Blind leading the blind!
Blagger
Your last sentences tell a lot. We have a crazy situation where an FI(r) requires only 50 hours instructing and have signed off 25 student solos (they might not have even flown with the student) and all they need is a supervisors signature (who is this person meant to be ) and hey presto they can now continue working unrestricted sending first solos and only be assessed once in the next 6 years.
I'm told the following and I actually believe it;
FI(r) graduates and passes his FI test 1st July
19 July - Flown 50 hours instructing
25 July - signed off 50 student solos (given the job to sign off the student flights as long as they don't also expect the money)
1st August - FI unrestricted (must have been lucky with PLD and the speed of post.)
2nd August is signing, as Supervising FI other FI(r) applications for them also to become unrestricted.
And they talk about standards - I don't think so!