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| Long title | An Act to make provision about primary, secondary and further education and about training; to make provision about food or drink provided on school premises or in connection with the provision of education or childcare; to provide for the establishment of an Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills and the appointment of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills and make provision about the functions of that Office and that Chief Inspector; to provide for the amendment of references to local education authorities and children's services authorities; to amend section 29 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 in relation to university bodies; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2006 c 40 |
| Introduced by | Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales
Certain Parts of the Act also Extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland. |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 8 November 2006 |
| Other legislation | |
| Relates to | The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 |
Status: Current legislation | |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. According to the government the Act "is intended to represent a major step forward in the Government’s aim of ensuring that all children in all schools get the education they need to enable them to fulfil their potential".[2]
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 191(1) of this Act.
- ^ "DfES guide to the Education and Inspections Bill 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2006.