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‘( )	The Secretary of State must specifiy areas into which England is to be divided for

the purposes of section 15ZA, and must publish any specification or revised

specification under this section.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

215

Clause  41,  page  25,  line  30,  leave out subsections (a) and (b) and insert ‘a contract

of employment other than an apprenticeship agreement with which training is provided.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

216

Clause  43,  page  26,  line  18,  leave out ‘A local education authority’ and insert ‘The

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

217

Clause  43,  page  26,  line  24,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

218

Clause  43,  page  26,  line  32,  leave out ‘a local education authority in England’ and

insert ‘the Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

137

Page  26,  line  10,  leave out Clause 43.

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

254

Clause  44,  page  27,  line  14,  leave out ‘that an authority decide’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

267

Clause  44,  page  27,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘( )	The references in subsections (1) and (2) to persons in a local education

authority’s area who are over compulsory school age but under 19 do not include

persons who are subject to a detention order.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes it clear that new section 17A does not apply to persons subject to a

detention order. A local education authority’s duties towards these persons are set out in clause

47.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

255

Clause  44,  page  27,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(9)	Provision is not be be considered as giving rise to disproportionate expenditure

only because that provision is more expensive than comparable provision.’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

268

Clause  45,  page  29,  leave out lines 6 to 8.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 282.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

269

Clause  46,  page  29,  leave out lines 25 to 27.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 282.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

127

Clause  47,  page  29,  line  32,  leave out ‘A local education authority’ and insert ‘The

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

378

Clause  47,  page  29,  line  32,  leave out ‘education’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

99

Clause  47,  page  29,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In deciding for the purposes of subsection (1) whether education or training is

enough to meet persons’ reasonable needs, a minimum of 30 hours per week of

education and skills training must be provided.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

128

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  2,  leave out ‘a local education authority’ and insert ‘the

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

212

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  5,  after ‘learning’, insert ‘or language’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

340

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(c)	the desirability of enabling persons to complete programmes of

study or training which they have begun;

(d)	any relevant curriculum and the desirability that education

received by children subject to youth detention should be

comparable with education which they could be expected to

receive if they were attending a school or institution

implementing a relevant curriculum;

(e)	the desirability of the core entitlement and the additional

entitlement being satisfied in relation to persons over

compulsory school age but under 19 who have elected for them.’.

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Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires local education authorities, when securing provision of education and

training in custody under new section 18A(1) of the Education Act 1996, to have regard to the

desirability of continuing with any courses started, to core and additional entitlements being

satisfied and to the relevant national curriculum.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

341

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘( )	In subsection (2)(d), “relevant curriculum” means—

(a)	in relation to a local education authority in England, the National

Curriculum for England established under section 87 of the

Education Act 2002 as subsisting for the time being;

(b)	in relation to a local education authority in Wales—

(i)	the National Curriculum for Wales established under

section 108 of that Act as subsisting for the time being,

or

(ii)	any local curriculum formed by the authority under

section 116A of the Education Act 2002 (formation of

local curricula for pupils in Key Stage 4) or for their area

under section 33A of the Learning and Skills Act 2000

(formation of local curricula for students aged 16 to 18).

( )	Sections 17B to 17D apply for the purposes of subsection (2)(e) as they

apply for the purposes of section 17A.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is related to amendment 340. It defines “relevant curriculum” for the purposes

of section 18A(2)(d) of the Education Act 1996 and provides for “core entitlement” and

“additional entitlement” in section 18A(2)(e) to be read in accordance with sections 17B-17D

(inserted by clause 44).

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

342

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘( )	Any arrangements made by a local education authority under subsection

(1) for the provision by another person (the “learning provider”) of

education or training must require the learning provider, in making any

determination as to the education or training to be provided for a

particular person, to have regard to any information provided under

section 562E by the person’s home authority (within the meaning of

Chapter 5A of Part 10) for the purpose of assisting any such

determination.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment requires authorities to ensure that any learning providers engaged by them to

deliver education to persons in relevant youth accommodation must take account of any

educational information provided to them by the person’s home local education authority when

determining the education and training provision for a particular person.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

129

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  7,  leave out ‘a local education authority’ and insert ‘the

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

130

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  9,  leave out ‘a local education authority’ and insert ‘the

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

131

Clause  47,  page  30,  line  11,  leave out ‘a local education authority in’ and insert ‘the

Young People’s Learning Agency’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

270

Clause  47,  page  30,  leave out lines 18 to 21.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 271.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

271

Clause  48,  page  30,  line  33,  leave out ‘section’ and insert ‘Act’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes the definitions set out in new subsection (1A) of section 562 of the

Education Act 1996 (inserted by clause 48) apply for the purposes of the whole Act rather than just

section 562.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

343

Clause  48,  page  30,  line  45,  at end insert—

‘( )	After that subsection add—

“(3)	A child or young person who is being kept in accommodation provided

for the purpose of restricting liberty is not to be regarded for the purposes

of this section as detained in pursuance of an order made by a court by

reason of the fact that a court has authorised the person to be kept in such

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accommodation under section 25(4) of the Children Act 1989 (use of

accommodation for restricting liberty).”’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment clarifies that section 562 of the Education Act 1996 (which disapplies provisions

of education legislation in relation to certain detained persons) does not operate in relation to

children and young people who are kept in secure accommodation under section 25 of the Children

Act 1989.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

132

Clause  49,  page  31,  line  11,  leave out ‘home authority’ and insert ‘Young People’s

Learning Agency’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

232

Clause  49,  page  31,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

In carrying out the duty imposed by subsection (2) the home authority must have

regard to any special educational needs or learning difficulties (within the

meaning of section 15ZA(7) and (8)) the persons may have.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

133

Clause  49,  page  31,  line  15,  leave out subsection (3).

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

379

Clause  49,  page  31,  line  16,  leave out ‘education’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Bill Wiggin

134

Clause  49,  page  31,  line  27,  leave out ‘a local authority’ and insert ‘the Young

People’s Learning Agency’.

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Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

272

Clause  49,  page  31,  leave out lines 32 to 34.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 271.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

344

Page  31,  line  2,  leave out Clause 49.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC17.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

345

Page  32,  line  16,  leave out Clause 50.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment NC18.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

125

Clause  51,  page  32,  line  43,  at end add—

‘( )	In section 509AB of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (further provision about

transport policy statement) after subsection (7) insert—

“(8)	In performing the duty to consult, an authority shall have regard to any

guidance issued by the Secretary of State concerning the timing and

manner of consultations under this section.

(9)	An authority shall make available to persons or bodies it proposes to

consult under this section such information as may be prescribed and is

in its possession or control; and it shall do so in such form and manner,

and at such time, as may be prescribed.”.’.

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