections and Other Inspections by School Inspectors Chapter 6 – Other Inspections: England and Wales Section 49: Procedure for inspections under section 48
91.This section re-enacts procedures currently covered by Schedule 4 to SIA 1996. It allows the Secretary of State to prescribe in regulations the period within which an inspection under section 48 may be conducted. It also requires the person conducting the inspection to prepare a report in writing before the end of a period which is prescribed in regulations. Subsection (4) places a duty on the governing body to make the report available to members of the public and to ensure that all parents of registered pupils receive a copy of the report.