Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill - continued House of Commons

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Jacqui Smith

321

Schedule     4,     page     164,     line     38,     after '(5)' insert '—

            (a)   after "(3)" insert ", (4ZA)", and'.

   

Jacqui Smith

322

Schedule     4,     page     164,     line     42,     leave out from 'within' to end of line 44 and insert 'sub-paragraph (4ZB), or'.

   

Jacqui Smith

323

Schedule     4,     page     164,     line     47,     leave out from 'paragraph' to end of line 6 on page 165 and insert 'A15 shall apply to them.".'.

   

Jacqui Smith

324

Schedule     4,     page     165,     line     19,     after '(1)' insert ', (2)'.

   

Jacqui Smith

325

Schedule     4,     page     165,     line     23,     leave out from 'paragraph' to end of line 30 and insert 'A15 shall apply to them.".'.

   

Jacqui Smith

326

Schedule     4,     page     167,     line     18,     leave out '(2) or (3)(a),'.

   

Jacqui Smith

327

Schedule     4,     page     169,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '21A  In Schedule 3 to SSFA 1998 (funding of foundation, voluntary and foundation special schools), in paragraph 2, after sub-paragraph (7) insert—

          "(7A)   In sub-paragraph (6)(b) the reference to proceeds of sale of other premises does not include the proceeds of disposal of land to which paragraph A2, A9 or A16 of Schedule 22 applies.".'.


   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

71

Clause     35,     page     25,     line     13,     leave out 'have regard to' and insert 'act in accordance with'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

72

Clause     35,     page     25,     line     16,     leave out 'have regard to' and insert 'act in accordance with'.


   

Mr David Chaytor

209

Clause     36,     page     26,     line     7,     at end insert 'or an academy'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

230

Clause     36,     page     26,     line     7,     at end insert ', academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

210

Clause     36,     page     26,     line     8,     leave out from 'ability' to end of line 11 and insert 'or aptitude unless selection is for the purpose of section 101 (permitted selection: pupil banding) of SSFA 1998.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

45

Clause     36,     page     26,     line     28,     at end insert 'and

      (c) in subsection (4), after paragraph (b) insert—

          "(c) any selection of 10 per cent of pupils by aptitude in a subject that is a compulsory target-setting subject for the purposes of the specialist schools programme.".'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

195

Page     26,     line     6,     leave out Clause 36.


   

Mr David Chaytor

211

Clause     37,     page     26,     line     40,     leave out 'act in accordance' and insert 'comply in all respects'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

231

Clause     37,     page     26,     line     40,     at end insert '; and after "code" insert "and in the case of a local education authority to establish and maintain a local admissions policy in compliance with the code".'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

46

Page     26,     line     29,     leave out Clause 37.


   

Mr David Chaytor

232

Clause     38,     page     27,     line     17,     leave out ', and' and insert—

      '(ba) in the case of an admission forum for the area of a local education authority in England, to advise the authority on the local admissions policy established and maintained by the authority under section 84(3), and'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

233

Clause     38,     page     27,     line     18,     leave out from 'forum' to 'exercising' in line 19 and insert 'such as is mentioned in paragraph (ba)'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

212

Clause     38,     page     27,     line     24,     leave out from 'England' to end of line 26 and insert 'shall consider the report published by the local education authority under section 85C (admissions report by local education authority) and prepare and publish its response to this report, which may include rejection, as may be prescribed.'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

234

Clause     38,     page     28,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(5C)   An admission forum shall, in the exercise of its functions, have regard to any admissions policy of the local education authority responsible for maintaining schools in the area for which the forum is established.'


   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

47

Clause     39,     page     28,     line     43,     at end add ', such advice to include full information regarding the provision of special schools available in the geographical area.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

192

Clause     39,     page     28,     line     43,     at end add ', such advice to be monitored and evaluated by the local education authority for its effectiveness, with examples of good practice being collated and disseminated.'.


   

Mr Edward Leigh

204

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     4,     after 'school', insert '(except a school to which this section does not apply)'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

213

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     5,     after 'interview', insert 'or written test'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

214

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     6,     after 'interview', insert 'or written test'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

48

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   If the maintained school is one which has been designated as a school having a religious character in accordance with section 69, subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any interview intended to assess religious committment and religious practice.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

49

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any interview conducted to assess intended compliance with a home school contract.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

208

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Subsection (1) does not apply to any interview conducted in connection with the admission of pupils to the school for secondary education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age.'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

205

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     20,     at end add—

    '(5)   This section does not apply to a foundation, voluntary-aided or voluntary-controlled school which has been designated by the Secretary of State under section 69 as a school having a religious character.'.

   

Mr David Chaytor

215

Clause     40,     page     29,     line     20,     at end add—

    '(2)   In section 482 (academies) of EA 1996, in subsection (2)—

      (a) omit "and" at the end of paragraph (a), and

      (b) after paragraph (b) insert "and

          (c) does not have admission arrangements which require or authorise any interview with an applicant for admission to the academy or his parents, where the interview is to be taken into account (to any extent) in determining whether the applicant is to be admitted to the academy".'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

196

Page     29,     line     1,     leave out Clause 40.


   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

91

Clause     41,     page     29,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   In section 89 of SSFA 1998 (procedure for determining admissions arrangements) after subsection (3) insert—

          "(3A)   The requirement to consult under subsections (2) and (3) shall not apply where an admissions authority, prior to determining its admission arrangements, decides to make no substantive alterations to its admissions arrangements.".'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

50

Clause     41,     page     30,     line     2,     leave out 'a prescribed number of' and insert 'the two'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

51

Clause     41,     page     31,     line     2,     leave out 'prescribed number of' and insert 'the two'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

197

Page     29,     line     21,     leave out Clause 41.


   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

92

Clause     42,     page     31,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   After subsection (2) insert—

          "(2A)   Where an objection is made under subsection (2), the person making the objection to the adjudicator (the "objector") must provide a detailed meritorious case for his decision, setting out why the specific admission arrangement to which he objects damages his school or, in the case of a local education authority, other schools within the authority area, and providing substantive evidence to support his case.

          (2B)   If the objector fails to provide the detailed meritorious case and evidence required in subsection (2A) the adjudicator shall not hear the objection.

          (2C)   If, in the reasonable opinion of the adjudicator an objection by an objector is unreasonable, vexatious, frivolous or otherwise unmeritorious, he shall not hear the objection.

          (2D)   Where an objector has made objection on the same grounds at any time in the previous three years, the adjudicator shall not hear the objection.".'.

 
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