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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 27th 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].

   

Mr Edward Leigh

340

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     2,     leave out 'maintained' and insert 'community'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

354

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   But proposals for a prescribed alteration involving the acquisition by a foundation or foundation special school of a foundation established otherwise than under SSFA 1998 may be published only if the conditions in section [Conditions for new foundations] are satisfied.'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

384

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     10,     after 'authority', insert 'or it is a proposal that all the maintained schools administered by that local education authority should become foundation schools,'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

341

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     11,     leave out subsection (b).

   

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

35

Clause     18,     page     13,     line     14,     leave out 'or discontinuance'.


   

Mr David Chaytor
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

102

Clause     19,     page     14,     line     14,     at end insert—

      '(m) prohibiting approval of any alteration involving the expansion of a school in any case in which such expansion may be considered detrimental to the opportunities available to the local education authority or to the governing body of a maintained school in its area to satisfy obligations imposed by this or any other enactment.'.

   

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

206

Clause     19,     page     14,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Where regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)—

      (a) confer functions on a local education authority, or

      (b) enable a local education authority or the Secretary of State to require proposals to be referred to the adjudicator,

    the local education authority (or the Secretary of State where applicable) must exercise its functions and rights with a view to encouraging all primary and secondary schools to be self-governing and to acquire a trust or foundation.

    (3B)   Where proposals are referred to the adjudicator under provisions made by virtue of subsection (2), the adjudicator shall make his decision with a view to encouraging all primary and secondary schools to be self-governing and to acquire a trust or foundation.'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

352

Clause     19,     page     14,     line     28,     at end add—

    '(7)   The regulations must require any local education authority publishing proposals on the establishment of educational provision suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age to consult all colleges of further education providing education for 16-19 year olds in the relevant area.

    (8)   In assessing a proposal under this section the authority or adjudicator must take account of the impact of the proposal on existing provision.'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh

342

Page     13,     line     34,     leave out Clause 19.


   

Mr David Chaytor
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

218

Clause     20,     page     14,     line     34,     leave out 'or a relevant change in the instrument of government'.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

219

Clause     20,     page     14,     line     37,     leave out 'or a relevant change in the instrument of government'.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

220

Clause     20,     page     14,     line     39,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr David Chaytor
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

221

Clause     20,     page     15,     line     5,     leave out from 'foundation' to end of line 6.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

222

Clause     20,     page     15,     line     10,     leave out from 'foundation' to 'and' in line 11.

   

Mr David Chaytor
Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

223

Clause     20,     page     15,     line     14,     leave out from 'foundation' to end of line 15.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

154

Clause     20,     page     15,     line     18,     after 'by', insert 'a two-thirds majority vote of'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

155

Clause     20,     page     15,     line     18,     at end insert 'and, in the case of secondary schools, following consultation with any relevant feeder primary schools.'.

   

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

36

Clause     20,     page     15,     line     19,     leave out from beginning to 'and' in line 20.


   

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

37

Clause     21,     page     15,     line     25,     leave out subsection (1).

   

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

38

Clause     21,     page     15,     line     30,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr David Willets
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr John Hayes
Mr David Evennett

78

Clause     21,     page     15,     line     42,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

433

*Clause     21,     page     15,     line     46,     leave out 'after their initial determination by the other person'.

   

Sarah Teather
Greg Mulholland
Annette Brooke

434

*Clause     21,     page     16,     line     4,     at end insert 'and any existing provider of such education as might be affected by the proposal'.

   

Mr Edward Leigh
Mrs Nadine Dorries

343

Clause     21,     page     16,     line     4,     at end insert—

      '(d) any other religious body or foundation relevant to the school in question.'.


   

Mr Edward Leigh

344

Page     16,     line     14,     leave out Clause 22.


   

Mr Edward Leigh
Mrs Nadine Dorries

345

Clause     23,     page     18,     line     1,     leave out from beginning to end of line 21 on page 18 and add—

    '(2)   A foundation may only be removed from a foundation school with the agreement of that foundation, and a reduction in the number of foundation governors may only be made with the approval of the present foundation governors and the foundation.'.

   

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

39

Clause     23,     page     18,     line     7,     after 'governors', insert ', which shall not be less than 50 per cent,'.


   

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

40

Clause     24,     page     18,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   No regulations may be made under this section to refer any of the decisions, other than matters in relation to section 25, to the adjudicator.'.


   

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

389

Clause     25,     page     19,     line     34,     leave out from 'section' to end of line 35 and insert 'shall require the governing body to pay to the foundation or trustees of the foundation such sum representing the expenditure incurred as may be agreed between the foundation and the governing body.'.


   

Jacqui Smith

279

Schedule     3,     page     124,     line     35,     leave out from 'investigation)' to end of line 36 and insert 'in subsection (5)—

            (a)   omit paragraph (a) (which relates to school organisation committees), and

            (b)   in paragraph (c), for "that Act" substitute "the School Standards and Framework Act 1998".'

   

Jacqui Smith

128

Schedule     3,     page     125,     line     11,     at end insert—

      'Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (No. 2)

    3A  In section 3 of the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (transactions for which advice or consent of Board is required) in subsection (1)—

            (a)   for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

          "(a) publishing proposals for any prescribed alteration to the school—

          (i) in the case of a school in England, under section 18(3) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act"), or

          (ii) in the case of a school in Wales, under section 28(2)(b) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ("the 1998 Act");

          (b) publishing proposals for the discontinuance of the school—

          (i) in the case of a school in England, under section 14(2) of the 2006 Act, or

          (ii) in the case of a school in Wales, under section 29(2) of the 1998 Act;",

            (b)   in paragraphs (c) and (cc) for "that Act" substitute "the 1998 Act", and

            (c)   for paragraph (d) substitute—

          "(d) in the case of a school in Wales, publishing proposals for changing the category of the school under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8 to the 1998 Act; or".

    3B (1) Section 7 of the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (powers of Board to give directions to governing bodies of voluntary aided church schools) is amended as follows.

    (2) In subsection (1) for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—

          "(a) the making of any prescribed alteration to the school—

          (i) in the case of a school in England, under Part 2 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act"), or

          (ii) in the case of a school in Wales, under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ("the 1998 Act"), or

          (b) the discontinuance of the school—

          (i) in the case of a school in England, under Part 2 of the 2006 Act or section 30 of the 1998 Act, or

          (ii) in the case of a school in Wales, under Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the 1998 Act, or

          (c) in the case of a school in Wales, changing the school's category in accordance with paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8 to the 1998 Act,".

    (3) In subsection (1A), for "under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8 to that Act" substitute "under section 18(3) of the 2006 Act or paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8 to the 1998 Act".

    (4) In subsection (3)—

            (a)   in paragraph (a), for "under section 28(2)(b) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998" substitute "under section 18(3) of the 2006 Act or section 28(2)(b) of the 1998 Act",

            (b)   in paragraph (b)—

            (i) at the beginning insert "in the case of a school in Wales", and

            (ii) for "that Act" substitute "the 1998 Act", and

            (c)   for "the provisions of that Act" substitute "the provisions of the 1998 Act and the 2006 Act".'.

 
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