Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Inspection of Local Authorities) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st April 2007.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006;

“ working day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 .

Publication of a report following an inspection

2. A local authority in England which has received a copy of a report under section 137 of the Act must, within 30 working days of receiving the report, publish it by—

(a) sending a copy of the report to—

(i) each of the authority's relevant partners under section 10 of the Children Act 2004 ;

(ii) any person or body with whom the authority has made arrangements under section 10(1)(c) of the Children Act 2004;

(iii) such of the authority's Board partners under section 13 of the Children Act 2004 as do not fall within paragraphs (i) or (ii) of this sub-paragraph;

(iv) at least one newspaper circulating in the area of that authority;

(v) at least one radio station serving that area;

(b) making a copy of the report available for inspection free of charge at the offices of the local authority; and

(c) supplying a copy of the report to a member of the public on demand on payment of a reasonable fee.

Publication of a written statement of proposed action

3. A local authority in England which has received a copy of a report under section 137 of the Act must, within 70 working days of receiving that report, or as soon as is reasonably practicable, publish a written statement of action which they propose to take in the light of the report (a “written statement”) by—

(a) sending a copy of the written statement to—

(i) the Chief Inspector, and

(ii) the Secretary of State;

(b) sending a copy of the written statement to the persons or bodies to whom a copy of the report of the inspection was sent by virtue of regulation 2(a);

(c) making a copy of the written statement available for inspection free of charge at the offices of the authority; and

(d) supplying a copy of the written statement to a member of the public on demand on payment of a reasonable fee.