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

336

Clause     15,     page     11,     line     11,     leave out 'rural'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

337

Clause     15,     page     11,     line     26,     leave out 'rural'.

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

32

Clause     16,     page     11,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   No special school which caters for—

(a)	children with moderate learning difficulties, or

(b)	children with severe learning difficulties,

shall be discontinued by a local authority without a direction from the Secretary of State.'.

   

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

255

Clause     16,     page     11,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Before any special school is closed by direction of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State must be satisfied that acceptable alternative provision for the children in that special school has been made.'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

33

Clause     16,     page     11,     line     43,     after 'governors,', insert—

'(ca)

parents of children attending the school,'.

   

Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

34

Clause     16,     page     12,     line     3,     at end insert 'and shall give his reasons for such direction'.

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

21

Schedule     2,     page     113,     line     23,     leave out from 'section' to 'and' in line 25.

   

Mr David Chaytor

182

Schedule     2,     page     113,     line     35,     at end insert 'and

(c)

preventing further consideration of any proposal made pursuant to a notice under section 7 without there having been first conducted by the relevant authority a ballot of such category or categories of parents as may be prescribed in which a majority of those voting have given their approval to the further consideration of the proposal under this Schedule.'.

   

Jacqui Smith

107

Schedule     2,     page     114,     line     16,     after 'paragraph' insert ', other than proposals to which paragraph 10 applies,'.

   

Jacqui Smith

108

Schedule     2,     page     114,     line     19,     after '13' insert 'and 15'.

   

Jacqui Smith

109

Schedule     2,     page     114,     line     31,     leave out 'of a prescribed kind'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

70

Schedule     2,     page     114,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(7)   In the case of the consideration by a local education authority of proposals for the establishment of an Academy made pursuant to a notice under section 7 the authority shall in particular have regard to the effect which the establishment of such a school would have on the efficient and effective provision of education at maintained schools in its area.'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

152

Schedule     2,     page     114,     line     39,     at end insert—

'(7)

In the case of the consideration by a local education authority of proposals for the establishment of an Academy made pursuant to a notice under section 7, no inducement, whether in the form of additional grant or otherwise, may be offered to the authority by the Secretary of State so as to influence the decision to be taken by the authority concerned.'.

   

Jacqui Smith

110

Schedule     2,     page     115,     line     3,     at end insert 'but have not yet been determined by him'.

   

Jacqui Smith

111

Schedule     2,     page     115,     line     6,     after 'sections' insert 'and not yet determined'.

   

Jacqui Smith

112

Schedule     2,     page     115,     line     7,     leave out 'section 113 of' and insert 'Schedule 7 to'.

   

Jacqui Smith

113

Schedule     2,     page     115,     line     8,     at end insert 'and not yet determined'.

   

Jacqui Smith

114

Schedule     2,     page     115,     leave out lines 26 and 27.

   

Jacqui Smith

115

Schedule     2,     page     115,     line     36,     at end insert—

'(3)	Regulations may make provision for the making by the relevant authority to the adjudicator of objections to any proposals which are required to be referred to the adjudicator under this paragraph.'.

   

Jacqui Smith

116

Schedule     2,     page     116,     line     31,     leave out 'at the request of' and insert 'if so requested within a prescribed time by'.

   

Jacqui Smith

117

Schedule     2,     page     116,     line     33,     leave out from 'have' to end of line and insert 'determined under paragraph 8(4), together with any reasons given by the authority for their determination'.

   

Jacqui Smith

118

Schedule     2,     page     116,     line     41,     after 'authority' insert 'and rejected by the authority under paragraph 8(4)(a)'.

   

Jacqui Smith

119

Schedule     2,     page     117,     line     2,     leave out 'suitable only to the requirements of' and insert 'for'.

   

Jacqui Smith

120

Schedule     2,     page     117,     line     5,     leave out paragraph 15 and insert—

'15

Where the relevant authority are required under any of paragraphs 10 to 14 or under Schedule 7 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 to refer any proposals ("the relevant proposals") to the adjudicator, the authority must also within a prescribed time refer to the adjudicator—

(a)   any other proposals under section 7, 9, 10 or 14 which relate to the area of the relevant authority and which by virtue of paragraph 9(2) fall to be considered with the relevant proposals, and

(b)   where the relevant proposals are referred to the adjudicator by virtue of paragraph 14, any other proposals under section 9, 10 or 14 which by virtue of paragraph 9(2) were determined by the relevant authority with the relevant proposals.'.

   

Jacqui Smith

121

Schedule     2,     page     117,     line     28,     leave out 'of paragraphs 10 to 14' and insert 'provision of this Part of this Schedule'.

   

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

56

Schedule     2,     page     117,     line     42,     at end insert—

'Right of appeal against decisions of the adjudicator

17A

(1)

Where the adjudicator makes a decision in relation to the establishment, discontinuance or alteration of a school, the school concerned, or in the case of the establishment of a school, the proposer, may appeal to the Secretary of State.

(2)	The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision in relation to appeals under this section, including provision as to—

(a)   the time by which an appeal is to be made,

(b)   the manner in which an appeal is to be made,

(c)   the procedure to be followed in connection with an appeal, and

(d)   the matters to be taken into account in deciding whether to allow an appeal.'.

   

Jacqui Smith

122

Schedule     2,     page     118,     line     14,     leave out 'or 12' and insert '12, 13 or 15'.

   

Jacqui Smith

123

Schedule     2,     page     118,     line     38,     at end insert 'but have not yet been determined by him'.

   

Jacqui Smith

124

Schedule     2,     page     118,     line     41,     after '14' insert 'and not yet determined'.

   

Jacqui Smith

125

Schedule     2,     page     118,     line     42,     after '10' insert 'and not yet determined'.

   

Jacqui Smith

126

Schedule     2,     page     118,     line     43,     leave out from 'under' to end of line 44 and insert 'Schedule 7 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and not yet determined'.

   

Jacqui Smith

127

Schedule     2,     page     119,     line     9,     after 'and' insert 'in a case falling within paragraph (a)'.

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Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

353

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     23,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Regulations must provide that alterations falling within subsection (2)(b) may be implemented only if the conditions in section [Conditions for new foundations] are satisfied.'.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

188

Clause     17,     page     12,     line     30,     leave out paragraphs (c) and (d).

Prepared 20 Apr 2006