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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

353

Clause  229,  page  130,  line  26,  leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

‘(c)	any other item which, if it were to remain with the pupil or in his

possession, may constitute a risk of imminent harm to the pupil himself

or to any other person;’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

14

Clause  229,  page  130,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(f)	any other article which the member of staff considers may cause potential

or imminent harm to the pupil or to others.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

90

Clause  229,  page  130,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(f)	any other item prohibited by the published rules of the school.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

88

Clause  229,  page  131,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(6A)

The requirement in subsection (6)(b) shall not apply in circumstances where—

(a)	the school has no members of staff of the same sex as P, or

(b)	the provisions of subsection (4)(b) apply and there are no members of

staff of the same sex as P available.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

89

Clause  229,  page  131,  line  30,  at end insert—

‘(6A)

The requirement in subsection (6)(c) shall not apply in circumstances where—

(a)	the school has fewer than two members of staff of the same sex as P, or

(b)	the provisions of subsection (4)(b) apply and there are fewer than two

members of staff of the same sex as P available.’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

91

Clause  229,  page  131,  leave out line 33.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

356

Clause  229,  page  131,  line  35,  after ‘section’, insert ‘and in section 550ZC’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

354

Clause  229,  page  132,  line  2,  after ‘550ZA’, insert ‘or, if he is not the person

carrying out the search, a member of the security staff of the school,’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

355

Clause  229,  page  132,  line  6,  at beginning insert ‘in the case of a member of the

security staff of the school,’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

359

Clause  229,  page  132,  leave out lines 12 to 40 and insert—

‘(4)	A person who, under subsection (1), seizes any item other than alcohol and its

container, must deliver it to a police constable as soon as reasonably practicable.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

357

Clause  229,  page  132,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(10)

In this section—

“alcohol” has the same meaning as in section 191 of the Licensing Act 2003;

“controlled drug” has the same meaning as it has by virtue of section 2 of

the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971;

“stolen”, in relation to an article, has the same meaning as it has in section

24 of the Theft Act 1968.’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

358

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  4,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

82

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 94(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (defence where

confiscation lawful) leave out “if he proves that the seizure, retention or disposal

(as the case may be) was lawful (whether or not by virtue of section 91)” and

insert “if the item was prohibited by the published rules of the school.”’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

83

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 93(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (power of

member of staff to use force) after subsection (1)(c) there is inserted—

“(d)	attempting to leave a room in which the pupil is subject to a disciplinary

penalty which consists of the detention of that pupil outside school

sessions.”’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

92

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 91(6) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (enforcement

of disciplinary penalties) omit paragraph (a).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

93

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

In section 92(3) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40) (enforcement

of disciplinary penalties) omit paragraph (c).’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

95

Clause  231,  page  133,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(f)	any other item prohibited by the published rules of the college.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

96

Clause  231,  page  134,  leave out line 45.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

86

Clause  233,  page  136,  leave out lines 36 to 38.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

210

Clause  233,  page  136,  line  41,  at end insert ‘subject to the discretion and

professional judgement of the headteacher.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

87

Clause  233,  page  137,  leave out lines 3 and 4.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

94

Clause  233,  page  137,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

Guidance issued under subsection (4) must not advise the retention of incident

record forms beyond a period of three years.’.

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

84

Clause  235,  page  138,  leave out lines 5 and 6.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

371

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  6,  at end insert—

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

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

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

85

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  7,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

80

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

In performing their duties under this section, relevant partners must seek to ensure

that all pupils are able to work, study and learn in a safe, secure and ordered

environment.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

288

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘( )	reduce exclusion rates for pupils with special educational needs.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

338

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

In performing their duties under this section, relevant partners must require as a

condition of admission to the school, the agreement of “home-school contracts”

between the school and each pupil, establishing the required levels of compliance

with the rules of the school.’.

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

258

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  12,  after ‘State’, insert ‘, with such guidance ensuring

that relevant partners shall not be forced into partnerships against the wishes of the

governing bodies of those relevant partners.’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

304

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  12,  leave out ‘from time to time’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See Member’s explanatory statement for amendment 290.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

262

Clause  235,  page  138,  line  12,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

For the purposes of subsections (2) and (3), a relevant partner may only enter an

arrangement with another relevant partner if the governing bodies of both

relevant partners approve the arrangement.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

97

Clause  236,  page  138,  line  28,  leave out ‘short stay school’ and insert ‘school for

alternative education’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

98

Clause  236,  page  138,  line  28,  leave out ‘short stay school’ and insert ‘prospect

school’.

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

78

Clause  237,  page  139,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Secretary of State may direct a local authority in England that is a partner in

a Local Education Partnership (LEP) to provide information about the acoustic

quality of schools to be built or refurbished by that LEP.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

289

Clause  237,  page  139,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘( )	including expenditure on pupils with special educational needs.’.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

187

Clause  248,  page  147,  line  16,  after ‘order’ insert ‘or regulations’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The effect of this technical drafting amendment is that a statutory instrument containing

regulations under clause 5 or clause 9 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the

National Assembly for Wales.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

188

Clause  248,  page  147,  line  17,  leave out first ‘or’ and insert ‘(other than an order

under section 8) or under’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 152: its effect is that an order under clause 8 will

not be subject to procedural requirements.

NEW CLAUSES

Persons detained in youth accommodation: further provision

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

NC17

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 562 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) insert—

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Revised 12 March 2009