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Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

303

Clause  181,  page  96,  line  13,  leave out ‘from time to time’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 290.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

147

Clause  182,  page  96,  line  26,  after ‘school’, insert ‘or Academy’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

75

Clause  184,  page  97,  leave out lines 18 to 20.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

367

Clause  184,  page  97,  line  23,  at end insert—

‘(fe)

the management committee of a school falling within section 19(2B) of

the Education Act 1996 (c.56) (pupil referral units)’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

195

Clause  184,  page  97,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(ff)

a short stay school within the area of the authority;

(fg)	a Sure Start Children’s Centre within the area of the authority;

(fh)	a representative of an extended school provider within the area of the

authority;

(fi)	general medical practitioners within the area of the authority.’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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Clause  184,  page  97,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(9A)

Arrangements under this section shall not diminish the powers of school leaders

in fulfilling their responsibilities for the day to day management of their school.’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

194

Clause  185,  page  98,  line  26,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Children’s Trust Board—

(a)	is responsible to the Children’s Services Director in the Children’s

Services Authority;

(b)	must provide information to the local strategic partnership and have

regard to its plan;

(c)	must inform the primary care trust chief executive of plans.’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

190

Clause  185,  page  98,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

Local authorities must seek and take account of the views of private, voluntary

and independent providers of children’s services when planning commissioning

services.’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

191

Clause  185,  page  99,  line  33,  at end add—

‘(1A)

The establishing authority and their relevant partners must make payments to be

made to the Children’s Trust Board on a regular basis, as defined by that Board.’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

189

Clause  185,  page  100,  line  37,  after ‘plan’ insert ‘, which shall include children and

relevant young persons in the area of the authority’.

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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Clause  185,  page  100,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

Regulations under this section must specify that—

(a)	a children and young people’s plan deal with transport and travel matters;

(b)	a Children’s Trust Board consult the relevant local transport authority.’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

193

Clause  185,  page  101,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(c)	monitor the implementation of strategies set out in the children and

young people’s plan and prepare and publish an annual report about the

extent to which strategies result in improved outcomes for children and

families,’.

(d)	forward for formal response copies of both reports to relevant partners.’.

Mrs Maria Miller

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Bill Wiggin

192

Clause  185,  page  101,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(4)	The Director of the Children’s Services Authority shall be responsible for the

implementation of the children and young people’s plan and the cooperation of

persons and bodies within the plan, in particular relevant persons or bodies.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

369

Clause  189,  page  109,  line  7,  leave out ‘and quality’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

370

Clause  189,  page  109,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

improving the quality of early childhood services that are provided in

their area, and’.

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

148

Clause  192,  page  110,  line  38,  leave out ‘the Secretary of State’ and insert ‘the

Office for Standards in Education’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

1

Clause  192,  page  111,  line  10,  after ‘are’, insert ‘judged by Ofsted to be’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

72

Clause  194,  page  111,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The Secretary of State shall issue guidance as to which of the powers and duties

of a head teacher shall be regarded as “prescribed functions” for the purposes of

subsection (2).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

73

Clause  194,  page  111,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

a decision relating to the disciplining of a pupil or any other matter

relating to pupil behaviour or the enforcement of the published rules of

the school;’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

74

Clause  194,  page  111,  line  37,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

a decision about whether to suspend or exclude permanently a pupil;’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

149

Clause  194,  page  112,  line  13,  after ‘school’, insert ‘an Academy’.

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Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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Clause  195,  page  112,  line  46,  at end insert ‘or if the local Commissioner considers

the complaints to be vexatious or malicious’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

71

Clause  195,  page  112,  line  46,  at end insert—

‘(5A)

A Local Commissioner may in particular decide not to investigate a complaint

under this Chapter, or to discontinue an investigation if, in his opinion, the

complaint is vexatious.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

79

Clause  210,  page  120,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The Chief Inspector may only make an interim statement about a school in

England that has provision for children with special educational needs if it has

been assessed by an inspector who has training and expertise in special

educational needs and has properly engaged with such pupils at that school.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

360

Clause  210,  page  120,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(5)	This section applies if—

(a)	the quality of the education provided in the school for children with

special educational needs has been inspected by an appropriately

qualified person who has received training in inspecting provision for

children with special educational needs;

(b)	the quality of education provided in the school for children with special

educational needs is reported to be of at least equivalent quality to the

education provided in the school for all pupils.

(6)	The Secretary of State shall make regulations specifying how a person may be

considered to be appropriately qualified for the purposes of subsection (5)(a).’.

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

150

Clause  210,  page  121,  line  33,  after ‘school’, insert ‘and to the local education

authority.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

377 

Schedule  15,  page  221,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(5)	The membership of the SSSNB shall include an equal number of persons

representing—

(a)	the interests of prescribed school support staff organisations, and

(b)	the interests of prescribed school support staff employer

organisations.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

372

Clause  214,  page  123,  line  25,  after ‘(a)’, insert ‘and to the desirability of

promoting school autonomy.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

373

Clause  215,  page  124,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In considering a matter within its remit, the SSSNB must have regard to the

desirability of promoting school autonomy.’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

374

Clause  217,  page  124,  line  35,  at end add—

‘(3)	On making an order under subsection (2)(a), the Secretary of State must publish

a statement explaining the predicted impact of the order on school autonomy.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

376 

Clause  220,  page  126,  line  28,  at end insert—

‘(d)	the agreement fails to give due consideration to the desirability of

promoting school autonomy.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

375

Clause  220,  page  126,  line  29,  at end add—

‘(7)	On making an order under subsection (2)(a), the Secretary of State must publish

a statement explaining the predicted impact of the order on school autonomy.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

209

Clause  229,  page  130,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(aa)

has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a pupil at the school may have

an item that, in the judgement of a member of staff, may present harm to

other pupils, staff or teachers;’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

337

Clause  229,  page  130,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

In determining whether there are reasonable grounds under subsection (1)(a), the

member of staff may have access to any CCTV footage that the school may

have.’.

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