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| | (2) | In section 496 of the Education Act 1996 (power of Secretary of State to prevent |
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| | unreasonable exercise of functions), after subsection (4) (as inserted by section |
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| | 206(1) of this Act) insert— |
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| | “(6) | This section is subject to section 509AF (complaints about transport |
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| | arrangements etc for certain young adults in England).”. |
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| | (3) | In section 497 of the Education Act 1996 (general default powers of Secretary of |
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| | State), after subsection (6) insert— |
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| | “(7) | This section is subject to section 509AF (complaints about transport |
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| | arragements etc for certain young adults in England).”. |
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| | (4) | In section 497A of the Education Act 1996 (power of Secretary of State to secure |
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| | proper performance of LEA’s functions), at end insert— |
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| | “(9) | This section is subject to section 509AF (complaints about transport |
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| | arrangements etc for certain young adults in England).”.’. |
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| | Power of the Secretary of State to direct a review of arrangements |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may direct one or more local authorities to undertake a |
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| | review of their transport policy statement. |
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| | (2) | The provision which may be made by a direction includes provision for— |
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| | (a) | the timetable for the review and for the preparation and publication of a |
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| | (b) | the procedures to be followed in carrying out the review, |
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| | (c) | particular issues which the review and any scheme must address, and |
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| | (d) | the implementation of any policy.’. |
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| | Communication with further education colleges |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In considering whether to issue any guidance or other circular to the governing |
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| | bodies or principals of further education colleges in the exercise of functions |
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| | relating to education, the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive shall have |
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| | (a) | the desirability of providing information about good educational |
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| | practice, while recognising the professional expertise of college staff; |
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| | (b) | the benefits that are expected to result from the issue of the guidance or |
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| | (c) | the desirability of avoiding— |
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| | (i) | the sending of excessive material to governing bodies or |
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| | (ii) | the imposition of excessive administrative burdens on governing |
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| | (2) | In pursuance of the duty in subsection (1) the Secretary of State shall in respect |
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| | (a) | prepare a report listing— |
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| | (i) | documents sent by him or the Chief Executive during the year to |
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| | all governing bodies of further education colleges in England or |
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| | to all principals of such colleges, and |
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| | (ii) | documents (not falling with sub-paragraph (i)) sent by him |
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| | during the year to all governing bodies of further education |
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| | colleges in England of a particular kind or to all principals of |
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| | such colleges of a particular kind, and |
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| | (b) | lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament, and include |
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| | within it comparative statistics in respect of each of the two preceding |
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| | academic years on documents falling within this subsection sent out by |
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| | (3) | In pursuance of the duty in subsection (1) the National Assembly for Wales shall |
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| | in respect of each academic year prepare and publish a report listing— |
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| | (a) | documents sent by the Assembly during the year to all governing bodies |
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| | of further education colleges in Wales or to all principals of such |
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| | (b) | documents (not falling within paragraph (a)) sent by the Assembly during |
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| | the year to all governing bodies of further education colleges in Wales of |
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| | a particular kind or to all principals of such colleges of a particular kind. |
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| | (4) | The documents referred to in subsections (2) and (3) do not include any document |
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| | sent by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales— |
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| | (a) | otherwise than in the exercise of functions relating to education, or |
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| | (b) | at the request of the person to whom it is sent. |
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| | (5) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for |
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| | Wales and falling within subsections (2)(a)(i) or (ii) or (3)(a) or (b) shall list |
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| | within it previous relevant documents issued by the Secretary of State or the |
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| | National Assembly for Wales and shall state clearly those documents which are |
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| | superseded by the current document. |
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| | (6) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for |
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| | Wales and falling within subsections (2)(a)(i) or (ii) or (3)(a) or (b) shall state |
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| | clearly the persons for whom any advice and guidance is intended. |
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| | (7) | In this section “academic year” means a period beginning with 1 August and |
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| | ending with the next 31 July.’. |
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| | Communication with six form colleges |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In considering whether to issue any guidance or other circular to the governing |
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| | bodies or principals of sixth form colleges in the exercise of functions relating to |
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| | education, the Secretary of State and the relevant local education authority shall |
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| | (a) | the desirability of providing information about good educational |
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| | practice, while recognising the professional expertise of college staff, |
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| | (b) | the benefits that are expected to result from the issue of the guidance or |
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| | (c) | the desirability of avoiding— |
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| | (i) | the sending of excessive material to governing bodies or |
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| | (ii) | the imposition of excessive administrative burdens on governing |
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| | (2) | In pursuance of the duty in subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall in respect |
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| | (a) | prepare a report listing— |
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| | (i) | documents sent by him or a local education authority during the |
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| | year to all governing bodies of sixth form colleges in England or |
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| | to all principals of such colleges, and |
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| | (ii) | documents (not falling within sub-paragraph (i)) sent by him |
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| | during the year to all governing bodies of sixth form colleges in |
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| | England of a particular kind or to all principals of such colleges |
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| | of a particular kind, and |
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| | (b) | lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament, and include |
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| | within it comparative statistics in respect of each of the two preceding |
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| | academic years on documents falling within this subsection sent out by |
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| | (3) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or a local education authority and |
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| | falling within subsection (2)(a)(i) shall list within it previous relevant documents |
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| | issued by the Secretary of State or a local education authority and shall state |
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| | clearly those documents which are superseded by the current document. |
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| | (4) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or local education authority and |
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| | falling within subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii) shall state clearly the persons for whom |
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| | any advice and guidance is intended. |
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| | (5) | In this section “academic year” means a period beginning with 1 August and |
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| | ending with the next 31 July.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 65(c) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 “Prescribed |
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| | courses” includes units or modules comprising parts of directly funded |
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| | Order of the House [23 February 2009] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and |
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| | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. |
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| | Proceedings in Public Bill Committee |
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| | 2. | Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously |
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| | concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 31 March 2009. |
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| | 3. | The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 4. | Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 5. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 6. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings on consideration and Third Reading. |
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| | 7. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the |
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| | Lords) may be programmed. |
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| | Order of the Committee [3 March 2009] |
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| | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday |
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| | (a) | at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March; |
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| | (b) | at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 March; |
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| | (c) | at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 March; |
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| | (d) | at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 12 March; |
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| | (e) | at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 17 March; |
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| | (3) | proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the |
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| | following order: Clauses 1 to 39; Schedule 1; Clauses 40 to 56; Schedule 2; |
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| | Clause 57; Schedule 3; Clauses 58 to 78; Schedule 4; Clauses 79 to 93; |
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| | Schedule 5; Clauses 94 to 120; Schedule 6; Clause 121; Schedule 7; Clause |
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| | 122; Schedule 8; Clauses 123 and 124; Schedule 9; Clauses 125 to 164; |
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| | Schedule 10; Clause 166; Schedule 11; Clauses 167 to 182; Clauses 165 and |
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| | 183; Schedule 12; Clauses 184 to 191; Schedule 13; Clauses 192 and 193; |
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| | Schedule 14; Clauses 194 to 212; Schedule 15; Clauses 213 to 252; Schedule |
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| | 16; Clauses 253 to 256; new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings |
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| | (4) | the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 31 March. |
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