Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr David Willetts
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

402

*Clause     92,     page     71,     line     3,     leave out '(other than a pupil referral unit)'.

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

404

*Clause     96,     page     73,     line     30,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

   

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

403

*Clause     96,     page     73,     line     30,     leave out 'section' to 'must' in line 33.

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NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART 7

Home-school contracts

   

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

NC45

*To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Section 111 of SSFA 1998 is amended as follows.

    (2)   Omit subsections (4)(b), (4)(c) and (5).

    (3)   After subsection (4) insert—

    "(4A)   A governing body of a school to which section 110(1) applies or the local education authority where it is the admission authority for such a school may make it a condition of being admitted to the school that the parental declaration is signed in respect of the child."

    (4)   In the heading of sections 110 (Home-school agreements) and 111 (Supplementary provisions about home-school agreements) for "agreements" substitute "contracts".'.

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

265

Clause     98,     page     74,     line     11,     leave out 'The Office' and insert 'Ofsted'.

   

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

266

Clause     98,     page     74,     line     12,     leave out 'The Office' and insert 'Ofsted'.

   

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

267

Clause     98,     page     74,     line     13,     leave out 'the Office' and insert 'Ofsted'.

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Mr Edward Leigh

376

Clause     105,     page     78,     line     24,     at end add—

    '(5)   The cost of any inspection by or on behalf of the Chief Inspector shall be carried entirely by the Office of the Chief Inspector.

    (6)   No school, whether maintained or independent, shall be charged for inspection, nor be charged for any expenses incurred by the inspectors.'.

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Mr Edward Leigh

377

Clause     109,     page     80,     line     24,     at end add—

    '(5)   The cost of any inspection by or on behalf of the Chief Inspector shall be carried entirely by the Office of the Chief Inspector.

    (6)   No institution shall be charged for an inspection, nor be charged for any expenses incurred by the inspectors.'.

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Mr Edward Leigh

378

Clause     140,     page     94,     line     29,     leave out subsection (1) and insert—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State shall pay to the Office of the Chief Inspector the annual fee and any other such fees as are due by virtue of inspections made of, or on behalf of, local authorities.'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

379

Clause     140,     page     94,     line     32,     leave out subsection (2) and insert—

    '(2)   The Secretary of State may, by regulation, specify the amount of fees he will pay to the Office arising from subsection (1).'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

380

Clause     140,     page     94,     line     35,     leave out subsections (3) to (5).

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NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 8

Inspection of foundation schools

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC32

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   A foundation school established under the provisions of section 7 or section 9 shall be subject to inspection by OFSTED, provided that—

(a)	the costs of such inspection shall be borne by the Secretary of State; and

(b)	such inspection shall be subject to any regulations that apply to independent schools.

    (2)   But the local education authority and the Secretary of State shall not give any direction in respect of an inspection undertaken pursuant to subsection (1).'.

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Abolition of OFSTED

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC38

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Office of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools is hereby abolished.

    (2)   That office is to be replaced by a small independent body representing parents' interests.'.

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Staffing of independent inspectorate

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC39

To move the following Clause:—

'The new independent inspectorate established under section [Abolition of OFSTED] is to be staffed by persons having no less than seven years' experience of education, whether as a teacher or a governor, supported by a range of inspectors with at least five years' experience.'.

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Frequency of inspections

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC40

To move the following Clause:—

'The normal frequency of inspections is to be every eight years, unless academic, discipline or other factors seem to OFSTED to require more frequent inspections of a particular school.'.

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Payment of annual fee to the Chief Inspector by the Secretary of State

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC41

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State shall pay to the Office of the Chief Inspector the annual fee and any other such fees as are due by virtue of inspections made of, or on behalf of, local authorities.

    (2)   The Secretary of State may, by regulations, specify the amount of fees he will pay to the Office arising from subsection (1).'.

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Frequency of inspections (No. 2)

   

Mr Edward Leigh

NC42

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Section 5 of EA 2005 (duty to inspect certain schools at prescribed intervals) is amended as follows.

    (2)   In subsection (1) omit "at such intervals as may be prescribed,".

    (3)   After subsection (5) insert—

    "(5A)   The normal frequency of inspections is to be every eight years, unless academic, discipline or other factors seem to the Chief Inspector to require more frequent inspections of a particular school.".'.

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

275

Schedule     16,     page     221,     line     10,     after 'subsections' insert '(4) and'

   

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

85

Schedule     16,     page     221,     line     10,     at end insert—

'(4)	After subsection (9) insert—

    "(10)   Where changes to a school granted under this chapter make it ineligible for redesignation under the specialist schools programme, the Secretary of State may relax any requirements of that programme."'.

   

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

276

Schedule     16,     page     221,     line     10,     at end insert—

'(4)	After subsection (9) insert—

    "(10)   Where the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales refuses to make an order under this section, he or it shall provide the qualifying body with a certificate setting out the reasons for so refusing.".'.

   

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

277

Schedule     16,     page     221,     line     10,     at end insert—

'2A

(1)

Section 3 of EA 2002 (Variation or revocation of orders under section 2) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (2) omit ", on one occasion only,".'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

202

Schedule     16,     page     221,     line     28,     leave out 'consult' and insert 'inform'.

   

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

278

Schedule     16,     page     221,     line     32,     at end insert—

'3A

(1)

Chapter 1 of EA 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)	After section 5 insert—

    "5A   Duties to provide advisory services and information on powers to innovate

    (1)   The Secretary of State shall secure that advice and information about making an application for an order under section 2 is available free of charge to any qualifying body.

    (2)   A local education authority shall ensure that each maintained school which they maintain is aware of its ability to make an application for an order under section 2.

    (3)   When conducting an inspection the Chief Inspector may, if he considers it appropriate to do so, report on whether a maintained school is making appropriate use of the powers available under this chapter.

    (4)   School improvement partners appointed under section 5 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 are required to consider whether an application for an order would be appropriate measure for the purposes of raising standards at the school.".'.

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Mr Edward Leigh

381

Clause     147,     page     99,     line     11,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

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Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

157

Clause     149,     page     102,     line     30,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Refunds of VAT to Learning and Skills Council for England

   

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

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'In section 33 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23) (refunds of VAT in certain cases), after subsection (3)(a) insert—

"(aa)

the Learning and Skills Council for England;".'.

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Prepared 25 Apr 2006