S.C.E.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 20th April 2006
STANDING COMMITTEE E
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
EDUCATION AND INSPECTIONS BILL
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [28th March].
Clause 7.
Amendment (No. 24) proposed, in page 6, line 34, at the end, to insert the words
'(1A) A local authority shall publish a notice under subsection (1) in circumstances where 35 per cent or more of school places are in schools that are underperforming.'. Mr Nick Gibb
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
179
Clause 7, page 6, line 34, at end insert
'(1A) A local education authority must publish such a notice if they receive representations from 50 or more parents of qualifying children in connection with the establishment of a foundation, voluntary or foundation special school or an academy.
(1B) In subsection (1A) "qualifying child", in relation to a local education authority, means any child in the authority's area who is of or under compulsory school age.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
193
Clause 7, page 6, line 34, at end insert
'(1B) In subsection (1A) a maintained school is "underperforming" if, in the previous academic year, it was in the fourth quartile nationally of the value added measure of school performance.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
25
Clause 7, page 7, line 1, after second 'a', insert 'reasonable'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
65
Clause 7, page 7, line 2, at end insert
'(ca) | specify appropriate qualifications for persons other than local education authorities wishing to establish the new school,'. |
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
26
Clause 7, page 7, line 15, leave out from second 'school' to end of line 18.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
Mr David Chaytor
66
Clause 7, page 7, line 16, leave out 'with the consent of the Secretary of State,'.
Mr David Willets
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
76
Clause 7, page 7, line 18, at end insert
'(5A) The Secretary of State shall only consent to the publication of proposal under subsection (5)(b)(ii) for the establishment of a community or community special school if the local authority can demonstrate to the Secretary of State that the establishment of such a school would lead to substantially better academic results than would be the case for a foundation or foundation special school.'.
Mr David Chaytor
180
Clause 7, page 7, line 18, at end insert
'(5A) The Secretary of State may not refuse consent under subsection 5(b)(ii) in any case in which the request by the authority for such consent is shown to be supported by parents in such numbers and in such categories as may be prescribed by regulations.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
27
Clause 7, page 7, line 20, at end insert ', such time not to be less than a period of two months,'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
69
Clause 7, page 7, line 22, at end insert
'(6A) The Secretary of State may by order suspend the operation of this section in relation to invitations by local education authorities of proposals for the establishment of an Academy during such period as may be appropriate for the evaluation of the success or otherwise of Academies in achieving high standards.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
159
Clause 8, page 7, line 27, leave out 'such persons as appear to the authority to be appropriate;' and insert 'parents within the locality'.
Mr Edward Leigh
331
Clause 8, page 7, line 27, after 'appropriate', insert 'and which must include the headteacher and the chairman of governors of all maintained schools in areas adjacent to the proposed school'.
Mr Edward Leigh
348
Clause 8, page 7, line 27, after 'appropriate', insert 'and in the case of religious-based schools, the relevant church or religious authority'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
29
Clause 9, page 7, line 34, leave out subsection (1).
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
Mr David Chaytor
67
Clause 9, page 7, line 34, leave out 'with the consent of the Secretary of State'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
28
Clause 9, page 7, leave out line 37.
Mr Edward Leigh
382
*Clause 9, page 7, line 40, at end insert 'or to propose that all the maintained schools administered by that local education authority should become foundation schools.'.
Mr David Willets
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
77
Clause 9, page 7, line 40, at end insert
'(1A) The Secretary of State shall only consent to the publication of proposals under subsection (1) for the establishment of a community or community special school if the local authority can demonstrate to the Secretary of State that the establishment of such a school would lead to substantially better academic results than would be the case for a foundation or foundation special school.'.
Mr David Chaytor
181
Clause 9, page 7, line 40, at end insert
'(1A) The Secretary of State may not refuse consent under subsection 1(a) in any case in which the request by the authority for such consent is shown to be supported by parents in such numbers and in such categories as may be prescribed by regulations.'.
Mr Edward Leigh
332
Clause 9, page 7, line 41, leave out 'with the consent of the Secretary of State'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
153
Clause 9, page 7, line 41, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'local education authority'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
30
Clause 9, page 7, line 43, after '7)', insert 'an academy,'.
Jacqui Smith
103
Clause 10, page 9, line 2, leave out '2002' and insert '1996'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
350
Clause 10, page 9, line 16, at end insert
'(6A) Where the proposals relate to a new foundation, voluntary or foundation special school providing education suitable only to the requirements of persons above compulsory age, the persons to be consulted under subsection (6) must include all colleges of further education providing education for 16-19 year olds in the relevant area.'.
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke
351
Clause 10, page 9, line 23, at end insert
'(10) In determining any proposal under this section the authority or proposers (as the case may be) must have regard to the impact of any proposed new school on existing provision in schools or colleges of further education.'.
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
160
Clause 12, page 9, line 42, at end insert
'(2) Regulations must have due regard to ease of access and consequent implications for school transport.'.
Mr Edward Leigh
333
Clause 14, page 10, line 23, leave out 'rural'.
Mr David Chaytor
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
100
Clause 14, page 10, line 25, at end insert
'(aa) | the effect of the discontinuance of the school upon the ability of the local education authority, and upon the governing bodies of other schools maintained by that authority, to continue to perform and carry out the duties and functions in relation to education imposed upon them by this or any other enactment,'. |
Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
31
Clause 14, page 10, line 26, leave out 'to the local education authority'.
Mr Edward Leigh
334
Clause 14, page 10, line 43, leave out subsection (b).
Mr Edward Leigh
335
Clause 15, page 11, line 8, leave out 'rural'.