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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 24th January 2008

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus Parliamentary Star - white

 

Education and Skills Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [22nd January].

 


 

Jim Knight

 

That the Order of the Committee of 22nd January 2008 be amended as follows:

 

In the Table—

 

 

(a)  

leave out the second entry relating to Tuesday 29th January and insert—

 

‘Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 12.15 p.m.

Institute of Directors’; and

 
 

(b)  

leave out the fourth entry relating to that day and insert—

 

‘Tuesday 29th January

Until no later than 4.50 p.m.

British Youth Council;

 
   

Fairbridge’.

 
 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

1

 

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


 
 

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(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).’.

 

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.’.


 
 

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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.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

72

 

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

 



 
 

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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.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

74

 

Page  4,  line  5,  leave out Clause 7.

 



 
 

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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

 

77

 

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.’.

 

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).’.

 



 
 

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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

 

19

 

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.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

18

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  leave out lines 43 and 44 and insert ‘has not given written consent

 

to the responsible person to provide information of that kind under this section.’.

 



 
 

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Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

97

 

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  34,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to the written consent of

 

the pupil or student,’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

42

 

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  37,  at end insert ‘to the extent that fulfilling such duty

 

conforms to Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.’.

 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

20

 

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Information may only be supplied under subsection (1) if the Secretary of State

 

regards the provision of the information to be proportionate to the aims of the

 

local education authority in the exercise of its functions under this Part.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

21

 

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Information may only be supplied under subsection (1) if the local education

 

authority requesting the information regards the provision of the information to

 

be proportionate to the aims of the local education authority in the exercise of its

 

functions under this Part.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Angela Watkinson

 

22

 

Clause  15,  page  8,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Information may only be supplied under subsection (1) if the person to whom the

 

information relates has given written consent that such information can be

 

supplied.’.

 



 
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