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House of Commons

Tuesday 7 July 2015

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Education and Adoption Bill

[Fifth and Sixth Sittings]

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Withdrawn  14

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  after “period of compliance” insert “, which shall not be

less than 15 working days,”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  15

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

“(ba)    

in subsection (4) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)    

the reasonable action which they require the governing

body to take in order to remedy those matters within the

compliance period””

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Withdrawn  16

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  28,  after “warning notice” insert “, except a warning notice

give under s.60A,”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  18

Clause  2,  page  2,  leave out lines 30 to 34 and insert—

“(4B)    

If the local authority informs the Secretary of State that the local authority has

given a warning notice to the governing body of a maintained school, then the

Secretary of State may not give a warning notice to the governing body.”

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Education and Adoption Bill, continued

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  17

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  31,  after “warning notice” insert “, except a warning notice

give under s.60A,”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Negatived on division  19

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  46,  at end insert—

“(2A)    

Any power exercised under this section by the Secretary of State must be done by  

Order.”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  20

Clause  2,  page  3,  leave out lines 8 and 9

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  21

Clause  2,  page  3,  leave out line 10

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  22

Clause  2,  page  3,  line  10,  at end insert—

“(7A)    

In section 62 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, for subsection

(2) substitute—

“(2)    

The circumstances are that—

(a)    

in the opinion of the authority—

(i)    

the standards of performance or progress of pupils at the

school are unacceptably low, and are likely to remain so;

or

(ii)    

there has been a serious breakdown in the way the school

is managed or governed which is prejudicing, or likely

to prejudice, such standards of performance; or

(iii)    

the safety of pupils or staff of the school is threatened

(whether by a breakdown of discipline or otherwise).

(b)    

for the purpose of subsection (2)(a)(i), the standards of

performance or progress of pupils at a school are low if they are

low by reference to any one or more of the following—

(i)    

the standards that the pupils might in all the

circumstances reasonably be expected to attain,

(ii)    

where relevant, the standards previously attained by

them, or

(iii)    

the standards attained by pupils at comparable schools,

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Education and Adoption Bill, continued

(c)    

the governing body have been informed in writing of the

authority’s opinion.””

Clause Agreed to.

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  23

Clause  3,  page  3,  leave out lines 33 and 34

Clause Agreed to.

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Withdrawn  28

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  7,  leave out “section 60A” and insert “sections 60A, 61 and

62”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Withdrawn  29

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  22,  leave out “creating or joining” and insert “creating,

joining or leaving”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  30

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  23,  at end insert—

“( )    

to take specified steps to make the governing body a member of a person with

whom the Secretary of State has made an Academy Arrangements under section

1, Academies Act 2010.”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Withdrawn  31

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  26,  at end insert—

“( )    

the local authority,”

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Education and Adoption Bill, continued

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Not called  32

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  26,  at end insert—

“( )    

the parent council established under section 23A (Parent councils) of the

Education Act 2002,”

Louise Haigh

Withdrawn  27

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

“(2A)    

Before exercising the power conferred by Subsection (1), the Secretary of State

must consider the long-term impact of requiring the governing body to enter into

the proposed arrangements on the pay, terms and conditions of employees of the

school, and satisfy himself that likely changes will not reduce the ability of the

governing body to employ effective staff.”

Kevin Brennan

Steve McCabe

Graham Jones

Withdrawn  33

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  39,  at end insert—

“(5)    

Any expenditure incurred by the local authority under this section shall be met by

the Secretary of State.”

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30 am