Urgently review legislation to establish stricter regulation for private residential schools
Waterhouse Inquiry · Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 16 February 2000
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
There should be an urgent review of the legislation governing the regulation of private residential schools to include particularly:71 (a) approvals and consents under section 347 of the Education Act 1996921 and for provisional registration of schools, (b) the Notice of Complaints provisions and the procedures for the withdrawal of approvals generally, and (c) the interaction with the provisions for registration of private children's homes, with a view to establishing a stricter and more readily enforceable regulatory regime.
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Response — verbatim from government
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