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Public Bill Committee: 2 February 2010                  

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Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

69

 

Clause  20,  page  18,  leave out lines 11 to 16 and insert—

 

‘(a)    

for subsection (2) there is substituted—

 

“(2)    

For the purposes of this section—

 

(a)    

information as to the views of prescribed persons about

 

the school,

 

(b)    

information about the continuing education of pupils

 

leaving a school,

 

(c)    

information about the employment or training taken up

 

by such pupils on leaving a school,

 

    

is to be treated as information about the school.”’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

201

 

Clause  20,  page  19,  line  15,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

assist in making informed judgments about the comparative effectiveness

 

of individual schools and colleges in providing high quality education, by

 

facilitating comparisons of schools and colleges which have similar pupil

 

characteristics in relation to special needs, economic advantage and

 

disadvantage, and other relevant factors.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

202

 

Clause  20,  page  19,  line  19,  after ‘England’, insert ‘the OFSTED, subject to the

 

approval of’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

235

 

Clause  20,  page  20,  line  3,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

The use of any information obtained as a result of this section shall be the subject

 

of an annual report to Parliament.’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

203

 

Clause  22,  page  22,  line  10,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

The Secretary of State shall not exercise any of the powers conferred by

 

subsections (1) to (6) above without—

 

(a)    

consulting the local authority in which the school is located, and


 
 

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(b)    

receiving advice supporting the planned actions from an independent

 

body established to make impartial assessments of school standards.’.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

336

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  23,  page  22,  line  22,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

Regulations under subsection (2) may only be made after consulting with the

 

Council.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

204

 

Clause  23,  page  23,  line  43,  at end add—

 

‘(3)    

 

(1)    

None of the measures set out in subsection (1) and (2) shall come into

 

effect until the Secretary of State has commissioned an independent

 

report into—

 

(a)    

the most effective ways of improving continuous professional

 

development for teachers, and

 

(b)    

any necessary changes in the system of performance

 

management for teachers.

 

(2)    

The Independent Report must be informed by consultation with the

 

General Teaching Council for England, the Select Committee for the

 

Department of Children, Schools and Families, representatives of the

 

teaching profession in England, and other suitable bodies.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

236

 

Page  22,  line  12,  leave out Clause 23.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

196

 

Clause  24,  page  24,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

Regulations may only be made under subsection (1) after the council has issued

 

a statement expressing its support for the introduction of a licence to practise as

 

described in section 23 of the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010.’.


 
 

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Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

337

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  24,  page  24,  leave out lines 18 to 20.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

237

 

Page  24,  line  1,  leave out Clause 24.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

238a

 

Page  24,  line  21,  leave out Clause 25.

 


 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

253

 

Page  25,  line  5,  leave out Clause 26.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

307

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  9,  after ‘shall’, insert ‘, for its own internal use’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

210

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  9,  after ‘a’, insert ‘notification’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

254

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  10,  leave out from first ‘of’ to ‘to’ and insert ‘providing

 

support’.


 
 

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Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

152

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The register referred to in subsection (1) shall not be publicly available.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

211

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  25,  leave out ‘applied to’ and insert ‘provided the

 

required information to notify’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

255

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  25,  leave out ‘applied to’ and insert ‘notified’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

256

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  25,  leave out ‘for the child’s details’ and insert ‘, that the

 

child’s details are’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

213

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  32,  leave out ‘or (7)’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

257

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  32,  leave out from ‘(6)’ to end of line 33.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

151

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

A decision under subsection (2) shall be made within 20 working days of the

 

receipt of the application from the parent by the local authority.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

212

 

Schedule  1,  page  38,  line  35,  at end insert ‘within 10 days of receiving the

 

notification with the required information from the parent.’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

258

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  line  2,  leave out from ‘(6)’ to end of line 3.


 
 

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Mr Graham Stuart

 

259

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  leave out lines 6 and 7.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

215

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  leave out lines 8 and 9.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

216

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  leave out lines 15 to 17.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

261

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  leave out lines 19 to 27.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

214

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  leave out lines 30 to 34.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

262

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  leave out lines 35 to 39.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

263

 

Schedule  1,  page  39,  line  40,  leave out ‘An application’ and insert ‘ A notification’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

264

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  4,  leave out ‘in connection with an application’ and insert

 

‘following a notification’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

265

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  leave out lines 10 and 11.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

217

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  leave out lines 14 to 45 and insert—

 

‘(4)    

The only information which a parent will be required to give to notify under this

 

Part and to have the child’s name included on the notification register is—

 

(a)    

the child’s name;

 

(b)    

the child’s date of birth;

 

(c)    

the names of the child’s parents;


 
 

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(d)    

the names and addresses of those with current parental responsibility;

 

(e)    

the child’s last school, if any;

 

(f)    

the child’s gender;

 

(g)    

the child’s home address and place of education;

 

(h)    

the name of the person providing home education;

 

(i)    

contact telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, where available, for the

 

parents;

 

(j)    

the details of any previous revocation of registration and of any previous

 

school attendance order served.

 

(5)    

To meet the criteria required to notify and register, the parent shall not be required

 

to supply any information about the nature of the child’s prospective education.’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

266

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  15,  leave out ‘an application for registration of’ and insert

 

‘notification of’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

70

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  leave out lines 17 to 19.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

267

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  leave out lines 17 to 28.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

107

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  22,  leave out from ‘which’ to ‘any’ in line 23.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

108

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  26,  leave out from ‘provide’ to ‘prescribed’ in line 27.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

153

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  line  28,  at end insert—


 
 

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‘(f)    

the prescribed information mentioned in paragraph (b) shall not be

 

burdensome and need not require detailed curriculum or teaching plans.’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

268

 

Schedule  1,  page  40,  leave out lines 29 to 45.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

269

 

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  2,  leave out ‘an application’ and insert ‘a notification’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

270

 

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  9,  leave out from ‘which’ to ‘on’ in line 10 and insert

 

‘notification of a child’s details’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

218

 

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 12 to 24 and insert—

 

‘(4)    

The registration period ends when—

 

(a)    

the parent and child move to live outside the local authority area;

 

(b)    

the child is no longer of compulsory school age;

 

(c)    

the parent notifies the local authority that the child is no longer being

 

home educated;

 

(d)    

the local authority notifies the parent that a school attendance order has

 

been served.’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

271

 

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  17,  leave out ‘or (c)’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

272

 

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 18 to 24 and insert—

 

‘(5)    

If the child ceases to be of compulsory school age, the registration period ends

 

with the date on which the child ceases to be of compulsory school age.’.

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

273

 

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  26,  leave out ‘A local authority in England’ and insert

 

‘Where a local authority in England has reasonable grounds for suspecting that the

 

education provided to a child whose details are entered on their home education register

 

may not be suitable or that it would be harmful for the child’s welfare for the child to

 

continue to be home educated, the authority’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment would restrict monitoring powers to those cases where local authorities have rea­

 

sonable grounds for concern, as is the position in New Zealand and Ontario.


 
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