§ Mr MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to her answer of 12 February,Official Report, column 441, (1) what are the chief inspector's general criteria relating to suitability for nursery inspectors; [17422]
(2) if vetting by the police will be included in the general criteria relating to the suitability of funded nursery education inspectors. [17421]
§ Mr. Robin SquireSubject to parliamentary approval, schedule 1 to the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Bill sets out general criteria for the registration of nursery education inspectors, including that they be fit and proper persons for this task. I expect the chief inspector will use procedures along the lines of those for registration of inspectors under the Education (Schools) Act 1992.