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Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to her oral statement of 19 January 2006, Official Report, columns 966-70, on safeguarding children, for what reason each of the 210 people are on List 99; and what type of ban each person is under. [45368]
Alan Johnson [holding answer 24 January 2006]: As my predecessor said in her statement of 19 January there are 210 people listed on List 99 as being partially barred. She made clear at the time of her statement that an expert panel would review all cases involving a sexual offence or allegation which resulted in a decision not to include on List 99, or which resulted in a restriction or partial bar. Sir Roger Singleton's panel, the membership of which she announced in her statement of 1 March, will conduct a review of all cases resulting in a partial bar or restriction and will be reporting back in due course.
Broadly speaking there are three categories of behaviour which cover the 210 individuals on List 99 with restrictions on their employment; 204 are on the list on grounds of misconduct, which may relate to sexual or non-sexual impropriety and 6 for health reasons.
I should add that under previous legislation an individual identified as a risk to a particular age group or gender could have a restriction imposed preventing them from working with that particular group, but not with others outside of that group. However, under current legislation (introduced in October 2000) if an individual is perceived to be a risk to children they are barred on the grounds of unsuitably. Barring them on this ground prevents them from working in the education sector in any capacity and also disqualifies them from working with children in other sectors.
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City Academies
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the projected capital cost is of each of the City Academies that were announced as being in the pipeline in the press release issued on 16 March. [67850]
Jim Knight: 27 Academies are currently open. Of the remaining 73 Academy projects announced as being in the pipeline, 23 have signed funding agreements which include a figure for the capital cash limit. Those figures are:
| Academy | Current agreed capital cash limit (£) | Total planned pupil numbers | Capital cash limit per (projected) pupil (£) |
|
Westminster
|
30,200,082
|
1,175
|
25,702
|
|
Petchey (Hackney)
|
34,214,999
|
1,200
|
28,512
|
|
John Madejski (Reading)
|
27,656,303
|
1,100
|
25,142
|
|
Sandwell
|
27,149,860
|
1,200
|
22,625
|
|
Paddington
|
31,175,682
|
1,175
|
26,532
|
|
North Liverpool City
|
32,552,363
|
1,750
|
18,601
|
|
Grace (Solihull)
|
31,278,736
|
1,350
|
23,169
|
|
David Young Community (Leeds)
|
23,700,000
|
1,170
|
20,256
|
|
Barnsley
|
25,506,332
|
1,150
|
22,179
|
|
Thomas Deacon (Peterborough) (1)
|
46,431,203
|
2,200
|
21,105
|
|
St. Matthew (Lewisham)
|
30,856,162
|
1,345
|
22,941
|
|
Samworth Enterprise (Leicester)
|
19,501,915
|
1,046
|
18,644
|
|
Harris Academy at South Norwood
|
34,491,000
|
1,300
|
26,532
|
|
The Bridge (Hackney)
|
34,688,469
|
1,150
|
30,164
|
|
Oasis (Immingham)
|
24,999,582
|
1,150
|
21,739
|
|
Oasis (Wintringham)
|
23,751,543
|
1,100
|
21,592
|
|
Oasis (Enfield)
|
29,295,641
|
1,150
|
25,474
|
|
Folkestone
|
36,651,169
|
1,480
|
24,764
|
|
Bradford
|
20,471,117
|
1,150
|
17,801
|
|
Walthamstow
|
29,950,551
|
1,150
|
26,044
|
|
Sheffield Park
|
29,000,000
|
1,300
|
22,308
|
|
Sheffield Springs
|
27,300,000
|
1,300
|
21,000
|
|
Leigh (Dartford)
|
36,590,284
|
1,500
|
24,394
|
|
Langley (Slough)
|
31,000,000
|
1,150
|
26,957
|
|
Average
|
29,933,875
|
1,281
|
23,370
|
(1) Thomas Deacon Academy replaces 3 existing schools.
|
It is not possible to give an estimated capital cost for Academies which are still only in feasibility, as these may change in terms of their size, scope and location. However, the average cost of a completed Academy with 1,300 pupils and a sixth form in a high-cost inner-city area is £25-30 million. The average cost of a new secondary school of this size and location is similarly £25-30 million. For example, the average cost per pupil of new build voluntary aided schools which the Department is currently funding is £23,886, and the total cost of these new VA schools ranges up to £35,578,800.
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Classroom Assistants
Paul Rowen: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his policy is on the use of classroom assistants to cover for the planning, preparation and assessment time allocated to a school’s fully qualified teachers; and if he will make a statement. [71398]
Jim Knight: It is for schools to determine what arrangements they make to staff classes when teachers may be out of the classroom having their planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time. A number of options are available to them, including using other teachers and support staff (such as teaching assistants). We and the other signatories to the National Agreement on Raising Standards and Tackling Workload, believe that well-trained and experienced support staff (such as higher level teaching assistants), can, under the direction and supervision of a teacher, play a valuable role in taking whole classes, while teachers are undertaking PPA activities. However, we are absolutely clear that teachers and support staff are not interchangeable.
Where support staff do take whole classes, they will be able to help pupils progress with their learning, based on their knowledge of the learning outcomes
22 May 2006 : Column 1358W
planned by the classroom/subject teacher. We have made clear, through the regulations and guidance that we have published, that head teachers must satisfy themselves that support staff carrying out this role are suitably trained, and have the relevant skills, expertise and experience.
Connexions
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much the Connexions Card Project has cost; how much (a) has been paid and (b) remains to be paid to Capita for the IT component of the project; and how many cards have been issued in each year since the scheme has been in operation, broken down by local authority. [71716]
Beverley Hughes: The total cost of the Connexions Card Project up to 17 May 2006 is £72.38 million of this, £66.14 million has been paid to Capita. The IT element of the Connexions Card service is not paid for as a separate element. The remaining Connexions Card budget for payment to Capita is £41.48 million until December 2008.
The following table shows how many cards were issued each year from the start of the project in 2001 to April 2006, broken down by local authority.
|
Local education authority
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
Grand Total
|
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
—
|
104
|
424
|
291
|
575
|
70
|
1,464
|
|
Barnet
|
—
|
4,050
|
1,966
|
949
|
1,232
|
242
|
8,439
|
|
Barnsley
|
—
|
1
|
56
|
247
|
909
|
245
|
1,458
|
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
—
|
1,155
|
617
|
42
|
623
|
80
|
2,517
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
—
|
2,800
|
4,690
|
1,855
|
1,381
|
621
|
11,347
|
|
Bexley
|
—
|
1,717
|
417
|
472
|
1,024
|
994
|
4,624
|
|
Birmingham
|
—
|
188
|
3,047
|
1,816
|
4,554
|
2,237
|
11,842
|
|
Blackburn with Darwen
|
—
|
492
|
375
|
506
|
656
|
440
|
2,469
|
|
Blackpool
|
—
|
1
|
1
|
12
|
1,649
|
11
|
1,674
|
|
Bolton
|
—
|
1,487
|
770
|
1,025
|
2,271
|
179
|
5,732
|
|
Bournemouth
|
—
|
610
|
203
|
312
|
955
|
298
|
2,378
|
|
Bracknell Forest
|
—
|
1,216
|
396
|
431
|
609
|
112
|
2,764
|
|
Bradford
|
—
|
703
|
2,057
|
1,717
|
1,407
|
263
|
6,147
|
|
Brent
|
—
|
120
|
1,706
|
780
|
1,346
|
183
|
4,135
|
|
Brighton and Hove
|
—
|
2,451
|
2,061
|
3,568
|
1,752
|
389
|
10,221
|
|
Bristol City of
|
—
|
1,136
|
483
|
1,051
|
2,977
|
1,053
|
6,700
|
|
Bromley
|
—
|
1,917
|
1,218
|
2,905
|
2,329
|
531
|
8,900
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
—
|
680
|
1,791
|
1,916
|
1,042
|
513
|
5,942
|
|
Bury
|
—
|
1,640
|
1,151
|
1,342
|
1,730
|
487
|
6,350
|
|
Calderdale
|
—
|
185
|
920
|
464
|
585
|
877
|
3,031
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
—
|
782
|
2,404
|
1,281
|
4,220
|
875
|
9,562
|
|
Camden
|
—
|
1,093
|
489
|
482
|
766
|
131
|
2,961
|
|
Cheshire
|
—
|
708
|
2,334
|
3,767
|
3,672
|
1,408
|
11,889
|
|
City of London
|
—
|
—
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
16
|
|
Cornwall
|
—
|
3,833
|
1,902
|
1,928
|
2,901
|
964
|
11,528
|
|
Coventry
|
—
|
695
|
2,602
|
724
|
2,210
|
78
|
6,309
|
|
Croydon
|
—
|
520
|
947
|
1,925
|
1,860
|
650
|
5,902
|
|
Cumbria
|
—
|
1,861
|
1,975
|
1,822
|
3,127
|
381
|
9,166
|
|
Darlington
|
5
|
166
|
7,433
|
648
|
640
|
364
|
9,256
|
|
Derby
|
—
|
41
|
486
|
373
|
1,479
|
585
|
2,964
|
|
Derbyshire
|
—
|
2,089
|
2,165
|
1,845
|
3,273
|
391
|
9,763
|
|
Devon
|
—
|
4,022
|
4,921
|
2,285
|
4,291
|
227
|
15,746
|
|
Doncaster
|
—
|
336
|
1,163
|
1,038
|
1,274
|
119
|
3,930
|
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|
Dorset
|
—
|
1,789
|
935
|
437
|
1,129
|
66
|
4,356
|
|
Dudley
|
—
|
1,498
|
1,458
|
948
|
2,108
|
405
|
6,417
|
|
Durham
|
599
|
2,592
|
3,945
|
3,782
|
4,993
|
1,385
|
17,296
|
|
Ealing
|
—
|
430
|
1,021
|
1,204
|
1,536
|
352
|
4,543
|
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
—
|
1,146
|
2,214
|
1,161
|
1,436
|
552
|
6,509
|
|
East Sussex
|
—
|
708
|
418
|
1,690
|
1,846
|
619
|
5,281
|
|
Enfield
|
—
|
2,541
|
4,237
|
2,791
|
2,851
|
681
|
13,101
|
|
Essex
|
—
|
3,131
|
12,948
|
10,549
|
11,497
|
2,787
|
40,912
|
|
Gateshead
|
281
|
828
|
849
|
479
|
859
|
206
|
3,502
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
—
|
606
|
1,594
|
4,425
|
4,874
|
1,576
|
13,075
|
|
Greenwich
|
—
|
847
|
1,639
|
744
|
1,714
|
980
|
5,924
|
|
Hackney
|
1
|
374
|
377
|
454
|
531
|
77
|
1,814
|
|
Halton
|
—
|
826
|
198
|
178
|
786
|
265
|
2,253
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
—
|
1
|
407
|
5,180
|
1,145
|
174
|
6,907
|
|
Hampshire
|
—
|
391
|
5,770
|
5,815
|
9,055
|
2,764
|
23,795
|
|
Haringey
|
—
|
443
|
708
|
830
|
592
|
310
|
2,883
|
|
Harrow
|
—
|
1
|
293
|
1,988
|
4,375
|
1,146
|
7,803
|
|
Hartlepool
|
—
|
626
|
1,560
|
305
|
921
|
490
|
3,902
|
|
Havering
|
—
|
2,615
|
1,394
|
2,001
|
781
|
1,655
|
8,446
|
|
Herefordshire
|
—
|
52
|
443
|
295
|
174
|
437
|
1,401
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
—
|
1,971
|
5,865
|
5,393
|
7,343
|
1,776
|
22,348
|
|
Hillingdon
|
—
|
580
|
928
|
1,578
|
1,481
|
571
|
5,138
|
|
Hounslow
|
—
|
1,064
|
1,109
|
730
|
2,311
|
1,014
|
6,228
|
|
Isle of Wight
|
—
|
1,002
|
805
|
841
|
853
|
123
|
3,624
|
|
Islington
|
—
|
2
|
37
|
174
|
235
|
163
|
611
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
—
|
84
|
1,015
|
372
|
867
|
92
|
2,430
|
|
Kent
|
—
|
6,575
|
7,690
|
7,079
|
8,582
|
2,109
|
32,035
|
|
Kingston upon Hull City of
|
—
|
1,385
|
1,785
|
1,484
|
2,645
|
697
|
7,996
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
—
|
412
|
39
|
669
|
333
|
100
|
1,553
|
|
Kirklees
|
—
|
728
|
453
|
591
|
834
|
203
|
2,809
|
|
Knowsley
|
—
|
1,079
|
1,817
|
18
|
416
|
517
|
3,847
|
|
Lambeth
|
—
|
505
|
672
|
471
|
477
|
90
|
2,215
|
|
Lancashire
|
—
|
1,465
|
1,037
|
1,274
|
5,449
|
3,137
|
12,362
|
|
Leeds
|
—
|
2,638
|
2,312
|
2,317
|
2,760
|
789
|
10,816
|
|
Leicester
|
—
|
5,387
|
3,578
|
2,334
|
2,362
|
959
|
14,620
|
|
Leicestershire
|
—
|
2,903
|
812
|
2,237
|
4,176
|
1,942
|
12,070
|
|
Lewisham
|
—
|
1,199
|
612
|
1,289
|
1,527
|
711
|
5,338
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
—
|
2,291
|
4,150
|
4,032
|
4,011
|
794
|
15,278
|
|
Liverpool
|
—
|
1,601
|
1,825
|
1,900
|
1,312
|
1,059
|
7,697
|
|
Luton
|
—
|
4
|
75
|
1,448
|
2,493
|
668
|
4,688
|
|
Manchester
|
—
|
13
|
1,446
|
1,154
|
1,895
|
1,355
|
5,863
|
|
Medway
|
—
|
2,481
|
3,388
|
1,131
|
2,022
|
499
|
9,521
|
|
Merton
|
—
|
311
|
165
|
784
|
1,251
|
115
|
2,626
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
915
|
490
|
1,535
|
980
|
1,101
|
453
|
5,474
|
|
Milton Keynes
|
—
|
569
|
342
|
797
|
650
|
321
|
2,679
|
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
552
|
5,410
|
1,466
|
2,560
|
1,866
|
104
|
11,958
|
|
Newham
|
—
|
3
|
388
|
1,447
|
3,226
|
289
|
5,353
|
|
Norfolk
|
—
|
3,631
|
1,257
|
2,822
|
4,117
|
664
|
12,491
|
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
—
|
1,104
|
2,020
|
2,365
|
792
|
862
|
7,143
|
|
North Lincolnshire
|
—
|
1,252
|
1,763
|
978
|
614
|
1,911
|
6,518
|
|
North Somerset
|
—
|
347
|
147
|
545
|
1,443
|
233
|
2,715
|
|
North Tyneside
|
792
|
665
|
1,772
|
888
|
682
|
645
|
5,444
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
—
|
1,796
|
1,067
|
1,574
|
2,152
|
974
|
7,563
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
—
|
3,628
|
4,980
|
3,771
|
3,677
|
1,242
|
17,298
|
|
Northumberland
|
4
|
2,213
|
2,144
|
1,820
|
2,616
|
1,081
|
9,878
|
|
Nottingham
|
—
|
2,211
|
1,013
|
1,961
|
2,160
|
765
|
8,110
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
—
|
3,645
|
3,830
|
3,218
|
5,168
|
848
|
16,709
|
|
Oldham
|
—
|
208
|
488
|
765
|
1,124
|
223
|
2,808
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
—
|
1,704
|
1,466
|
2,028
|
2,254
|
3,190
|
10,642
|
|
Peterborough
|
—
|
817
|
2,034
|
1,237
|
804
|
329
|
5,221
|
|
Plymouth
|
—
|
977
|
1,589
|
1,182
|
681
|
77
|
4,506
|
22 May 2006 : Column 1361W
22 May 2006 : Column 1362W
|
Poole
|
—
|
—
|
177
|
165
|
243
|
149
|
734
|
|
Portsmouth
|
—
|
2
|
781
|
686
|
856
|
298
|
2,623
|
|
Reading
|
—
|
239
|
296
|
1,004
|
854
|
132
|
2,525
|
|
Redbridge
|
—
|
429
|
475
|
1,504
|
1,510
|
495
|
4,413
|
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
—
|
1,442
|
1,908
|
1,353
|
1,112
|
513
|
6,328
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
—
|
3,614
|
1,423
|
2,821
|
2,034
|
77
|
9,969
|
|
Rochdale
|
—
|
634
|
505
|
942
|
916
|
413
|
3,410
|
|
Rotherham
|
—
|
175
|
1,101
|
1,359
|
1,074
|
142
|
3,851
|
|
Rutland
|
—
|
1
|
52
|
4
|
53
|
5
|
115
|
|
Salford
|
—
|
804
|
2,883
|
1,611
|
2,231
|
1,042
|
8,571
|
|
Sandwell
|
—
|
795
|
302
|
691
|
1,536
|
406
|
3,730
|
|
Sefton
|
—
|
1,390
|
1,076
|
1,383
|
829
|
447
|
5,125
|
|
Sheffield
|
—
|
678
|
1,573
|
1,570
|
2,464
|
913
|
7,198
|
|
Shropshire
|
—
|
648
|
1,130
|
1,286
|
1,536
|
185
|
4,785
|
|
Slough
|
—
|
120
|
760
|
474
|
407
|
450
|
2,211
|
|
Solihull
|
—
|
622
|
171
|
255
|
582
|
29
|
1,659
|
|
Somerset
|
—
|
746
|
800
|
864
|
2,932
|
243
|
5,585
|
|
South Gloucestershire
|
—
|
2,828
|
1,690
|
533
|
855
|
180
|
6,086
|
|
South Tyneside
|
1
|
217
|
679
|
350
|
2,522
|
199
|
3,968
|
|
Southampton
|
—
|
1
|
13
|
2,960
|
315
|
424
|
3,713
|
|
Southend-on-Sea
|
—
|
283
|
647
|
460
|
969
|
49
|
2,408
|
|
Southwark
|
—
|
11
|
618
|
310
|
2,141
|
366
|
3,446
|
|
St. Helens
|
—
|
8
|
745
|
1,055
|
691
|
532
|
3,031
|
|
Staffordshire
|
—
|
1,430
|
2,893
|
5,306
|
3,428
|
974
|
14,031
|
|
Stockport
|
—
|
45
|
3,077
|
209
|
2,778
|
71
|
6,180
|
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
766
|
901
|
2,621
|
990
|
1,504
|
775
|
7,557
|
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
—
|
486
|
1,388
|
856
|
462
|
230
|
3,422
|
|
Suffolk
|
—
|
836
|
1,984
|
2,236
|
3,563
|
618
|
9,237
|
|
Sunderland
|
711
|
2,285
|
1,069
|
1,515
|
1,971
|
498
|
8,049
|
|
Surrey
|
—
|
2,978
|
7,300
|
6,606
|
6,021
|
1,365
|
24,270
|
|
Sutton
|
—
|
636
|
324
|
1,302
|
2,406
|
775
|
5,443
|
|
Swindon
|
—
|
34
|
2,620
|
1,200
|
991
|
474
|
5,319
|
|
Tameside
|
—
|
308
|
365
|
121
|
780
|
1,843
|
3,417
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
—
|
74
|
935
|
594
|
880
|
193
|
2,676
|
|
Thurrock
|
—
|
31
|
14
|
31
|
559
|
158
|
793
|
|
Torbay
|
—
|
451
|
413
|
194
|
922
|
507
|
2,487
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
—
|
3
|
2,337
|
585
|
1,399
|
579
|
4,903
|
|
Trafford
|
—
|
38
|
328
|
1,074
|
1,405
|
141
|
2,986
|
|
Wakefield
|
—
|
110
|
1,248
|
1,063
|
1,800
|
529
|
4,750
|
|
Walsall
|
—
|
306
|
3,143
|
413
|
1,255
|
572
|
5,689
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
—
|
170
|
328
|
892
|
634
|
406
|
2,430
|
|
Wandsworth
|
—
|
146
|
778
|
1,460
|
1,358
|
468
|
4,210
|
|
Warrington
|
—
|
756
|
251
|
362
|
606
|
251
|
2,226
|
|
Warwickshire
|
—
|
2,049
|
2,468
|
2,158
|
1,611
|
1,065
|
9,351
|
|
West Berkshire
|
—
|
400
|
1,933
|
3,394
|
1,128
|
130
|
6,985
|
|
West Sussex
|
—
|
507
|
1,730
|
1,877
|
3,329
|
750
|
8,193
|
|
Westminster
|
—
|
4
|
433
|
450
|
768
|
224
|
1,879
|
|
Wigan
|
—
|
1,746
|
1,391
|
899
|
1,757
|
546
|
6,339
|
|
Wiltshire
|
—
|
115
|
1,033
|
664
|
803
|
464
|
3,079
|
|
Windsor and Maidenhead
|
—
|
567
|
311
|
811
|
520
|
40
|
2,249
|
|
Wirral
|
—
|
1,536
|
2,285
|
1,559
|
2,473
|
914
|
8,767
|
|
Wokingham
|
—
|
883
|
540
|
437
|
653
|
189
|
2,702
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
—
|
336
|
304
|
113
|
3,270
|
600
|
4,623
|
|
Worcestershire
|
—
|
408
|
593
|
935
|
2,507
|
389
|
4,832
|
|
York
|
—
|
74
|
739
|
456
|
529
|
205
|
2,003
|
|
GO region/ partnership/LEA no/primary LC not set
|
—
|
489
|
465
|
756
|
3,049
|
411
|
5,170
|
|
Grand total
|
4,627
|
163,419
|
233,947
|
220,472
|
289,070
|
91,665
|
1,003,200
|
