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The AI Safety Institute has open released a new testing platform to strengthen AI safety evaluations.
Information on Ofsted inspections for independent schools that are not members of associations.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
This guide explains how we select new schools and schools that undergo significant changes for inspection.
This guide gives a summary of what providers should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
How we carry out inspections of landlords
Our plan for undertaking landlord inspections.
This guidance is for Ofsted inspectors carrying out inspections of providers that are only registered on either or both parts of the Childcare Register.
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
How to show MHRA you're meeting good clinical practice (GCP) standards and what to expect from an inspection.
Guidance on the conduct of inspectors and Ofsted's expectations of providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
Ofsted's policy for considering whether to defer or pause an inspection or visit, or whether additional evidence needs to be gathered.
How Ofsted is revising inspection methodology to support the education inspection framework.
Inspection reports by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI).
Information for farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out where livestock, poultry, fish or shellfish matter is incinerated.
This framework and handbook document sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles, guidance and the main judgements that inspectors make when inspecting initial teacher education (ITE).
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