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By Rachel Lawler

Ofsted has updated its inspection programme in the light of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.

Inspections have not been suspended and Ofsted continues to prioritise places where it has concerns, returning to ‘inadequate’ and ‘requires improvement’ providers as well as those it did not visit in the last cycle and newly registered providers who have not yet been seen.

Ofsted also confirmed that its registration and approvals work would continue.

However, Ofsted is not currently asking any of its inspectors who are also serving practitioners to undertake inspections at this time, which it says will naturally scale back its activity.

Ofsted also confirmed that any providers who feel unable to go ahead with a planned inspection should raise this when they are notified about the inspection.

It says that such requests will be looked at favourably and sensitively”, unless it has urgent safeguarding concerns about a provider.

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Ofsted’s formal deferral policy is available .