Part 2: Will there be a positive Will there be a be a Justification of conclusion of Conclusion (e.g. impact is positive, go Date when impact on people with the negative impact on analysis ahead; negative impact, go ahead if equality protected characteristics people with the justified; negative impact, don’t go conclusion will be identified above? protected ahead.) reviewed (e.g., in characteristics light of new information;change identified above? in circumstances; at a policy review.) Only indirectly - Yes, potentially because Many of the schools affected by the The increase in the rates of fees and In 2018, when a the increase is fees are of increased costs for the increase are small faith schools changes in the arrangements enables decision will be required in order to achieve schools which either charge low fees Ofsted to move further to a full cost taken on fee levels fuller cost recovery in respect (typically £2k-3k pa) or rely on recovery rate for fees. This will help to for 2019. The of the cost of inspections. donations from their community. This ensure that good quality and effective move towards full Inspections are required as is because their target families who inspections continue to take place, cost recovery will part of the regulation of prefer to use these schools are thereby ensuring the regulatory be a factor in that schools and maintains usually of more limited means than provisions relating to schools are fit for review standards in schools, to the most families which send children to purpose and standards can be ultimate benefit of pupils independent schools; the choice of maintained. the faith school usually arises The increase in fees and additional fees because alternative state or other that will be required to be made in faiths schools are not seen by the respect of inspections will impact on families as catering properly for the. small faith schools, particularly small The proposed increase in the fee ones. This could affect the business rates and arrangements will place a models and put finanacial pressure on further financial burden on the some proprietors of independent proprietors of the schools who may schools who could pass on theburden to pass the burden onto the families of parents, via staff employment or pupils. Staff employed at the schools, engagement. However, the increases who are known by the department to and new arrangements are required to be often paid very low salaries, may achieve cost recovery which is in line be affected indirectly by the increase
Part 2: Will there be a positive impact on people with the protected characteristics identified above? Will there be a be a negative impact on people with the protected characteristics identified above? Justification of conclusion of analysis Conclusion (e.g. impact is positive, go ahead; negative impact, go ahead if justified; negative impact, don’t go ahead.) Date when equality conclusion will be reviewed (e.g., in light of new information;change in circumstances; at a policy review.) Only indirectly - the increase is fees are required in order to achieve fuller cost recovery in respect of the cost of inspections. Inspections are required as part of the regulation of schools and maintains standards in schools, to the ultimate benefit of pupils Yes, potentially because of increased costs for the schools Many of the schools affected by the increase are small faith schools which either charge low fees (typically £2k-3k pa) or rely on donations from their community. This is because their target families who prefer to use these schools are usually of more limited means than most families which send children to independent schools; the choice of the faith school usually arises because alternative state or other faiths schools are not seen by the families as catering properly for the. The proposed increase in the fee rates and arrangements will place a further financial burden on the proprietors of the schools who may pass the burden onto the families of pupils. Staff employed at the schools, who are known by the department to be often paid very low salaries, may be affected indirectly by the increase The increase in the rates of fees and changes in the arrangements enables Ofsted to move further to a full cost recovery rate for fees. This will help to ensure that good quality and effective inspections continue to take place, thereby ensuring the regulatory provisions relating to schools are fit for purpose and standards can be maintained. The increase in fees and additional fees that will be required to be made in respect of inspections will impact on small faith schools, particularly small ones. This could affect the business models and put finanacial pressure on some proprietors of independent schools who could pass on theburden to parents, via staff employment or engagement. However, the increases and new arrangements are required to achieve cost recovery which is in line In 2018, when a decision will be taken on fee levels for 2019. The move towards full cost recovery will be a factor in that review