Clause 60 - Report of inspections
Childcare Bill
9:00 am
Nick Gibb (Shadow Minister (Schools), Education; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, Conservative)
The amendment raises a “may” or “must” issue. I was surprised to see the word “may” in the clause, which states that
“the Chief Inspector may make a report in writing”
following an inspection. That contrasts with the requirement that a report must be produced following inspections of early years provision. It is logical that if Ofsted carries out an inspection of a child minding provider, a report ought to follow. Will the Minister explain why a different approach is taken following an inspection of later years provision from that following early years provision?
I should add that amendment No. 43 would require any report written by Ofsted to be published on its website. We debated that point early in the Committee stage.