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Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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Education and Inspections Bill, continued

 
 

local authority to pay an amount equivalent to the local authority funding for that

 

child to an independent school of the parent’s choice.’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  41

 

Page  1,  line  10  [Clause  1],  after ‘standards’ insert—

 

‘(aa)    

in the case of a local education authority in England, ensuring fair access

 

to educational opportunity,’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  113

 

Page  1,  line  10  [Clause  1],  leave out from ‘standards,’ to end of line 12 and insert—

 

‘(b)    

promoting the fulfilment by every child concerned of his educational

 

potential, and

 

(c)    

supporting the improvement in well-being of children in the authority’s

 

area.’.

 

Helen Jones

 

Jon Trickett

 

Mr John Grogan

 

Clive Efford

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Graham Stringer

 

Not called  8

 

Page  1,  line  12  [Clause  1],  at end insert ‘and

 

(c)    

reducing educational disadvantage.’.

 


 

Helen Jones

 

Jon Trickett

 

Mr John Grogan

 

Clive Efford

 

Jim Dobbin

 

Graham Stringer

 

Not called  7

 

Page  2,  line  14  [Clause  2],  at end insert—

 

‘(3B)    

A local education authority may discharge its duty under subsection (3A)(a) in

 

relation to secondary schools by encouraging a diversity of specialism among the

 

comnmunity and voluntary schools which it maintains.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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Mr Gordon Marsden

 

Roger Berry

 

John Austin

 

Richard Burden

 

Mrs Joan Humble

 

Lynne Jones

 

Not called  16

 

Page  25,  line  17  [Clause  35],  at end insert­­­—

 

‘(6A)    

In discharging those functions, the governing body of a maintained school shall

 

also have regard to the provision of appropriate teaching and learning support for

 

any child with special educational needs.’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  56

 

Page  41,  line  27  [Clause  53],  leave out subsection (2).

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  57

 

Page  41,  line  40  [Clause  54],  leave out subsection (2).

 


 

Annette Brooke

 

Not selected  123

 

Page  48,  line  5  [Clause  66],  at end insert ‘and

 

(d)    

personal, social and health education.’.

 

Annette Brooke

 

Not selected  124

 

Page  48,  line  5  [Clause  66],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Provision shall be made by the school for any relevant cultural, religious, secular

 

or health considerations of the pupils undertaking the programme of study in the

 

foundation subject referred to in subsection (4)(d).’.

 

Sarah Teather

 

Greg Mulholland

 

Annette Brooke

 

Not selected  114

 

Page  48,  line  31  [Clause  66],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A pupil who chooses to follow a course of study falling within subsection (1)(b)

 

is in addition entitled to choose courses of study in subjects within one or more

 

of the four entitlement areas as may be reasonably permitted by provision and

 

timetable constraints.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  23

 

Page  54,  line  3  [Clause  69],  leave out from ‘child’ to end of line 8 and insert ‘if—

 

(a)    

no travel arrangements relating to travel in either direction

 

between his home and the relevant educational establishment in

 

relation to him, or in both directions, are provided free of charge

 

in relation to him by any person who is not the authority, or

 

(b)    

such travel arrangements are provided free of charge in relation

 

to him by any person who is not the authority but those

 

arrangements, taken together with any other such travel

 

arrangements which are so provided, do not provide suitable

 

home to school travel arrangements for the purpose of

 

facilitating his attendance at the relevant educational

 

establishment in relation to him.’.

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  99

 

Page  54,  line  25  [Clause  69],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

“Travel arrangements” may also include travel between—

 

(a)    

schools at which an eligible child receives education or training, or

 

(b)    

institutions within the further education sector at which an eligible child

 

receives education and training,

 

    

where the schools are making collaboration arrangements under section 88(4) of

 

EA 2002 and it is appropriate for the local education authority to provide travel

 

arrangements.’.

 


 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  1

 

Page  56,  line  22  [Clause  70],  at end insert—

 

‘(A1)    

Nothing in this section or Schedule 35C permits a local authority to impose any

 

charges on a person who would be entitled to free travel under section 508B.’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  24

 

Page  58,  line  33  [Clause  74],  leave out ‘Subsection (3B) applies’ and insert

 

‘Subsections (3B) and (3D) apply’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  25

 

Page  58,  line  33  [Clause  74],  leave out from ‘England’ to end of line 34.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  26

 

Page  58,  line  36  [Clause  74],  leave out from ‘proves’ to ‘the’ in line 1 on page 59

 

and insert ‘that—

 

(a)    

’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  27

 

Page  59,  line  10  [Clause  74],  at end insert—

 

‘(3C)    

For the purposes of subsection (3B)—

 

(a)    

the reference to “travel arrangements” in paragraph (a) has the

 

same meaning as in section 508B, and

 

(b)    

the reference to “travel arrangements” in paragraph (b) has the

 

same meaning as in paragraph 3 of Schedule 35C.’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  28

 

Page  59,  line  11  [Clause  74],  leave out from beginning to second ‘is’ in line 16 and

 

insert—

 

‘(3D)    

Where the school is an independent school which is not a qualifying

 

school, the child shall not be taken to have failed to attend regularly at the

 

school if the parent proves—

 

(a)    

that the school’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  29

 

Page  59,  line  23  [Clause  74],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

For the purposes of subsection (3D), “qualifying school” has the same

 

meaning as it has for the purposes of Schedule 35B (meaning of “eligible

 

child” for the purposes of section 508B).’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  30

 

Page  59,  line  25  [Clause  74],  leave out subsection (3).

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  31

 

Page  59,  line  33  [Clause  74],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In subsection (5) for “subsection (4)” substitute “subsections (3D) and (4)”.’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  32

 

Page  59,  line  34  [Clause  74],  leave out ‘subsections (5) and (6)’ and insert

 

‘subsection (6)’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  125

 

Page  102,  line  2  [Clause  150],  leave out ‘8’ and insert ‘8(2)’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  66

 

Page  104  [Clause  150],  leave out lines 8 to 11.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  67

 

Page  114,  line  13  [Clause  163],  at end insert—

 

‘section 157 (time limits relating to statements of special educational

 

needs);’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  68

 

Page  116,  line  26  [Clause  171],  at end insert—

 

‘section 100 (failure to secure school attendance), except subsection (8);’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  69

 

Page  117,  line  2  [Clause  171],  at end insert—

 

‘section (Offences relating to independent schools) (offences relating to

 

independent schools);’.

 

Frank Dobson

 

Lynne Jones

 

John McDonnell

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Mr Neil Gerrard

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Not called  122

 

Page  117,  line  9  [Clause  171],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Section 36 comes into force on 1st September 2008.’.

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  33

 

Page  175,  line  26  [Schedule  4],  leave out from ‘(1)’ to end of line and insert ‘—

 

( )    

after “foundation special school” insert “in Wales”, and

 

( )    

omit paragraph (c).’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  34

 

Page  175,  line  34  [Schedule  4],  after ‘Wales”,’ insert—

 

‘( )    

in paragraph (a) omit the words from “or acquired” to the end,’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  35

 

Page  176,  line  11  [Schedule  4],  leave out from ‘(1)’ to end of line and insert ‘—

 

( )    

after “foundation special school” insert “in Wales”,

 

( )    

in paragraph (a) omit the words from “or acquired” to the end,

 

( )    

omit paragraph (d), and

 

( )    

in paragraph (f) omit “(d) or”.’.

 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  36

 

Page  176,  line  13  [Schedule  4],  at end insert—

 

    ‘( )  

In sub-paragraph (8) omit “(d),”.’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  76

 

Page  194,  line  21  [Schedule  7],  leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert—

 

    ‘(4)  

Omit subsection (7).’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  77

 

Page  196,  line  10  [Schedule  7],  at end insert—

 

‘Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)

 

17A(1)  

Schedule 7 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (sixth forms requiring

 

significant improvement) is amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In paragraph 6(3)(a)(iii) for “section 15(2) and (3)” substitute “section 15(2) to

 

(4)”.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24th May 2006                  

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      (3)  

Omit paragraph 13.’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  37

 

Page  203,  line  17  [Schedule  9],  leave out from ‘child’ to end of line 22 and insert

 

‘if—

 

(a)    

no travel arrangements relating to travel in either direction

 

between his home and the relevant educational establishment

 

in relation to him, or in both directions, are provided in

 

relation to him by any person who is not the scheme authority,

 

or

 

(b)    

such travel arrangements are provided in relation to him by

 

any person who is not the scheme authority but those

 

arrangements, taken together with any other such travel

 

arrangements which are so provided, do not provide suitable

 

home to school travel arrangements for the purpose of

 

facilitating his attendance at the relevant educational

 

establishment in relation to him.’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  115

 

Page  224,  line  24  [Schedule  14],  at end insert—

 

    ‘(4)  

In paragraph 14 omit sub-paragraph (1).’.

 


 

Secretary Alan Johnson

 

Agreed to  116

 

Page  228,  line  8  [Schedule  14],  leave out from beginning to ‘omit’ in line 9 and

 

insert—

 

  ‘(1)  

Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities) is

 

amended as follows.

 

      (2)  

In Part 1—

 

(a)    

at the end of paragraph 1 insert “other than the Office for Standards in

 

Education, Children’s Services and Skills”, and

 

(b)    

after that paragraph insert—

 

“1A      

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services

 

and Skills, in respect of information held for purposes other

 

than those of the functions exercisable by Her Majesty’s

 

Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and

 

Skills by virtue of section 5(1)(a)(iii) of the Care Standards

 

Act 2000.”


 
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