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Amendments proposed to the Education and Inspections Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons

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Administration of pupil admissions

Mr David Chaytor
Gwyn Prosser
Paul Farrelly

NC46

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Chapter 1 of Part 3 of SSFA (admission arrangements) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 88 (admission authorities and admission arrangements), in subsection (2) after "means the" leave out "arrangements" and insert "criteria".

(3) In section 89B (co-ordination of admissions arrangements)—

(a)	in each of subsections (1) and (2) leave out "co-ordinating" and insert "administering",

(b)	leave out subsection (5), and

(c)	in subsection (6) at end insert "in particular that the local education authority admits pupils to each school in accordance with the admission criteria established by the admission authority for that school under section 89 (procedure for determining admission arrangements)".

(4) Leave out section 89C.'.

Academy admission arrangements

Mr David Chaytor
Gwyn Prosser
Paul Farrelly

NC47

To move the following Clause:—

'In subsection (4) of section 482 (Academies) of the Education Act 1996, insert after sub-paragraph (a)—

"(aa)

conditions and requirements imposed for securing that—

(i)	the proprietor of the school consults on the admission arrangements as if the school were a maintained school under section 89 of SSFA 1998 (procedure for determining admission arrangements),

(ii)	pupil admissions to the school are managed by the local education authority under section 98B of SSFA 1998 (co-ordination of admission arrangements), and

(iii)

objections relating to the admission arrangements are determined by the adjudicator under section 90 of SSFA 1998 (reference of objections to adjudicator or Secretary of State).".'.

Parliamentary control of code for schools admissions

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

NC51

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) Section 85 of SSFA 1998 (making and approval of code of practice) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsections (4) and (5) substitute—

(5) If no such resolution is made within the 40-day period, the Secretary of State shall take no further steps in relation to the proposed code.".'.

Prohibition on interviews: exceptions in the case of religious schools

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

NC54

To move the following Clause:—

'After section 88A of SSFA 1998 (inserted by this Act) insert—

Prohibition on interviews: schools with religious character

(1) Section 88A does not apply in relation to any interview for the purpose of assessing religious or denominational commitment where this is provided for in the school's admission arrangements and oversubscription criteria and where the school is designated as having a religious character under subsection 69(3).".'.

Admissions criteria

Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Brian Binley

NC67

To move the following Clause:—

'Schools shall publish their admissions criteria and may take all reasonable measures, including interviews, to establish that applicants to the school meet those admissions criteria.'.

Admission of children of staff

Mr Edward Leigh
Mr Brian Binley

NC70

To move the following Clause:—

'Any child of staff currently serving at a maintained school shall be eligible for preferential admission at the discretion of the school governors.'.

Admission of excluded pupils

Ms Sally Keeble
Mr David Chaytor
Dr Alan Whitehead

NC75

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) A local education authority may direct any school in the authority's area to admit a pupil who has been excluded from any other such school.

(2) Before making a direction under subsection (1) the local education authority must—

(a)	consult the head teacher of the school to which the direction is to be issued;

(b)	have regard to local policies on exclusion; and

(c)	have regard to the well-being of the pupils who are likely to be affected by the direction, whether directly or indirectly.

(3) 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.'.

Frank Dobson
Lynne Jones
John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Neil Gerrard
Kelvin Hopkins

119

Page 26, line 8 [Clause 36], leave out from 'ability' to end of line 11.

Frank Dobson
Lynne Jones
John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Neil Gerrard
Kelvin Hopkins

120

Page 26 [Clause 36], leave out line 21.

Frank Dobson
Lynne Jones
John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Neil Gerrard
Kelvin Hopkins

121

Page 26, line 25 [Clause 36], leave out from 'omit' to end of line 28 and insert 'subsections (1) and (2).'.

Martin Linton

112

Page 26, line 28 [Clause 36], at end insert—

'(5) In section 100(1) of SSFA 1998—

(a)	after "there is" insert—

"(a)",

(b)	for "(a)" substitute "(i)",

(c)	for "(b)" substitute "(ii)", and

(d)	at end insert ", and

(b)	as compared with the arrangements in force at the beginning of that year and of each subsequent year, no increase in selection.".'.

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

103

Page 26, line 29, leave out Clause 37.

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

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

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'.