Clause 60 - Report of inspections
Childcare Bill
9:15 am
Beverley Hughes (Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families), Department for Education and Skills; Stretford and Urmston, Labour)
As the hon. Gentleman acknowledged, I have given the Committee an assurance that it is practice to post published reports on the website. I hope that that deals with his concern.
On amendment No. 42, the chief inspector should have flexibility to decide the right way to publish whatever is produced as a result of an inspection. An inspection visit may arise because of a complaint or concern expressed by a parent. In those circumstances, it is right that the chief inspector has flexibility to decide the most appropriate way to document the outcome of that inspection. For example, if the inspector found no cause for concern, producing a full inspection report in response would not be the right thing to do.