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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;’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

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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

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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’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

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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.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

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

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‘(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.’.

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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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Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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

authority.’.

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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.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

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

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promoting school autonomy.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

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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 John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

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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.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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

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

promoting school autonomy.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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.’.

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Mrs Maria Miller

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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;’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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

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.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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

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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

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

staff of the same sex as P available.’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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.’.

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

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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

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Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

355

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

security staff of the school,’.

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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

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

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.’.

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

397

Clause  229,  page  133,  line  2,  leave out paragraph (a).

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Mr David Laws

Stephen Williams

Annette Brooke

358

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

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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.”’.

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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.”’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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).’.

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Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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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

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Clause  231,  page  134,  leave out line 45.

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