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Clause  88,  page  52,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Any such other evidence referred to in subsection (2)(B) must be made available

to the independent educational institution.’.

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Clause  92,  page  53,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
For the purpose of subsection (2) the Independent Schools Inspectorate shall

inspect independent educational institutions that are—

(a)
members of Independent Schools Council associations, and

(b)
all other registered independent educational institutions other than

schools belonging to the Focus Learning Trust.’.

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Clause  94,  page  54,  line  29,  at end insert ‘, or any other standard considered to be

relevant by the independent inspectorate.’.

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Clause  98,  page  55,  line  41,  at end insert ‘except for reports of inspections carried

out in response to a specific complaint.’.

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Clause  125,  page  69,  line  4,  leave out subsection (2).

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Clause  127,  page  69,  line  33,  after ‘Inspector’, insert ‘or the Secretary of State’.

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Clause  149,  page  83,  line  41,  at end add—

‘(5A)
Before making an order under subsection (4) containing provision for the coming

into force of section 77 the Secretary of State must publish a revised Regulatory

Impact Assessment relating to the provisions in Part 4.’.

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Clause  149,  page  83,  line  41,  at end add—

‘(5A)
Before making an order under subsection (4) containing provision for the coming

into force of section 129 the Secretary of State must publish a report setting out

his estimate of the costs that local authorities would incur in fulfilling their duty

to assess the quality and suitability of the independent schools to which section

129 refers.’.

Order of the House [14th January 2008]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Education and Skills Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

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Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 28th February 2008.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [22nd January 2008]

AS AMENDED BY THE ORDERS OF 24th January 2008

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

22nd January) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd January;

(b)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th January;

(d)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 31st January;

(e)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February;

(f)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 7th February;

(g)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 19th February;

(h)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st February;

(i)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 26th February;

(j)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 28th February.

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 11.40 a.m.
Barnardo’s

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 12.20 p.m.
Prince’s Trust

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 1.00 p.m.
Association of Colleges

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 4.40 p.m.
Confederation of British Industry

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 5.20 p.m.
Trades Union Congress

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 6.00 p.m.
Association of School and College

Leaders

Tuesday 22nd January
Until no later than 7.00 p.m.
Association of Directors of

Children’s Services; Local

Government Association

Thursday 24th January
Until no later than 9.40 a.m.
Independent Schools Council;

Independent Schools Inspectorate

Thursday 24th January
Until no later than 10.25 a.m.
Office for Standards in Education,

Children’s Services and Skills

Thursday 24th January
Until no later than 2.00 p.m.
Professor Alison Wolf; Professor

Lorna Unwin

Thursday 24th January
Until no later than 3.00 p.m.
Association of Learning

Providers; Campaign for Learning

Thursday 24th January
Until no later than 4.00 p.m.
National Union of Teachers;

National Association of Head

Teachers

Tuesday 29th January
Until no later than 11.30 a.m.
Ioan Morgan, Principal of

Warwickshire College; Ian Pryce,

Principal of Bedford College; Paul

Head, Principal of College of

North East London

Tuesday 29th January
Until no later than 12.15 p.m.
Institute of Directors

Tuesday 29th January
Until no later than 1.00 p.m.
Connexions

Tuesday 29th January
Until no later than 4.50 p.m.
British Youth Council; Fairbridge

Tuesday 29th January
Until no later than 7.00 p.m.
Department for Children, Schools

and Families; Department for

Innovation, Universities and Skills

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(3)
the proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in

the following order: Clause 1 to 14; Clause 57; Clause 15; Clause 61; Clause

16; Clause 62; Clauses 17 to 56; Clauses 58 to 60; Clauses 63 to 145;

Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 146 to 150; new Clauses; new Schedules;

remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 28th February.