Amendments proposed to the Education Bill [Lords] - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Stephen Twigg

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Clause     126,     page     68,     line     3,     leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert—

'(a)	for sections (Proposals for discontinuance of rural primary school) and (Proposals relating to maintained special school), and paragraph 8A of Schedule 12 (and section 71 so far as relating to that paragraph)—

(i)	in relation to England, the Secretary of State, and

(ii)	in relation to Wales, the Assembly, and

(b)	for the other provisions of the Part, the Secretary of State.'.

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Mr Stephen Twigg

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Clause     128,     page     68,     line     33,     leave out subsection (3).

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Abolition of Independent Appeals Panels

   

Mr Mark Hoban
Angela Watkinson
Mr Peter Atkinson

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

'Subsections (3)(c), (4)(a), (6) and (7) of section 52 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) (panels to hear appeals against decisions not to reinstate pupils) shall cease to have effect.'.

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Pupil referral units: supply and publication of information

   

Mr Mark Hoban
Angela Watkinson
Mr Peter Atkinson

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

'The Secretary of State or the Assembly may by regulations require a pupil referral unit maintained by local education authority to collect and publish data on—

(a)	education, achievement and attainment;

(b)	authorised absence;

(c)	unauthorised absence;

(d)	the proportion of children required to attend the unit on a full time basis; and

(e)	any other information as may be prescribed.'.

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Annual parents' meeting

   

Mr Mark Hoban
Angela Watkinson
Mr Peter Atkinson

NC14

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   It shall be left to the discretion of the governing body of each maintained school in England and Wales to decide whether or not to hold an annual parents' meeting.

    (2)   The governing body and headteacher shall decide on the nature, length and style of any meeting which is to be held.'.

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Reducing administrative burdens on schools, etc.

   

Mr Mark Hoban
Angela Watkinson
Mr Peter Atkinson

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State shall exercise his functions so as to have regard to the desirability of avoiding excessive administrative burdens on governing bodies, headteachers, teachers and other school staff of all maintained schools, special schools, pupil referral units and local education authorities in England.

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall each year lay before each House of Parliament for approval by affirmative resolution a report giving details of—

(a)	the general level of administration within all types of maintained schools and local education authorities;

(b)	the measures which he has taken and which he proposes to take to reduce administrative burdens; and

(c)	an evaluation of the effectiveness of those measures.'.

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Admissions code of practice: revised status

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr John Pugh

NC20

*To move the following Clause:—

'In section 84 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (code of practice) in subsection (3) for "have regard to" substitute "act in accordance with".'.

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Arrangements for school organisation proposals involving three or more schools

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr John Pugh

NC21

*To move the following Clause:—

'Sections 64 to 66 do not apply in England to proposals about three or more schools in the same local education authority area when published simultaneously by the local education authority and the governing bodies of aided and foundation schools or the promoters of new aided or foundation schools.'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [14th MARCH 2005

That the following provisions shall apply to the Education Bill [Lords]:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 14th April 2005.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Programming Committee

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming Committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Programming of proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Prepared 22 Mar 2005