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Public Bill Committee: 26 March 2009                  

654

 

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

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.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

211

 

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)    

Children’s Trust Boards must seek and take account of the views of private,

 

voluntary and independent providers of children’s services when planning and

 

commissioning the provision of services.’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Bill Wiggin

 

191

 

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


 
 

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‘(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’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

368

 

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.’.

 


 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

402

 

Clause  186,  page  102,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A local authority may not provide early childhood services unless the local

 

authority is satisfied—


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 March 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

(a)    

that no other person is willing to provide the early childhood services

 

(whether in pursuance of arrangements made with the authority or

 

otherwise), or

 

(b)    

if another person is willing to do so, that in the circumstances it is

 

appropriate for the local authority to provide the early years services.’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

403

 

Clause  186,  page  102,  line  31,  at end insert ‘alongside support for the wider family

 

designed to improve outcomes for children.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

424

 

Clause  186,  page  103,  leave out lines 7 to 11.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

401

 

Clause  186,  page  103,  leave out lines 12 to 39.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

405

 

Clause  186,  page  104,  leave out lines 1 and 2.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

406

 

Clause  186,  page  104,  leave out lines 8 to 10.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

404

 

Clause  186,  page  104,  leave out lines 14 to 39 and insert—

 

‘5E    

Services available through children’s centres

 

(1)    

The management of children’s centres must determine with the local authority

 

and children’s trust boards which services are necessary to strengthen families

 

and improve outcomes for children in the local community.

 

(2)    

In meeting their duties under subsection (1), priority must be given to providing

 

services to support the most disadvantaged families.


 
 

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(3)    

Relevant partners have a duty to work with children’s centres to assess how the

 

services are best delivered.

 

(4)    

Health visitor services must be provided by children’s centres.

 

(5)    

The Secretary of State may, by regulations, determine the services to be provided

 

under subsection (4).’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

399

 

Clause  186,  page  105,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘5H    

Children’s centres: information on costs

 

The local authority must, on an annual basis, publish in respect of each children’s

 

centre within its area information on—

 

(a)    

budgets allocated to children’s centres,

 

(b)    

administration costs incurred in the operation of children’s centres, and

 

(c)    

any other relevant costs associated with the children’s centres.’.

 


 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

400

 

Clause  187,  page  105,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘98ZA

Unified system of inspection

 

The Chief Inspector must establish one inspection programme to include—

 

(a)    

childcare provision,

 

(b)    

early years learning,

 

(c)    

other services provided by children’s centres.’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

407

 

Clause  187,  page  106,  line  9,  after ‘the’, insert ‘health and’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

408

 

Clause  187,  page  106,  line  9,  at end insert—


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 March 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

‘(d)    

raising the achievements of disadvantaged children as defined in the

 

relevant Children’s Trust Board’s Children and Young People’s Plan.’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

369

 

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

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

527

 

Clause  189,  page  109,  line  7,  after ‘quality’, insert ‘and sustainability’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

370

 

Clause  189,  page  109,  line  9,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

improving the quality of early childhood services that are provided in

 

their area, and’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

528

 

Clause  189,  page  109,  line  11,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the desirability of maintaining a range of different types of providers of

 

services including those from the private and voluntary sector.’.

 


 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

526

 

Clause  190,  page  109,  line  25,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—

 

‘( )    

A local education authority in England must allocate funding for free of charge

 

early years provision for a funding period outside a maintained school out of the

 

authority’s individual schools budget for the period.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 March 2009                  

659

 

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

524

 

Clause  190,  page  109,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The regulations made under subsection (2) must promote the maintenance of a

 

range of different types of providers of services, including those from the private

 

and voluntary sector.’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

523

 

Clause  190,  page  110,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Regulations made under subsection (4) must specify that consultations about the

 

determination of the amount of financial assistance must include a requirement

 

for private, voluntary and independent early years providers outside a maintained

 

school to be consulted.’.

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Bill Wiggin

 

525

 

Clause  190,  page  110,  line  18,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

The Code of Practice on the provision of free nursery education places for three-

 

and four-year olds shall cease to apply in a local authority area until that local

 

authority has introduced a single funding formula for free of charge early years

 

provision.’.

 


 

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 Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

390

 

Clause  192,  page  110,  line  41,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

a local education authority in England maintains a disproportionate

 

number of schools that fail to enter any pupils for core academic

 

qualifications.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 March 2009                  

660

 

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

1

 

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

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

426

 

Schedule  14,  page  218,  line  18,  leave out paragraph 4.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment reverses a restriction the Bill would have imposed in relation to some Welsh

 

voluntary aided schools that were causing concern. The restriction would have prevented the

 

diocesan or other appropriate authority from appointing additional governors if the local

 

education authority and Welsh Ministers had both already done so.

 


 

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;’.


 
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