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(a)
the reference to the well-being of an area includes a reference to

the well-being of people who live or work in the area;

(b)
“co-operation”, in relation to a further education corporation,

means any form of co-operation, including consulting, seeking

advice or assistance from, providing advice or assistance to, or

collaborating or otherwise participating in joint working with,

other educational institutions, employers or other persons (who

may be, or include, persons outside the local area).

(4)
In this section, “the local area”, in relation to a further education

corporation, means the locality of the institution in respect of which they

are established.

(5)
Nothing in this section is to be taken to affect the operation of section

49A.”’.

Targets for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Secretary Ed Balls

Secretary John Denham

Added  NC22

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Before section 10 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31) insert—

“9A
Targets for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

(1)
The Secretary of State may, in accordance with regulations, set

safeguarding targets for a children’s services authority in England.

(2)
The regulations may, in particular—

(a)
make provision about matters by reference to which

safeguarding targets may, or must, be set;

(b)
make provision about periods to which safeguarding targets

may, or must, relate;

(c)
make provision about the procedure for setting safeguarding

targets;

(d)
specify requirements with which a children’s services authority

in England must comply in connection with the setting of

safeguarding targets.

(3)
In exercising their functions, a children’s services authority in England

must act in the manner best calculated to secure that any safeguarding

targets set under this section (so far as relating to the area of the authority)

are met.

(4)
“Safeguarding targets”, in relation to a children’s services authority in

England, are targets for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of

children in the authority’s area.”.

(2)
In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) (social

services functions) in the entry relating to the Children Act 2004—

(a)
in the first column, after “Sections” insert “9A,”;

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(b)
in the second column, after “to” insert “targets for safeguarding and

promoting the welfare of children, and to”.’.

Local Safeguarding Children Boards: lay members

Secretary Ed Balls

Secretary John Denham

Added  NC23

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Part 2 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31) is amended as follows.

(2)
In section 13 (establishment of LSCBs) after subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)
A children’s services authority in England must take reasonable steps to

ensure that the Local Safeguarding Children Board established by them

also includes two persons who appear to the authority to be representative

of persons living in the authority’s area.

(5B)
An authority may pay remuneration, allowances and expenses to persons

who are included by virtue of subsection (5A) in a Local Safeguarding

Children Board established by them.”

(3)
In section 14 (functions and procedures of LSCBs) in subsection (1)(a) after “the

Board” insert “by virtue of section 13(2), (4) or (5)”.’.

Local Safeguarding Children Boards: annual reports

Secretary Ed Balls

Secretary John Denham

Added  NC24

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 14 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31) insert—

“14A
LSCBs: annual reports

(1)
At least once in every 12 month period, a Local Safeguarding Children

Board established under section 13 must prepare and publish a report

about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in its local

area.

(2)
The Board must submit a copy of the report to the local Children’s Trust

Board.

(3)
For the purposes of this section—

(a)
the local area of a Local Safeguarding Children Board is the area

of the children’s services authority that established the Board;

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(b)
the local Children’s Trust Board, in relation to a Local

Safeguarding Children Board, is the Children’s Trust Board

established for the Board’s local area.”’.

Quality of further education college buildings

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Negatived on division  NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall commission an audit, to be completed by a person or

body he considers appropriate, of all further education colleges in England with

the objective of establishing the quality of the college buildings and facilities.

(2)
The audit commissioned under subsection (1) shall be completed within twelve

months and the results submitted to the Secretary of State.

(3)
The Secretary of State shall publish the results of the audit submitted to him under

subsection (2).’.

Comparative study of qualifications

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Negatived on division  NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall commission a comparative study, to be conducted by

a person or body he considers appropriate, of the standards of—

(a)
GCSEs, and

(b)
A levels,

with comparable qualifications in each of the jurisdictions of the European

Union, to be completed within a period of 18 months of the coming into force of

this Act.

(2)
The Secretary of State shall publish the results of this study.’.

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Abolition of appeals against permanent exclusion of pupils

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Exclusion (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Maintained Schools) (England)

Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.

(2)
Omit Regulation 6 and the Schedule to the Regulations.’.

Commission on costs of abolition of the Learning and Skills Council

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not selected  NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall establish a Commission to report on the costs

involved in abolishing the Learning and Skills Council and establishing the

Young People’s Learning Agency and the office of Chief Executive of Skills

Funding.

(2)
The Commission shall consist of a chairman and no more than three other

members.

(3)
The Commission shall report to the Secretary of State within a period of six

months of the date on which this Act received Royal Assent.

(4)
The Secretary of State shall publish the report submitted to him under subsection

(3).’.

Science

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not selected  NC5

To move the following Clause:—

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‘(1)
Section 85 of the Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.

(2)
After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)
A pupil in the fourth key stage is entitled, if he so elects, to follow a

course of study in science that leads to separate qualifications in—

(a)
biology,

(b)
chemistry, and

(c)
physics.”’.

Chief Executive of Academies

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
There is to be a Chief Executive of Academies.

(2)
In this Part that person is referred to as “the Chief Executive of Academies”.

(3)
The Chief Executive of Academies is to be appointed by the Secretary of State.

(4)
The Chief Executive of Academies is to perform the functions of the office in

relation to England only.

(5)
Schedule [The Chief Executive of Academies] makes further provision about the

Chief Executive of Academies.’.

Behaviour of pupils

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 94 (2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)
Omit “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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School detentions

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 93 (1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)
After paragraph (c) insert—

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

disciplinary penalty which consists of the detention of that pupil

outside school sessions.”’.

Enforcement of disciplinary penalties

Michael Gove

Mr David Willetts

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
Section 91(6) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)
Omit paragraph (a).

(3)
Section 92(3) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(4)
Omit paragraph (c).’.

Duty to make an annual report on progress of capital funding

Mr David Willetts

Mr Michael Gove

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC11

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year the Chief

Executive of Skills Funding must prepare an annual report on the condition of

infrastructure of colleges of further education.

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(2)
The report must provide information about which applications for capital funding

by colleges of further education in that financial year have received approval—

(a)
in principle,

(b)
in detail.

(3)
The Chief Executive must send a copy of each report prepared under subsection

(1) to the Secretary of State.

(4)
The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report received

under subsection (3) and arrange for it to be published.’.

Duty to seek apprenticeship places for apprentices made redundant

Mr David Willetts

Mr Michael Gove

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not selected  NC12

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Chief Executive of Skills Funding must exercise the functions of the office

in such a way as to ensure that suitable apprenticeship training is sought for

persons who are unable to complete the full apprenticeship framework as a result

of redundancy.’.

Skills Funding Agency

Mr David Willetts

Mr Michael Gove

Mr John Hayes

Mr Nick Gibb

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

Not called  NC13

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
There is to be a body corporate known as the Skills Funding Agency for England

(“SFA”) headed by a Chief Executive.

(2)
In this Part references to the “Chief Executive” refer to the Chief Executive of the

SFA.

(3)
Except as provided for in sections 104, 105 or 106, the Chief Executive is to

perform the functions of the office in relation to England only.