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Consideration of Bill: 13th May 2008                  

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

55

 

Page  8,  line  21  [Clause  14],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

An educational institution shall, at the beginning of each academic year, write to

 

every student attending its institution informing them of their rights under

 

subsection (4).’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  8,  line  21  [Clause  14],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Information supplied under this section may not be used by a local education

 

authority for the purpose of enforcing the duty to participate in education or

 

training under the provision of Chapter 5 of this Part.’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  8,  line  25  [Clause  15],  leave out from beginning to ‘to’ in line 26 and insert—

 

‘(1)    

Social security information may be supplied’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

60

 

Page  8,  line  27  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘exercise its functions under this Part’ and

 

insert ‘provide advice in relation to careers, education or training’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  8,  line  27  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘Part’ and insert ‘Chapter’.


 
 

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Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  8,  line  29  [Clause  15],  leave out from ‘is’ to end of line 32 and insert ‘held for

 

the purposes of functions relating to social security—

 

(a)    

by the Secretary of State, or

 

(b)    

by a person providing services to the Secretary of State in connection

 

with the provision of those services.’.

 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  9,  line  18  [Clause  15],  at end insert—

 

‘(8)    

Information supplied under this section may not be used by a local education

 

authority for the purposes of enforcing the duty to participate in education or

 

training under the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Part.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

18

 

Page  9,  line  21  [Clause  16],  after ‘person’, insert ‘whose written consent for this

 

supply of information has been sought and given.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

63

 

Page  9,  line  22  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘exercise its functions under this Part’ and

 

insert ‘provide advice in relation to careers, education or training’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

17

 

Page  9,  line  22  [Clause  16],  after ‘functions’, insert ‘solely in relation to providing

 

support.’.


 
 

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  9,  line  23  [Clause  16],  leave out ‘Part’ and insert ‘Chapter’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  9,  line  29  [Clause  16],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

a provider of probation services,’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  9,  line  31  [Clause  16],  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Within seven days of supplying information the persons and bodies listed in

 

subsection (2) must be inform the person about whom they are supplying

 

information that such information has been supplied to a local education

 

authority.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  9,  line  36  [Clause  16],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

Information supplied under this section may not be used by a local education

 

authority for the purposes of enforcing the duty to participate in education or

 

training under the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Part.’.

 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9


 
 

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Page  10,  line  5  [Clause  17],  leave out ‘for any relevant purpose’ and insert ‘only to

 

provide advice in relation to careers education or training’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  10,  line  12  [Clause  17],  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Information supplied under this section may not be used by a local education

 

authority for the purpose of enforcing the duty to participate in education or

 

training under the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Part.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  10,  line  22  [Clause  17],  leave out ‘Part’ and insert ‘Chapter’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  10,  line  29  [Clause  17],  leave out from ‘authority’ to ‘services’ in line 32 and

 

insert ‘itself provides services in exercise of its functions under subsection (1) of section

 

54, the authority;

 

(b)    

where, in exercise of its functions under subsection (3)(b) of that section,

 

the authority makes arrangements for the provision of’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

19

 

Page  11,  line  37  [Clause  21],  leave out from ‘applies’ to end of line 11 on page 12

 

and insert ‘who has not either attained a level 3 qualification or who is not in certified or

 

in-house education or training.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 13th May 2008                  

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  12,  line  13  [Clause  21],  at end insert—

 

‘(4)    

For the purposes of this section, the steps that an employer is expected to take to

 

fulfil its obligations in subsection (1) shall not include contacting a college of

 

further education to verify—

 

(a)    

that the young person is enrolled,

 

(b)    

that the young person is attending courses, or

 

(c)    

the number of hours of attendance the young person’s course requires.’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  18,  line  21  [Clause  33],  after ‘26’ insert ‘of that Act’.

 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  18,  line  26  [Clause  33],  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

In section 108 (qualifying period of employment), after subsection (3)(dd)

 

insert—

 

“(de)    

section 101B applies,”.’.

 


 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  19,  line  16  [Clause  34],  at end insert—

 

‘(7)    

The provisions of this section shall not come into force until the

 

recommendations of the review of the national strategy for carers have been

 

implemented.’.

 



 
 

Consideration of Bill: 13th May 2008                  

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Education and Skills Bill, continued

 
 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

72

 

Page  22,  line  8  [Clause  39],  at end insert—

 

‘(7A)    

In this section, “reasonable excuse” includes circumstances in which a young

 

person—

 

(a)    

is homeless,

 

(b)    

has health problems, including temporary illness, long term disability or

 

ongoing mental health issues,

 

(c)    

has addiction problems,

 

(d)    

has secured a place on a course which does not start until the following

 

month or the following term,

 

(e)    

is recovering from giving birth,

 

(f)    

has caring responsibilities, or

 

(g)    

has particular learning difficulties for which support has not been put in

 

place.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

73

 

Page  22,  line  17  [Clause  40],  leave out ‘and’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

74

 

Page  22,  line  20  [Clause  40],  at end insert ‘and

 

(d)    

all other measures have been undertaken by the local authority to

 

encourage the young person to fulfil the duty imposed by section 2.’.

 


 

Secretary Ed Balls

 

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Page  23,  line  23  [Clause  41],  leave out ‘be suitable for the person.’ and insert ‘—

 

(a)    

be appropriate full-time education or training, or

 

(b)    

otherwise be suitable for the person, having regard—


 
 

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(i)    

to the person’s age, ability and aptitude, and

 

(ii)    

to any learning difficulty which the person may have.

 

( )    

Subsections (5) and (6) of section 13 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)

 

(persons with learning difficulties) apply for the purposes of subsection (5)(b).’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

22

 

Page  23,  line  23  [Clause  41],  at end insert ‘, having regard to a person’s age,

 

ability, interests, aptitudes and needs (if any) for personalised support and personalised

 

learning opportunities.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

75

 

Page  23,  line  23  [Clause  41],  at end insert—

 


 

‘, having regard to a person’s ability, prior educational attainment and special educational

 

needs.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  23,  line  23  [Clause  41],  at end insert—

 


 

‘, having regard to a person’s needs and circumstances.’.

 

Michael Gove

 

Mr David Willetts

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Adam Afriyie

 

Tim Loughton

 

Total signatories: 9

 

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Page  23,  line  37  [Clause  42],  leave out second ‘a’ and insert ‘an independent’.


 
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