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House of Commons

Tuesday 22nd March 2005

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee A

Education Bill [Lords]

[First and second Sittings]

Mr Stephen Twigg

Agreed to

That—

(1)
during proceedings on the Education Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee

shall, in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 a.m. on Tuesday 22nd March,

meet—

(a)
at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd March; and

(b)
at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Thursday 24th March, Tuesday 5th April,

Thursday 7th April, Tuesday 12th April and Thursday 14th April;

(2)
the proceedings shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clause 1,

Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 19, Schedule 2, Clauses 20 to 27, Schedule 3, Clause

28, Schedule 4, Clauses 29 to 46, Schedule 5, Clauses 47 to 50, Schedule 6,

Clauses 51 to 53, Schedule 7, Clause 54, Schedule 8, Clauses 55 to 61,

Schedule 9, Clauses 62 and 63, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to

Part 1, Clause 101, Schedule 16, Clauses 102 to 107, Schedule 17, Clauses

108 to 117, Schedule 18, Clause 118, Clauses 74 to 77, Schedule 13, Clauses

78 to 98, Schedule 14, Clause 99, Schedule 15, Clause 100, new Clauses and

new Schedules relating to Part 3, Clauses 64 to 66, Schedule 10, Clause 67,

Schedule 11, Clauses 68 to 71, Schedule 12, Clauses 72 and 73, new Clauses

and new Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 119 to 123, Schedule 19,

Clauses 124 to 128, other new Clauses and new Schedules and any remaining

proceedings on the Bill;

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday 14th April.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  5

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  16,  leave out ‘be appointed for a term of more than’ and

insert ‘serve more than two consecutive terms of’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Schedule 1 Agreed to.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  6

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  25,  after ‘State,’, insert ‘by a resolution of either House of

Parliament, or by a resolution of a committee of either House of Parliament,’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  7

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  26,  after ‘State’, insert ‘or to the relevant House or

committee’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  8

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  27,  leave out ‘Secretary of State’s’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  9

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In addition, the Chief Inspector has the following specific duties—

(a)
establishing and maintaining the register mentioned in section

[Registration of inspectors in England];

(b)
giving guidance to inspectors registered in that register, and such other

persons as he considers appropriate, in connection with inspections of

schools in England under section 5 and the making of reports of such

inspections;

(c)
keeping under review the system of inspecting schools under that section

and, in particular, the standard of such inspections and of the reports

made by registered inspectors;

(d)
keeping under review the extent to which any requirements imposed by

or under this Part, or any other enactment, on any registered inspector,

local education authority, proprietor of a school or governing body in

relation to inspections of schools in England is complied with;

(e)
promoting efficiency in the conduct and reporting of inspections of

schools in England by encouraging competition in the provision of

services by registered inspectors.’.

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Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  10

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(7)
In addition, the Chief Inspector has the following specific duties—

(a)
establishing and maintaining a register for registered inspectors in

England;

(b)
giving guidance to inspectors registered in that register, and such other

persons as he considers appropriate, in connection with inspections of

schools in England under section 5 or 8 and the making of reports of such

inspections;

(c)
keeping under review the system of inspecting schools under that section

and, in particular, the standard of such inspectors and of the reports made

by registered inspections;

(d)
promoting efficiency in the conduct and reporting of inspections of

schools in England by encouraging competition in the provision of

services by registered inspectors.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not selected  11

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  43,  at end insert ‘for approval by affirmative resolution’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 4 Agreed to.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  12

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  44,  at end insert ‘and to make it available—

(i)
to the headteacher, staff, parents and pupils of that school;

(ii)
in relation to a community, foundation or voluntary school, a

community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery

school, to the school’s governing body or, if the school does not

have a delegated budget, to the local education authority; and

(iii)
in relation to a school falling within paragraphs (d) to (g) of

subsection (2), to the proprietor of the school.’.

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Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  13

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  44,  at end insert ‘and

(c)
to appoint a registered inspector to undertake inspections under this

section.’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  14

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  46,  at end insert ‘and

(g)
the availability to the school of persons known as school improvement

partners and the contribution made by such persons to the effectiveness

of the school.’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  17

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(8)
Schedule [Inspections in England under section 5] has effect in relation to

inspections under this section.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  15

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
The headteacher may, if he considers it appropriate, arrange a meeting between

parents and the Chief Inspector during an inspection of his school.

(2B)
If the headteacher has notified the appropriate authority of a meeting under

subsection (2A), the appropriate authority shall take whatever action may be

required to facilitate such a meeting.’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  18

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  16,  leave out ‘subsection (1)’ and insert ‘this section’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 7 to 10 Agreed to.

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Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  16

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(5)
The Chief Inspector is required to publish all reports on schools placed in special

measures in accordance with the provisions of section 44 and make them

available to registered parents of registered pupils at that school.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 12 to 19 Agreed to.

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

Clauses 20 to 27 Agreed to.

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

Clause 28 Agreed to.

Schedule 4 Agreed to.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  19

Clause  29,  page  18,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(5)
The Chief Inspector is required to publish all reports on schools placed in special

measures in accordance with the provisions of section 44 and make them

available to registered parents of registered pupils at that school.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clauses 30 to 43 Agreed to.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Withdrawn  20

Clause  44,  page  29,  line  28,  after ‘failing’, insert ‘or likely to fail’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Angela Watkinson

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  21

Clause  44,  page  29,  line  29,  leave out from ‘education’ to end of line 32.

Clause Agreed to.

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Clauses 45 and 46 Agreed to.

Schedule 5 Agreed to.

Clauses 47 to 50 Agreed to.

Schedule 6 Agreed to.

Clauses 51 to 53 Agreed to.

Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  1

Schedule  7,  page  84,  line  28,  leave out paragraph 2 and insert—

    ‘(1)
Section 79P of the Children Act 1989 (early years child care inspectorate

for England) is amended as follows—

      (2)
For subsection (1) substitute—


“The Chief Inspector has a duty to maintain a register of early years

child care inspectors for England.”

      (3)
Omit subsections (2) to (5).’.

Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  26

Schedule  7,  page  84,  line  28,  leave out paragraph 2 and insert—

    ‘(1)
Section 79P of the Children Act 1989 (early years child care inspectorate

for England) is amended as follows.

      (2)
For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)
The Chief Inspector has a duty to maintain a register of early years

child care inspectors for England.”

      (3)
Omit subsections (2) to (4).’.

Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  27

Schedule  7,  page  84,  line  33,  leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (5).

Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  28

Schedule  7,  page  85,  line  15,  leave out sub-paragraph (8).

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Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  2

Schedule  7,  page  85,  line  29,  after ‘to’, insert ‘the parents of the children for whom

the childminding or day care is provided and to’.

Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  3

Schedule  7,  page  86,  line  16,  leave out sub-paragraph (2).

Angela Watkinson

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr Peter Atkinson

Not called  4

Schedule  7,  page  86,  line  18,  leave out sub-paragraph (3).

Schedule Agreed to.

Clause 54 Agreed to.

Schedule 8 Agreed to.

Clauses 55 to 61 Agreed to.

Mr Stephen Twigg

Agreed to  36

Schedule  9,  page  100,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘Protection of Children Act 1999 (c. 14)

22A
In section 9 of the Protection of Children Act 1999 (tribunal to hear certain

appeals) omit subsection (2)(ca).’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 62 and 63 Agreed to.