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Amendments proposed to the - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Gordon Marsden
Roger Berry
John Austin
Jeff Ennis
Judy Mallaber
Mrs Joan Humble

Joan Walley
Mrs Janet Dean
Lynne Jones

Page 26, line 38 [Clause 37], after 'requirements,', insert 'which shall in particular include a requirement to give priority in admissions to disabled children and children with special educational needs who do not have a statement under section 324 of EA 1996,'.

Mr David Chaytor

Page 26, line 38 [Clause 37], after 'requirements,', insert 'including requirements as to the criteria to be used in the event that an admissions authority receives more applications than they have places to offer ("oversubscription"),'.

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

104

Page 26 [Clause 37], leave out line 40.

Mr Gordon Marsden
Roger Berry
John Austin
Mrs Joan Humble
Mrs Janet Dean
Lynne Jones

Page 27, line 29 [Clause 38], leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

Mr David Chaytor
Lynne Jones

Page 27, line 29 [Clause 38], leave out from 'England' to end of line 31 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 Gordon Marsden
Roger Berry
John Austin
Richard Burden
Mrs Joan Humble
Mrs Janet Dean

Mr Lindsay Hoyle
Jim Dobbin
Lynne Jones

Page 27, line 31 [Clause 38], at end insert ', and these shall include a report on the numbers of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs admitted to each school in the area.'.

Mr Gordon Marsden
Jeff Ennis
Mrs Joan Humble

Page 27, line 43 [Clause 38], at end insert—

'(1D) An admission forum for the area of a local education authority in England shall prepare and publish annual reports to the Schools Commissioner on such matters connected with the admission of pupils to maintained schools in that area as may be prescribed.'.

Mr David Chaytor

Page 29, line 28 [Clause 41], leave out '89C' and insert '89B'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 30, line 48 [Clause 41], after 'any' insert 'provisions of'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 30, line 48 [Clause 41], at end insert—

'(1A) In this section, "the protected provisions" in relation to any admission arrangements, means provisions corresponding to those revised in accordance with section 90(8) or regulations under subsection (5) (as so revised).'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 2 [Clause 41], leave out 'the effect of the revision' and insert 'the protected provisions'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 5 [Clause 41], after 'revision' insert 'in accordance with section 90(8)'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31 [Clause 41], leave out line 7 and insert 'protected provisions'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 10 [Clause 41], leave out 'the effect of the revision' and insert 'the protected provisions'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 14 [Clause 41], leave out 'that effect' and insert 'those provisions'.

Secretary Alan Johnson

Page 31, line 22 [Clause 41], leave out from 'the' to end of line and insert 'protected provisions.'.

Mr Rob Wilson

110

Page 37, line 18, leave out Clause 48.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO THE GENERAL DUTIES OF LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION

Local education plans

Clive Efford
Frank Dobson
Ms Karen Buck
Mr John Grogan
Jon Trickett
Helen Jones

John Austin
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Jim Devine

Mr Andrew Dismore
Mr David Anderson
Lynne Jones

Paul Farrelly

NC28

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) A local education authority must prepare a local education plan for its area.

(2) The following matters must be included in a local education plan—

(a)	the authority's strategy for meeting demand for school places;

(b)	the admissions criteria for each school maintained by the authority;

(c)	the authority's plans to improve standards at those schools;

(d)	action plans, agreed with the schools to which they relate, for schools which need to improve pupil attainment levels;

(e)	educational provision for persons aged between 16 and 19;

(f)	areas of social deprivation to which section [Areas of social deprivation] applies.

(3) Before preparing its local education plan the authority must consult—

(a)	representatives of governors of schools within its area;

(b)	representatives of schools within its area;

(c)	head teachers of primary schools within its area;

(d)	head teachers of secondary schools within its area;

(e)	representatives of parents of pupils attending schools within its area;

(f)	representatives of providers of further education within its area;

(g)	neighbouring local education authorities.

(4) Before including in its local education plan any proposal for the establishment of a new school the authority must consider the likely impact of the establishment of the new school on existing schools (including schools within the area of a neighbouring authority).

(5) Any person who is affected by a local education plan may make representations to the local education authority.

(6) The authority must—

(a)	consider any representations made to it under subsection (5);

(b)	respond to them within a reasonable period; and

(c)	review any part of the local education plan to which the representations relate.

(7) A person who has made representations under subsection (5) and is dissatisfied with the authority's response under subsection (6)(b) may make representations to the Secretary of State.

(8) The Secretary of State must refer any representations under subsection (7) to an adjudicator who shall report his findings to the Secretary of State.

(9) After the Secretary of State has considered the adjudicator's findings he may, if he sees fit, direct the authority to amend its local education plan.

(10) A local education authority must review its local education plan every four years.

(11) In this section "school" means—

(a)	a community, foundation or voluntary school,

(b)	a community or foundation special school, or

(c)	an academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.

Areas of social deprivation

Clive Efford
Frank Dobson
Ms Karen Buck
Mr John Grogan
Jon Trickett
Helen Jones

Martin Salter
John Austin
Jeff Ennis

Mr Andrew Dismore
Paul Farrelly
Mr David Anderson

Lynne Jones
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Jim Devine

Jim Dobbin
Colin Challen

NC29

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies to any area designated in a local education plan as an area of social deprivation.

(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the criteria to be used by a local education authority in determining whether to designate any part of its area as an area of social deprivation.

(3) The Secretary of State and the local education authority must exercise their powers with a view to ensuring that each school within an area of social deprivation receives resources which are sufficient to meet the educational needs of the children which it serves and to enable those children to achieve their full potential.

(4) In this section "school" means—

(a)	a community, foundation or voluntary school,

(b)	a community or foundation special school, or

(c)	an academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.

Funding of secondary schools

Clive Efford
Frank Dobson
Ms Karen Buck
Mr John Grogan
Jon Trickett
Helen Jones

John Austin
Jeff Ennis
Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Andrew Dismore
Paul Farrelly
Lynne Jones

Jim Dobbin
Colin Challen

NC32

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Secretary of State and the local education authority must exercise their powers with a view to ensuring that any secondary school whose intake is drawn disproportionately from children of average and below-average ability receives resources which are sufficient to meet the educational needs of the children which it serves and to enable those children to achieve their full potential.

(2) In this section "school" means—

(a)	a community, foundation or voluntary school, or

(b)	an Academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.'.