The Education (Schools) Act 1992 set up a system of school inspections by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted). The reports written by independent inspection teams and published by Ofsted are made public and the inspections are carried out according to a National Framework to ensure consistency across the country. Subsequently the legislation was brought together in the School Inspections Act 1996 that designated it to be a six-year cycle.^[1]

Education (Schools) Act 1992

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision with respect to the inspection of schools and with respect to information about schools and their pupils.
Citation	1992 c. 38
Dates
Royal assent	16 March 1992
Text of the Education (Schools) Act 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.