Early years settings have raised concerns about changes to the way Ofsted deals with the internal objections process when a decision is made to cancel a provider’s registration.
An update to the Early Years Compliance Handbook last month means the inspectorate has altered its procedures in a way that has led providers to question the fairness and impartiality of the process.
The same senior officer who made the original decision about a notice of intention to cancel a provider’s registration now reviews the decision. Previously it was a senior officer who was not involved in the decision-making process.
The handbook now states, ‘If possible the senior officer who made the original decision considers the information provided in the objection to the notice of intention.’
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