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House of Commons

Tuesday 22nd January 2008

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus

Education and Skills Bill

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Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 17th January 2008 (Standing

Order No. 83C):

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.	Fairbridge; 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 22ndJanuary	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 1.40 p.m.	Professor Alison Wolf; Professor
			Lorna Unwin
	Thursday 24th January	Until no later than 2.20 p.m.	Association of Learning
			Providers; Campaign for Learning
	Thursday 24th January	Until no later than 4.00 p.m.	Additional witnesses to be decided
			by the Committee
	Tuesday 29th January	Until no later than 1.00 p.m.	Additional witnesses to be decided
			by the Committee
	Tuesday 29th January	Until no later than 7.00 p.m.	Additional witnesses to be decided
			by the Committee; 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.

Jim Knight has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C]

Jim Knight

To move, That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received

by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Jim Knight

To move, That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be

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heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end insert ‘; and

(d)	who agrees in writing, on ceasing to be of compulsory school age, that it

applies.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end insert ‘; and

(d)	is not participating in a gap year prior to pursuing a level 3 qualification

in the following year.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

70

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end add ‘, and

‘(d)	has not been issued with a waiver certificates by a local authority.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

3

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘shall be entitled to’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

4

Clause  2,  page  1,  leave out line 12 and insert—

‘(1)	A local authority in England shall enable and assist a person belonging to its area

to whom this Part applies to—’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

71

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  17,  leave out from beginning to end of line 8 on page 2 and

insert—

‘(c)	be in full-time occupation (see section 5).’.

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Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

5

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end add—

‘(3)	The Secretary of State shall specify by order arrangements and duties applicable

to a person to whom this Part applies who has significant responsibilities for

caring for parents, siblings or other close relatives.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

6

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end add—

‘(3)	The Secretary of State shall specify by order arrangements and duties applicable

to a person to whom this Part applies who has significant responsibilities for

caring for their own children.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

7

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end add—

‘( )	This section may not come into force before the Secretary of State has certified

that in his opinion there are sufficient contracts of apprenticeship available to

meet in full the level of demand for such contracts by persons to whom this Part

applies.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

9

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  11,  after ‘means,’, insert—

‘(a)	the Cambridge Assessment Pre-U qualification in two subjects, and,

(b)

’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

8

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  20,  at end insert ‘, subject to the approval of the Secretary of

State.’.

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

72

Clause  3,  page  2,  leave out lines 23 and 24.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

10

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  41,  leave out ‘20’ and insert ‘16’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

12

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  46,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In-house training provided by employers is regarded as “relevant training or

education” for the purposes of this Part’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

13

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  46,  at end insert—

‘( )	The Secretary of State may specify by order other non-formal education or

training that will be regarded as “relevant training or education” for the purposes

of this Part.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

11

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  1,  after ‘means’, insert—

‘(a)	the iGCSE and Cambridge Assessment Pre-U qualifications; and

(b)

’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

73

Page  3,  line  44,  leave out Clause 6.

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

74

Page  4,  line  5,  leave out Clause 7.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

75

Page  4,  line  19,  leave out Clause 8.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

76

Page  5,  line  7,  leave out Clause 9.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

15

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  35,  leave out from ‘applies’ to end of line 36.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

14

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  36,  at end add—

‘(2)	In exercising its functions in subsection (1), a local authority must ensure that it

promotes the effective participation of persons belonging to its area to whom this

Part applies and who have special educational needs.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

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Clause  10,  page  5,  line  36,  at end add—

‘(2)	The local authority shall have the power to grant a waiver from the duty imposed

by section 2 where it believes that this would not be in the best interests of the

person concerned.’.

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Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

84

Clause  10,  page  5,  line  36,  at end add—

‘(2)	Each local authority shall conduct an annual audit into the sufficiency and

diversity of educational provision to assess its adequacy for fulfilling its functions

in subsection (1).’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

78

Page  6,  line  18,  leave out Clause 12.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

17

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  29,  after ‘authority’, insert ‘provided that the relevant pupil

or student has given written consent for the information to be provided.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

16

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

Any pupil or student to whom subsection (1) applies shall have the right to

examine any relevant information requested by a local authority before that

information is provided by the responsible person to the authority.’.

Michael Gove

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Angela Watkinson

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Clause  14,  page  7,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

Any pupil or student to whom subsection (1) applies shall be given the

opportunity to correct any relevant information regarded by him as inaccurate,

subject to the agreement of the responsible person.

(3B)	For the purposes of subsection (3A), when agreement cannot be reached between

the pupil or student and the responsible person the Information Commissioner

shall decide what correction, if any, should be made to the relevant information.’.

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Revised 22 January 2008