Jeremy Corbyn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jeremy Corbyn on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria are used to commission Ofsted to carry out spot inspections on schools.

Mr David Laws

Ofsted has been carrying out Section 8 inspections at schools with serious behavioural problems since January 2014. No-notice inspections can also be triggered by parental complaints or safeguarding concerns.