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having had regard to the finding of the report produced by virtue of subsection

 

(7).’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

144

 

Clause  50,  page  35,  line  24,  at end insert ‘or the failure to do so within a prescribed

 

time scale’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

145

 

Clause  50,  page  35,  line  37,  at end insert ‘or the failure to do so within a prescribed

 

time scale’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

35

 

Clause  50,  page  35,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(g)    

the social care provision specified in an EHC plan;

 

(h)    

the healthcare provision specified in an EHC plan.’.

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

221

 

Clause  50,  page  36,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(5)    

A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse that person fails to

 

comply with any requirement—

 

(a)    

in respect of the discovery or inspection of documents, or

 

(b)    

to attend to give evidence and produce documents,

 

    

where that requirement is imposed by Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to an

 

appeal under this section or regulations under subsection (4)(a).

 

(6)    

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary

 

conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

146

 

Clause  51,  page  37,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

All correspondence sent and received and documents produced by a mediation

 

adviser or mediator in respect of a case must be made available to—

 

(a)    

the family of the child concerned, or the young person concerned;

 

(b)    

the local authority; and

 

(c)    

the First-tier Tribunal.

 
 

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(7B)    

The First-tier Tribunal must have regard to documents supplied under subsection

 

(7A) in consideration of a claim brought to it under section 50 (appeals).’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

155

 

Clause  56,  page  40,  line  16,  leave out from ‘be’ to end of line 17 and insert ‘in the

 

best interests of the child or young person and their family’.

 

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

222

 

Clause  59,  page  41,  line  43,  leave out ‘another authority or any’ and insert ‘any

 

authority or’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

159

 

Clause  59,  page  42,  line  4,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

Agreements made under this section should be published by the local authority in

 

digital format within one calendar month of being made.’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

161

 

Clause  60,  page  42,  line  13,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

A local authority should contact the governing body of a school, post-16

 

institution or other institution at which education or training is provided before

 

accessing their premises, unless doing so would negate the purpose of the visit.’.

 

 

Mr Graham Allen

 

292

 

Clause  61,  page  42,  line  26,  after ‘secure’, insert ‘so far as is reasonably possible’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

Mr Graham Allen

 

162

 

Clause  61,  page  42,  line  28,  at end insert—

 
 

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‘(2A)    

In fulfilling its duties under this section, the appropriate authority must provide a

 

report of how it has done so for a registered pupil or a student at a school, where

 

such a report is requested by—

 

(a)    

the local authority responsible for the education of a child or young

 

person;

 

(b)    

the family of a child or young person;

 

(c)    

the young person;

 

(d)    

the First Tier Tribunal; or

 

(e)    

the Education Funding Agency.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

163

 

Clause  61,  page  42,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(2B)    

The appropriate authority must have regard to any advice regarding its duties

 

under this section, where such advice is issued by—

 

(a)    

the Secretary of State;

 

(b)    

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education;

 

(c)    

the local authority; or

 

(d)    

the Education Funding Agency.’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

216

 

Clause  61,  page  42,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In using their best endeavours to meet special educational needs, the school or

 

other institution must provide a graduated response through using the School

 

Action and School Action Plus stages.’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

164

 

Clause  62,  page  42,  line  39,  after ‘staff’, insert ‘who shall be a qualified teacher.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

165

 

Clause  62,  page  42,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The SEN co-ordinator designated under the provisions of subsection (2) must be,

 

or on designation must become, a member of the senior management or

 

leadership team within the school.

 

(2B)    

The SEN co-ordinator designated under the provisions of subsection (2) must be

 

a qualified teacher.’.

 

Mr Graham Allen

 

Bill Esterson

 

286

 

Clause  62,  page  42,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The appropriate authority must designate a member of staff who shall be a

 

qualified teacher and must have undertaken training to include a mandatory

 
 

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module on special educational needs, including dyslexia at the school (to be

 

known as the “SEN co-ordinator”) as having responsibility for co-ordinating the

 

provision for pupils with special educational needs.’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

166

 

Clause  63,  page  43,  line  14,  at end insert ‘, an institution within the further eduction

 

sector’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

168

 

Clause  63,  page  43,  line  19,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In performing its duty under subsection (2), an appropriate authority must—

 

(a)    

attempt to do so as soon the decision is taken;

 

(b)    

ensure that the child’s family or the young person are made fully aware

 

of the reason for and the process behind the decision being taken;

 

(c)    

engage fully with the family or young person in making further decisions

 

with regard to educational provision for the child or young person; and

 

(d)    

inform the local authority in which the child or young person residents.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

169

 

Clause  63,  page  43,  line  23,  after ‘school’, insert ‘, an institution within the further

 

eduction sector’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

170

 

Clause  64,  page  43,  line  28,  after ‘schools’, insert ‘institutions within the further

 

education sector’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

171

 

Clause  64,  page  44,  line  3,  at end insert—

 

‘(v)    

policies designed to promote the understanding of disability

 

amongst other pupils and the inclusion of disabled pupils in

 

lessons and activities.’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

202

 

Clause  64,  page  44,  line  3,  at end insert—

 
 

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‘(v)    

progress made by children and young people with special

 

educational needs in language, literacy, communication and

 

numeracy;

 

(vi)    

services contributed to or procured through section 30 [Local

 

offer for children and young people with special educational

 

needs].’.

 

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

172

 

Clause  65,  page  44,  line  16,  leave out ‘19’ and insert ‘25’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

174

 

Clause  65,  page  44,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Information collected and provided under subsection (2) should be published

 

including local and regional breakdowns.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

173

 

Clause  65,  page  44,  line  34,  leave out ‘19’ and insert ‘25’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

176

 

Clause  65,  page  44,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

In exercising his duties under subsection (4), the Secretary of State shall—

 

(a)    

invite comment on the content and format of published information;

 

(b)    

publish the comments received and any subsequent responses, in the

 

form of a report; and

 

(c)    

provide an explanation of any year on year differences in the content and

 

format of the published information in an accompanying document.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

177

 

Clause  65,  page  45,  line  3,  leave out subsection (8).

 

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

207

 

Clause  66,  page  45,  line  30,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 
 

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‘(2)    

The Secretary of State must review and revise the code on a regular basis.’.

 

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

208

 

Clause  67,  page  46,  line  1,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

The Secretary of State must consult those parties listed in section 66, subsection

 

(1), about the draft and must consider any representations made by them.’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

180

 

Clause  67,  page  46,  line  1,  leave out ‘such persons as the Secretary of State sees fit’

 

and insert ‘publicly, for a period of not less than 90 days’.

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

Lisa Nandy

 

181

 

Clause  67,  page  46,  line  2,  leave out ‘by them’ and insert ‘as part of that

 

consultation’.

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

209

 

Clause  67,  page  46,  line  3,  leave out subsections (3) to (8) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

A code, or revision of a code, does not come into operation until the Secretary of

 

State by order so provides.

 

(4)    

The power conferred by subsection (3) shall be made by statutory instrument.

 

(5)    

An order bringing a code or revision of a code, into operation may not be made

 

unless a draft order has been laid before and approved by resolution of each

 

House of Parliament.

 

(6)    

When an order or draft of an order is laid, the code or revision of a code to which

 

is relates must also be laid.

 

(7)    

No order or draft of an order may be laid until the consultation required by

 

subsection (2) has taken place.’.

 

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

 

53

 

Page  47,  line  15,  leave out Clause 69.

 

 

Mr Robert Buckland

 

225

 

Page  138,  line  36,  leave out Schedule 3.

 
 

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Mr Edward Timpson

 

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Schedule  3,  page  138,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘A1(1)  

Section 6 (nursery schools and special schools) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

Omit subsection (2).

 

      (3)  

In the title, omit “and special schools”.

 

A2  (1)  

Section 13 (general responsibility for education) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (3)(b) for “but under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty

 

assessment” substitute “and for whom an EHC plan is maintained”.

 

      (3)  

Omit subsections (4) and (5).

 

A3         

In section 13A (duty to promote high standards and fulfilment of potential), in

 

subsection (2)(b) for “but under 25 who are subject to learning difficulty

 

assessment” substitute “and for whom an EHC plan is maintained”.

 

A4  (1)  

Section 15ZA (duty in respect of education and training for persons over

 

compulsory school age: England) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In subsection (1) for “but under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty

 

assessment” substitute “and for whom an EHC plan is maintained”.

 

      (3)  

In subsection (3)(b) after “learning difficulties” insert “or disabilities”.

 

      (4)  

In subsections (6) and (7) after “learning difficulty” insert “or disability”.

 

      (5)  

For subsection (9) substitute—

 

“(9)    

The duty in subsection (1) does not apply in relation to persons in a

 

local authority’s area who are subject to a detention order.”

 

A5         

In section 15A (powers in respect of education and training for 16 to 18 year

 

olds), in subsection (3) for the words from “a local authority” to the end

 

substitute “—

 

(a)    

a local authority in England must in particular have regard to

 

the needs of persons with learning difficulties or disabilities

 

(within the meaning of section 15ZA(6) and (7));

 

(b)    

a local authority in Wales must in particular have regard to the

 

needs of persons with learning difficulties (within the

 

meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills

 

Act 2000).”

 

A6         

In section 15B (functions in respect of education for persons aged over 19), in

 

subsection (3) for the words from “a local authority” to the end substitute “—

 

(a)    

a local authority in England must in particular have regard to

 

the needs of persons with learning difficulties or disabilities

 

(within the meaning of section 15ZA(6) and (7));

 

(b)    

a local authority in Wales must in particular have regard to the

 

needs of persons with learning difficulties (within the

 

meaning of section 41(5) and (6) of the Learning and Skills

 

Act 2000).”

 

A7         

In section 18A (provision of education for persons subject to youth detention),

 

in subsection (2)—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (b) omit “or learning difficulties (within the meaning of

 

section 15ZA(6) and (7))”, and

 

(b)    

after that paragraph insert—

 

“(ba)    

in the case of a local authority in England, any

 

learning difficulties or disabilities (within the

 

meaning of section 15ZA(6) and (7)) the persons may

 

have;

 
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