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Consultation outcome

Regulating independent educational institutions

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From:
Department for Education
Published:
14 February 2020
Last updated:
6 May 2022
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  1. Added the consultation response, equalities impact assessment and a document with the questions used for the family test.

  2. Relaunched consultation after it was withdrawn on 7 May 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. If you have already responded to this consultation, your feedback will still be considered and you do not need to resubmit your response. The consultation will close on 27 November 2020.

  3. We have suspended this consultation due to COVID-19. We will reopen it for an extended period in due course.

  4. First published.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Regulating independent educational institutions: consultation response

PDF, 585 KB, 47 pages

Family test: regulating independent educational institutions

PDF, 102 KB, 3 pages

Regulating independent educational institutions: equalities impact assessment

PDF, 211 KB, 20 pages

Detail of outcome

The consultation response presents an analysis of responses we have received, along with the government’s response and the next steps. We have also published a document examining the proposals in the context of the 5 questions used for the family test.

The equalities impact assessment is an examination of the protected characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010.

Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on changes to registration requirements for independent educational settings, and changes to independent schools legislation.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We are proposing 3 changes to the way in which independent educational settings in England, including independent schools, are regulated by the Department for Education.

These are:

  • expanding the categories of full-time institutions that will be regulated in the same way that independent schools are currently regulated, and defining the term ‘full-time’
  • changing the basis for how some appeals by institutions against enforcement action are determined by the court
  • revising the system for approving ‘material changes’ to the registered details of independent educational institutions

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