settings was lobbied for by substantial parts of the sector, and Ofsted
duly agreed to move forward on this.
The introduction of such inspections is hardly imminent, as the necessary legislation will not be sorted out before parliament goes into pre-election purdah, after which priorities are unknown.
But the more you think about the prospect of paid-for re-inspection, the more pitfalls become apparent, and the more the scheme seems open to abuse.
Ofsted is already aiming to save money by increasing the length of time to a first inspection to up to 30 months, and some providers are already waiting a long time between inspections if they are visited at the beginning of one cycle and towards the end of the next.
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