Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 46
46
Deferred
Paragraph: 146
Require the Department to consult on increasing safeguarding inspection regularity via compliance audits.
Conclusion
The Department should consult on the best approach to increasing the regularity of safeguarding inspections through a less intensive compliance audit. In doing so, Ofsted’s work with schools 55 it should look at whether this should be done by local authorities or by a separate, independent body, and make the case for the appropriate resource to be provided. In its routine inspections of schools, Ofsted should continue to inspect how well schools respond to serious safeguarding issues and how effectively children are protected in practice.
Government Response Summary
The government states that this recommendation falls to the Department for Education (DfE), not Ofsted, and Ofsted will engage with the DfE on considering new approaches to inspecting safeguarding.
Paragraph Reference:
146
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Many of the recommendations in the Committee’s report fall to the DfE, rather than Ofsted. We will engage with the DfE on considering new approaches to inspecting safeguarding (Recommendation 26). However, these are matters for the DfE.