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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Friday 22nd February 2008

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Education and Skills Bill Committee 353-73 and 375-88

Public Bill Committee

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Education and Skills Bill

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Clause  149,  page  84,  line  8,  leave out ‘section 1(b)’ and insert ‘sections 1(b) and

26(1)(b)’.

Jim Knight

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Clause  149,  page  84,  line  12,  leave out ‘that substitution’ and insert ‘those

substitutions’.

Jim Knight

236

Clause  149,  page  84,  line  15,  leave out ‘that substitution’ and insert ‘those

substitutions’.

Jim Knight

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Schedule  1,  page  85,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘	After section 537A insert—

“537AA

Application of sections 537 and 537A to certain part-time

educational institutions in England

(1)	Sections 537 and 537A (powers of the Secretary of State to require

information from governing bodies etc) apply in relation to a relevant

part-time educational institution as they apply in relation to an

independent school.

(2)	In the application of sections 537 and 537A by virtue of this section—

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(a)	references to a pupil at an independent school are to be read as

references to a student at a relevant part-time educational

institution;

(b)	references to the proprietor of an independent school are to be

read as references to the person or body of persons responsible

for the management of a relevant part-time educational

institution.

(3)	In this section—

(a)	“relevant part-time educational institution” means an

independent educational institution in England that is not an

independent school;

(b)	“independent educational institution” has the same meaning

as in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008

(see section 76 of that Act);

(c)	“student” has the same meaning as in that Chapter (see section

123 of that Act).”’.

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Schedule  1,  page  86,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘   (1)

Section 59 (combined reports) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (1)(d), after “independent schools” insert “in Wales”.

(3)	After subsection (1)(e) (inserted by paragraph 44(d) of Schedule 2 to the

Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)) insert “, and

(f)	Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008

(regulation of independent educational provision in

England).”

In section 62(4)(a) (power of Welsh Ministers to change inspection framework

for Wales) for sub-paragraph (iv) substitute—

“(iv)

sections 90 to 98 of the Education and Skills Act 2008

(independent educational institutions in England),”.’.

Exercise of travel functions by local education authorities in England: duty to have

regard to religion or belief of persons of sixth form age

Jim Knight

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To move the following Clause:—

‘In section 509AD of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (LEAs in England: duty to

have regard to religion or belief in exercise of travel functions), in subsection (1),

for the words from “to any wish” to the end substitute—

“(a)	to any wish of a parent of such a person for him to be provided

with education or training at a particular school, institution or

other place where that wish is based on the parent’s religion or

belief, and

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(b)	in a case where the person in question (or any of the persons in

question) is of sixth form age (within the meaning given in

section 509AC(1)), to any wish of that person to be provided

with education or training at a particular school, institution or

other place where that wish is based on the person’s religion or

belief.”’.

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Revised 25 February 2008