Sentences with phrase «by the chief inspectors»

They also coincide with an intervention in the debate by the chief inspector of prisons, who branded the policy a «mistake».

Three years later and a report by the chief inspector of borders and immigration has detailed concerns from a number of migrant organisations about the policy leading to increased homelessness and the risk of exploitation.

Yet, four years on, and things have now reached such a low that Chris Grayling holds up Oakwood Prison — a jail whose performance was damned by the chief inspector, saying it was easier to get drugs than soap — as his blueprint for the whole estate.

An investigation by the chief inspector of prisons found that of 5600 calls made to MPs since 2006, 3,150 had been unlawfully intercepted and recorded.

Security staff tasked with removing illegal immigrants from Britain have been criticised as «intimidating» by the chief inspector of prisons.

Following an investigation of HMP Pentonville in June, serious concerns were raised by the chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers.

Increasing numbers of women are being detained at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre despite professional evidence that they are victims of torture, rape and trafficking, according to a report by the chief inspector of prisons.

Now that, surely, is a scary prospect for headteachers, and I thought I'd better check back to the source: an appearance on March 2 before the education select committee by the chief inspector, supported by Sean Harford, Ofsted's national director, education.

But the subsequent inquiry by the chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service discovered that this view was mistaken (see Review of the Investigation and Criminal Proceedings relating to the Jubilee Line Case by Stephen Wooler, June 2006).

Not exact matches

The chief inspector of schools has been criticised for suggesting parents should be fined if they don't do enough to help their child's education by the head of a Christian based family support charity.

A joint review by the inspector of prisons and the chief inspector of borders and immigration said the medical reports on torture survivors were «often perfunctory» and «contain no objective assessment».

The independent chief inspector for borders and immigration told the MPs that he would have expected to have seen evidence that the policies are working by now.

This has been underlined by recent comments by Sir Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of Ofsted.

This policy, aimed at reducing reoffending by helping prisoners to resettle into the community, has been dismissed by both the chief inspectors of prisons and probation as being so ineffective that, if it was removed tomorrow, «the impact on the resettlement of prisoners would be negligible».

They are visited and inspected regularly by organisations including Independent Monitoring Boards, Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons and the chief inspector of borders and immigration.

The chief inspector of prisons has been doing his best to make it public but is constrained by the way the system operates.

Cuomo wants to enhance oversight of contracting through the creation of a chief procurement officer and by enhancing the role of the state inspector general.

The chief inspector is appointed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and reliant on it for his budget, setting up a rather unhelpful dynamic given he's supposed to be scrutinising the results of its policies.

But the most damning report by far came from the chief inspector of prisons, Nick Hardwick, when he went to Yarls Wood detention centre in 2015.

In 2003 a Working Group chaired by former chief inspector of schools Mike Tomlinson was charged with developing a comprehensive framework for 14 to 19 education.

Energy secretary Chris Huhne has asked chief nuclear inspector to report on Britain's nuclear safety by mid-May.

«Given the current chief inspector of prisons was effectively sacked for daring to tell the truth about the prisons crisis created by David Cameron's government, why would anyone want the job?

«Consequently I have asked Andrew Bridges, the chief inspector of probation, to urgently review whether there is a case for an investigation of the management and operation of the approved premises mentioned by the programme.»

Sir Michael Wilshaw, the Ofsted chief inspector, told LBC this morning that he was «shocked» by Michael Gove's departure.

The governor responded by proposing a «chief procurement officer» and some new inspectors general who would answer to him and be responsible for reviewing contracts.

The reforms follow a report by the former chief inspector of constabulary, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, which said the police must be more «customer - focused».

He did not wait for the outcome of three big challenges to Blair's leadership; the inquest into the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a race discrimination case from assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur and an inquiry by HM chief inspector of constabulary into # 3m of Met contracts awarded to Blair's best friend.

Upon interrogation by the greater Accra regional CID DSP Ahiamadi and chief inspector Odame the two suspects admitted to being the master minds of a series of robberies in Accra and mentioned one Isaac Agyeman alias batman as an accomplice

«We do not identify the subject by name due to privacy considerations,» said Susan Carnohan, chief of staff to the inspector general.

Ofsted chief inspector Michael Wilshaw's comments that one in four secondary heads are «not good enough» have been branded as «unhelpful as they are inaccurate»» by NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby.

The news comes as the Ofsted chief called on ministers to tighten rules on home education, after more than 100 suspected illegal schools were discovered by inspectors.

(This was written in 2004 by Christopher Woodhead, who served as Britain's chief inspector of schools in the late»90s.)

The teaching recruitment crisis is being exacerbated by a large number of teachers opting to work abroad, Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned.

He had chaired the board of England's education watchdog - setting the strategic direction for the more high - profile role of chief inspector, currently held by Sir Michael Wilshaw.

Transferring responsibility for lesson observations from trained inspectors, regulated by HMI and working to their standards, to untrained and over-assertive managers, who don't know the difference between one subject and another, was an ignorant, arrogant decision by the politicians and chief inspector in 2005 - 6, and has still to be corrected.

Next Wednesday the education select committee will begin its inquiry into multi-academy trusts (MATs) by hearing from Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector, and Sir David Carter, the new national schools commissioner.

When asked about the leaked papers by Schools Week, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the outgoing Ofsted chief inspector, said: «If somebody had asked me as a headteacher to check on whether somebody was an illegal immigrant, or demand their passports from them, I would have said «I've got better things to do with my time, thank you very much».»

In response to the Ofsted report, Birmingham local government officials and politicians accused Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools, of deliberately misrepresenting problems of governance in a small number of schools by associating them with a wider threat of Islamist extremism.

As chief inspector, Sir Michael has changed the categories schools are rated by, with the «satisfactory» rating becoming «requires improvement».

The chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, says teacher shortages in England are being worsened by the growing number of teachers choosing to work abroad.

Winning over Wilshaw: Former Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw memorably described the RSCs as «faceless agents» of the government, but apologised for causing offence by «speaking bluntly» a few months before he retired.

Sir Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of Schools in England, told the BBC this week that his inspectors were visibly shocked by the conditions they found.

Although inspectors did accept that a focus by UCAT's chief executive Linda Rowe on improving leadership and management is «beginning to bear fruit», they highlighted the fact that just one of the trust's schools has been judged good in a recent inspection, and none are outstanding.

In the same week, chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said that every school should be compelled to federate to speed up improvement, organised by either local authorities or the new regional commissioners.

«As chief inspector, I am passionate about improving the prospects of our least advantaged children, so I am encouraged by the clear signs in today's report that more effective spending and monitoring of the pupil premium is starting to make a positive difference in many schools.

The West Midlands city was one of the local authorities singled out for criticism by Ofsted chief inspector Michael Wilshaw in December when he warned England is a «divided nation».

He will be joined on stage by Amanda Spielman, the chief inspector of schools, who will rail against the «costly distraction» of «endless data cuts, triple marking, 10 page lesson plans, and worst of all, Mocksteds».

Amanda Spielman has been approved by the Privy Council as Ofsted's next chief inspector, the government has confirmed.

(4) A sewage system inspector appointed under this section in an area of jurisdiction or, if there is more than one inspector in the area of jurisdiction, the inspector designated by the council of an upper - tier municipality, board of health or conservation authority has the same powers and duties in relation to sewage systems as does the chief building official in respect of buildings.

The safety issue was disclosed by Joliet's chief building inspector, who is stating that the failure to have the switch locked was a code violation.