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S.C.F.

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 16th May 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE F


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

LEARNING AND SKILLS BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [11th April], as follows:

Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 19; Schedule 2; Clauses 20 to 26; Schedule 3; Clauses 27 to 29; new Clauses relating to Part I; Clause 30; Schedule 4; Clauses 31 to 46; Schedule 5; Clauses 47 to 49; new Clauses relating to Part II; Clause 50; Schedule 6; Clauses 51 to 69; new Clauses relating to Part III; Clauses 70 to 83; new Clauses relating to Part IV; Clauses 84 to 102; Schedule 7; Clauses 103 to 118; Schedule 8; Clause 119; Schedule 9; Clauses 120 and 121; Schedule 10; Clauses 122 to 124; remaining new Clauses; new Schedules.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

211

Clause     50,     page     21,     line     21,     at end insert 'or such higher or lower number as may be approved from time to time by affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

205

Clause     50,     page     21,     line     26,     leave out 'have regard to the desirability of appointing a person who' and insert 'ensure that the person concerned'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

219

Schedule     6,     page     69,     line     8,     after 'member', insert 'or chairman'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

220

Schedule     6,     page     70,     line     31,     after 'company', insert ', or otherwise become a member of a company,'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

183

Schedule     6,     page     72,     line     18,     at end insert—

'Financial year of the Inspectorate

    . A financial year of the Inspectorate is—

      (a) the period starting with the date on which it is established and ending with the second 31 March following that date;

      (b) each successive period of twelve months.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

212

Clause     51,     page     22,     line     10,     at end insert—

      '(da) assistance to employers' organisations and trades unions in connections with their education and training programmes if provided by public funds;'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

213

Clause     51,     page     22,     leave out lines 11 and 12.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

81

Clause     51,     page     22,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '(f) facilities for providing information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters secured by the Council under section 12(5) of this Act or by the Secretary of State under section 9 or the Employment and Training Act 1973 for persons over the age of 19.'.

   

Mr Michael Foster

122

Clause     51,     page     22,     line     16,     at end insert 'including the requirement to have a professional qualification in teaching.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

214

Clause     52,     page     22,     line     24,     after 'training;', insert—

      '(ba) the extent to which institutions offering education and training within the remit of the Inspectorate meet the needs of individuals and of employers;'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

215

Clause     52,     page     22,     line     43,     at end insert—

    '(6A) In carrying out inspections of particular institutions, the Chief Inspector shall wherever possible involve at least one person employed by that institution in that inspection'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

206

Clause     52,     page     22,     line     46,     at end add 'and to the assessment of needs included in the local learning and skills council's annual plan under subsection 2(a) of section 22'.


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

184

Clause     53,     page     23,     line     19,     leave out subsections (6) and (7).


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

216

Clause     54,     page     23,     line     32,     after second 'the', insert 'reasonable'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

185

Clause     54,     page     23,     line     34,     leave out 'any report under this section' and insert 'a report of an inspection conducted under this section otherwise than as a result of a request under subsection (3)'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

186

Clause     54,     page     24,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '( ) The Inspectorate may arrange for a report of an inspection carried out as a result of a request under subsection (3) to be published.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

187

Clause     54,     page     24,     line     3,     leave out subsections (8) and (9).


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

217

Clause     55,     page     24,     line     13,     leave out from 'premises' to end of line 14 and insert 'used in connection with the provision of that training and development;'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

145

Clause     55,     page     24,     line     21,     leave out 'reasonable' and insert 'one month's'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

218

Clause     55,     page     24,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(6A) It is an offence for an inspector wilfully to remove files or printouts of computer material if they are not material to that inspection'.


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

188

Clause     56,     page     25,     line     1,     leave out 'person providing' and insert 'provider of'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

228

Clause     57,     page     25,     line     19,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

209

Clause     58,     page     25,     line     27,     leave out from beginning to 'in' and insert 'secondary education provided'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

229

Clause     58,     page     25,     line     28,     leave out 'institutions' and insert 'maintained schools'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

230

Clause     58,     page     25,     line     28,     leave out 'and within the further education sector'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

231

Clause     58,     page     25,     line     36,     after 'or', insert 'educational'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

210

Clause     58,     page     25,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '( ) "Secondary education" and "further education" have the same meaning as they have in the Education Act 1996.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

232

Clause     59,     page     26,     line     13,     leave out subsection (3).


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

189

Clause     60,     page     26,     line     19,     leave out 'which fall' and insert 'providing education or training falling'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

233

Clause     60,     page     26,     line     19,     at end insert 'but subject to the prior knowledge and approval of that Inspectorate'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

234

Clause     60,     page     26,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(2A) In carrying out inspections of particular institutions in the further education sector, the Chief Inspector shall wherever possible involve at least one person employed by that institution in that inspection.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

190

Clause     60,     page     26,     line     33,     leave out 'person providing' and insert 'provider of'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

191

Clause     60,     page     26,     line     38,     leave out subsections (8) and (9).


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

192

Clause     61,     page     27,     line     2,     leave out 'and any inspector taking part in the inspection'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

193

Clause     61,     page     27,     line     6,     leave out 'person providing' and insert 'provider of'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

235

Clause     61,     page     27,     line     7,     at end insert 'excluding the house of that person'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

194

Clause     61,     page     27,     line     10,     leave out 'inspector' and insert 'Chief Inspector'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

195

Clause     61,     page     27,     line     21,     leave out 'or any inspector'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

196

Clause     61,     page     27,     line     23,     leave out 'any person exercising' and insert 'the Chief Inspector in the exercise of'.

 
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