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Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

71

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 28 and 29.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

110

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 28 to 32.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

219

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  28,  leave out from ‘whether’ to end of line 29 and insert

‘a child whose name has been entered on the notification register is receiving suitable

home education.’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

Mr Graham Stuart

220

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 30 and 31.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

109

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  30,  leave out ‘it’ and insert ‘the education provided to a

child’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

Mr Graham Stuart

221

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out line 32.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

222

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 33 and 34.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

Tim Loughton

229

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  34,  at end insert—

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‘(e)	what support the child may need in relation to any special educational

needs or disabilities.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

111

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out lines 35 to 38.

Mr Graham Stuart

274

Schedule  1,  page  41,  leave out from beginning of line 39 to end of line 9 on page 42.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

223

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  39,  leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

224

Schedule  1,  page  41,  line  40,  leave out from ‘their’ to end of line 5 on page 42 and

insert—

‘(a)	contacting the parent or educator of the child at least once during each

full year of registration;

(b)	meeting the parent of the child where this is considered appropriate;

(c)	meeting the child where this is considered necessary.’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

Tim Loughton

230

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  5,  at end insert—

‘(e)	making any provision in relation to any special educational needs the

child may have.’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

225

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(7)	The Secretary of State shall establish an independent inquiry into the appropriate

definition of a suitable home education, which shall consult with all interested

parties and report no later than 31 December 2011. Until such time, no local

authority may withdraw registration for home education on the basis of—

(a)	failure to teach the National Curriculum;

(b)	failure to provide a broad and balanced curriculum;

(c)	failure to have a timetable;

(d)	failure to have premises equipped to any particular standard;

(e)	failure to have set hours during which education will take place;

(f)	failure to enter the child to achieve any specific qualifications;

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(g)	failure to make detailed education plans in advance;

(h)	failure to observe school hours, days or terms;

(i)	failure to give formal lessons;

(j)	failure to mark work done by the child;

(k)	failure to formally assess progress or set development objectives;

(l)	failure to reproduce school type peer group socialisation;

(m)	failure to match school-based, age specific standards of education.’.

Mr Graham Stuart

275

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(7)	Nothing in this section shall limit the powers of a local authority in England under

section 47 of the Children Act 1989.’.

Mr Graham Stuart

276

Schedule  1,  page  42,  leave out line 21 and insert ‘Removal of a child’s details from the

home education register’.

Mr Graham Stuart

277

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  22,  leave out from ‘may’ to ‘the’ and insert ‘remove a

child’s details from’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

226

Schedule  1,  page  42,  leave out lines 24 and 25.

Mr Graham Stuart

278

Schedule  1,  page  42,  leave out lines 24 to 29.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

73

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  28,  leave out from ‘respect’ to end of line 29.

Mr Graham Stuart

296

Schedule  1,  page  42,  leave out lines 31 to 38.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

115

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  33,  after ‘failure’, insert ‘reasonably’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

116

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  34,  leave out from ‘19E’ to ‘the’ in line 35.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

227

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  34,  leave out from ‘19E’ to end of line 37.

Mr Graham Stuart

279

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  35,  after ‘section 19E(4)’, insert ‘(and such objection is

unreasonable)’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

72

Schedule  1,  page  42,  leave out line 38.

Mr Graham Stuart

297

Schedule  1,  page  42,  leave out lines 40 to 43.

Mr Graham Stuart

280

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  44,  leave out ‘revoke registration of a child’s details on’

and insert ‘remove a child’s details from’.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

Tim Loughton

231

Schedule  1,  page  42,  line  46,  at end insert ‘and of their right to appeal’.

Mr Graham Stuart

281

Schedule  1,  page  43,  leave out lines 1 to 5.

Mr Graham Stuart

282

Schedule  1,  page  43,  line  7,  leave out from ‘with’ to ‘of’ in line 8 and insert ‘the

removal, or proposed removal,’.

Mr Graham Stuart

283

Schedule  1,  page  43,  line  12,  leave out ‘(b) to (f)’ and insert ‘(a) to (b)’.

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Mr Graham Stuart

284

Schedule  1,  page  43,  line  13,  leave out ‘revoke registration of’ and insert ‘remove’.

Mr Graham Stuart

298

Schedule  1,  page  43,  leave out lines 15 to 34.

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

228

Schedule  1,  page  43,  line  34,  at end insert—

‘(3)	An appeal granted under this section shall be heard within 30 days of the appeal

application having been received by the local authority.’.

Mr Graham Stuart

285

Schedule  1,  page  43,  line  43,  leave out from ‘whom’ to end of line 44 and insert

‘notification has been made under subsection 19B(1)’.

Mr Graham Stuart

286

Schedule  1,  page  43,  line  46,  leave out ‘refused or revoked’ and insert ‘removed

under subsection 19(F)(1)’.

Mr Graham Stuart

299

Schedule  1,  page  44,  line  9,  leave out ‘19G’ and insert ‘19F’.

Mr Graham Stuart

300

Schedule  1,  page  44,  line  12,  leave out ‘19H’ and insert ‘19G’.

Mr Graham Stuart

287

Schedule  1,  page  44,  line  12,  leave out from ‘shall’ to end of line 13 and insert—

‘(a)	give due consideration to the best interests of the child (having regard to

any guidance from time to time by the Secretary of State).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

114

Schedule  1,  page  44,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(2)	Any guidance issued under subsection (1) in connection with section 19F(2) shall

be laid before both Houses of Parliament for 40 days prior to being issued.’.

Mr Graham Stuart

288

Schedule  1,  page  44,  line  26,  leave out ‘or (3)’.

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Mr Graham Stuart

289

Schedule  1,  page  44,  leave out lines 31 to 33.

Mr Graham Stuart

301

Schedule  1,  page  45,  line  15,  leave out ‘either’.

Mr Graham Stuart

290

Schedule  1,  page  45,  leave out lines 18 to 21.

Mr Graham Stuart

302

Schedule  1,  page  45,  leave out lines 37 to 44.

Mr Graham Stuart

303

Schedule  1,  page  45,  line  41,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr Graham Stuart

304

Schedule  1,  page  45,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(ab)

that it is in the best interests of the child’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

113

Schedule  1,  page  45,  line  42,  leave out ‘expedient’ and insert ‘in the best interests

of the child’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

117

Schedule  1,  page  46,  leave out lines 1 to 4.

Mr Graham Stuart

305

Schedule  1,  page  46,  leave out lines 19 and 20.

Mr Graham Stuart

291

Schedule  1,  page  46,  line  22,  leave out from ‘authority’ to end of line 23.

Mr Graham Stuart

292

Schedule  1,  page  46,  line  28,  leave out ‘under section 19.’.

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Mr Graham Stuart

293

Schedule  1,  page  46,  line  43,  leave out ‘under section 19.’.

Mr Graham Stuart

294

Schedule  1,  page  47,  leave out lines 1 and 2.

Mr Graham Stuart

295

Schedule  1,  page  47,  line  4,  leave out from ‘authority’ to end of line 5.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

239

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  26,  after ‘with’, insert ‘for the purposes of a serious case

review’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

240

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  29,  leave out ‘its functions’ and insert ‘a serious case

review’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

241

Clause  28,  page  25,  line  33,  leave out ‘function’ and insert ‘serious case review’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

242

Clause  28,  page  26,  line  8,  leave out ‘its functions’ and insert ‘a serious case

review’.

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