In the descriptive narrative of the original PB eBay listing, it mentions the initials of the manager, clerk or inspector entered in the PB.
Does anyone know the role the school inspector played in this regard? Was examining the punishment book a mere formality to ensure CP was being recorded as required, initial the book and thank you very much, a tick box exercise, or did this involve writing a comprehensive report on the findings? In the case of Clara Teale, the girl who refused to hold out her hand and had to bend over would it have been noted in any report that the number of strokes had been omitted from the records or questioned as being an unusual practice for the school concerned?
Did the same inspectors also inspect school cane/s at the same time to make sure they conformed to the LEA standards?