Notices of Amendments: 10 March 2009

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and will always be appointed by the Secretary of State, on conditions of service determined by the

Secretary of State.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

331

Schedule  3,  page  155,  line  41,  after ‘appoint’ insert ‘other members of’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 330.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

332

Schedule  3,  page  156,  line  1,  leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert—

‘(2)	The conditions of service of the other members of the YPLA’s staff are to be

determined by the YPLA with the approval of the Secretary of State.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides for the YPLA to determine the conditions of service of members of staff

other than the chief executive, with the Secretary of State‘s approval.

Jim Knight

Mr Siôn Simon

333

Schedule  3,  page  157,  line  37,  leave out ‘the chief executive or any of the ordinary

members’ and insert ‘any of the other ordinary members or the chief executive’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is consequent on amendment 322.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

334

Clause  125,  page  71,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘(f)	the timeliness objective.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

335

Clause  125,  page  72,  line  2,  at end insert—

‘(7)	The timeliness objective is to ensure that Ofqual carries out its functions in a

timely manner that facilitates the delivery of qualifications on time.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

336

Clause  126,  page  72,  line  46,  after ‘effectively’, insert ‘and in a timely manner.’.

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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.’.

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.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

339

Clause  74,  page  45,  line  29,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

In exercising the functions in subsection (2), the YPLA must allow academies a

right of appeal to the Secretary of State in circumstances where the governing

body of an academy believes that a decision taken by the YPLA is unreasonable

in the circumstances.’.

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Revised 11 March 2009