§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what measures his Department intends to take to ensure that HMI/Ofsted reports on private and independent schools which receive public funds are sent to parents of children at those schools.
§ Mr. ForthAll independent schools are monitored regularly as part of a programme of inspections by the Office for Standards in Education—Ofsted. Schools which are the subject of a published report are supplied with a stock of copies for distribution to parents, and are made aware that further copies may be obtained free from Ofsted. Ofsted also sends copies to the national and local press, thus alerting parents to the existence of the report and their right to obtain a copy.