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Review of Family Proceedings provisions

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Lord Chancellor will commission an independent review of the operation of

Part 2 of this Act and set out the conclusions of the review in a report to be laid

before Parliament and considered by the Justice Committee of the House of

Commons.

(2)	The review for the purposes of subsection (1) will not be commenced before

completion of the evaluation of the “Family courts information pilot” or the end

of the period of 18 months beginning with the time section 32 comes into force,

whichever is the later.’.

Exclusions of children with SEN and disabilities

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to reduce the permanent

exclusion rates for pupils with a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 or

a special educational need as defined by the Education Act 1996.

(2)	In carrying out the requirements established under subsection (1), the Secretary

of State may require schools to provide—

(a)	a review of the effectiveness of the special educational needs provision

for any pupil at School Action, School Action Plus or with a statement of

special educational needs made under section 324 of the Education Act

1996 who has been permanently excluded from that school in the 12

month period;

(b)	a review of the effectiveness of the reasonable adjustments made for any

child with a disability who has been permanently excluded from that

school in the 12 month period

(c)	Regulations may make provision about arrangements to be made by a

school for the purposes of this section.’.

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Provision of healthy school meals

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State shall publish plans in respect of the provision of lunches

in all maintained schools by 31 December 2010. These plans will make provision

for—

(a)	increasing the take up of healthy school meals;

(b)	all children in maintained schools to sit down to eat a healthy lunch in an

appropriate setting on all full school days by 1 January 2012;

(c)	supporting schools and colleges to provide adequate facilities for serving

and consuming school meals;

(d)	all schools to allow sufficient time for the daily consumption of a healthy

lunch.’.

Independent inquiry into support for home-educating parents and children

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State shall establish an independent inquiry into providing

additional access to a range of support for home-educating parents and children.

This report shall be completed by 31 December 2010. Provision will be made to

consult with all interested parties.’.

Capacity of schools to implement PSHE

Mr David Laws

Annette Brooke

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Before requiring maintained schools or Academies to implement PSHE the

Secretary of State shall carry out an impact assessment into the capacities of such

schools to provide PSHE and any such impact assessment shall be reported to

Parliament.’.

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Removal of exemption from sex and relationships education

Mr Ken Purchase

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘Section 405 of the Education Act 1996 shall be omitted.’.

Excluded children

Mr Graham Stuart

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘The authorities, bodies, proprietors and teachers to which this section applies

may not advise a child’s parent to consider home education—

(a)	in order to prevent the permanent exclusion of that child; or

(b)	as a mechanism to deal with behavioural issues relating to that child.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This new Clause gives effect to Recommendation 15 of the Badman Report, which states as follows:

‘That the DCSF take such action as necessary to prevent schools or local authorities advising

parents to consider home education to prevent permanent exclusion or using such a mechanism to

deal with educational or behavioural issues.’.

Consultative forums

Mr Graham Stuart

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	A local authority in England shall establish a consultative forum for the purpose

of securing the views of parents of home-educated children in their area.

(2)	After each meeting of a consultative forum, a local authority in England shall—

(a)	assess its results, and

(b)	publish a summary of them.

(3)	If those views demonstrate material parental satisfaction with the provision of

support by a local authority to home-educated children in their area, the authority

shall prepare and publish a plan (“a response plan”) setting out their proposals

for—

(a)	responding to that dissatisfaction, and

(b)	dealing with any particular issues, about which views were expressed in

the consultative forum, that the authority consider need to be dealt with.

(4)	Regulations may make provision for—

(a)	the establishment of a consultative forum and the procedures to be

followed;

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(b)	how often meetings of a consultative forum should take place;

(c)	when and how the views expressed in each meeting of the consultative

forum are to be published;

(d)	the relationship between the consultative forum and the Children’s Trust

in each area.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This new Clause gives effect to Recommendation 4 of the Badman Report that states:‘That the

local authority should establish a Consultative Forum for home-educating parents to secure their

views and representative opinion.’.

Access to public examinations

Mr Graham Stuart

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	A local authority in England shall provide—

(a)	free access to examination centres for home-educated children;

(b)	entry to examinations for all publicly-funded qualifications free of

charge to any home-educated child who has sufficiently demonstrated

their preparedness;

(c)	free entry to examinations for all key stage assessments for home-

educated children.

(2)	Regulations may make provision about—

(a)	the criteria to be taken into account in making a determination about a

child’s preparedness for any examination;

(b)	the examinations to which this section applies; and

(c)	the steps to be taken by an authority to ensure access to an examination

centre for a home-educated child.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This new Clause gives effect to part of Recommendation 10 of the Badman Report that states:

‘Local authorities must provide support for home educating children and young people to find

appropriate examination centres and provide entries free to all home-educated candidates who

have demonstrated sufficiently their preparedness through routine monitoring, for all DCSF-

funded qualifications.’.

Access to specialist music tuition

Mr Graham Stuart

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

‘A local authority in England shall, where specialist music provision is available

in the schools in their area to which this section applies, make provision for such

tuition to be made available to home-educated children at the same cost as it is to

children educated at a school or who are under 19.’.

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Member’s explanatory statement

This new Clause gives effect to part of Recommendation 11 of the Badman Report that states:

‘That in addition to Recommendation 10 above, local authorities should, in collaboration with

schools and colleges’ provide access to specialist music tuition on the same cost basis.’.

Access to school facilities

Mr Graham Stuart

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Secretary of State must issue, and may from time to time revise, guidance

(the “guidance”) on extending free access to—

(a)	school libraries;

(b)	school sports facilities; and

(c)	specialist facilities;

to home-educated children.

(2)	The guidance may impose requirements on—

(a)	local authorities in England;

(b)	governing bodies, and proprietors (other than governing bodies), of

schools to which this section applies, and

(c)	head teachers of schools to which this section applies.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This new Clause gives effect to part of Recommendation 11 of the Badman Report that states:

‘That in addition to Recommendation 10 above, local authorities should, in collaboration with

schools and colleges .... Extend access to school libraries, sports facilities, school visits, specialist

facilities and key stage assessment.’.

Uncontested adoption proceedings

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Mr Graham Stuart

Bill Wiggin

Mr Henry Bellingham

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

‘Part 2 of this Bill shall not apply to uncontested adoption proceedings under the

Adoption and Children Act 2002.’.

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Mr Nick Gibb

Tim Loughton

Bill Wiggin

Mr Edward Timpson

Mr Graham Stuart

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Mr Vernon Coaker

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

Order of the House [11 January 2010]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Children, Schools and Families Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 4 February 2010.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [19 January 2010]

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

19 January) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 19 January;

(b)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 21 January;

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(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 26 January;

(d)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 28 January;

(e)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 2 February;

(f)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 4 February;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table—

      TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 19 January	Until no later than	Association of School
		12.00 pm	and College Leaders;
			Family and Parenting
			Institute; Commission for
			Local Administration in
			England; National
			Association of
			Schoolmasters and Union
			of Women Teachers;
			Local Government
			Association
	Tuesday 19 January	Until no later than	Association of Teachers
		1.00 pm	and Lecturers; National
			Association of Head
			Teachers; Barnfield
			Federation; Harris
			Federation; National
			Union of Teachers;
			General Teaching
			Council for England
	Tuesday 19 January	Until no later than	Brian Lamb; John Friel
		5.15 pm
	Tuesday 19 January	Until no later than	Graham Badman;
		7.00 pm	Education Otherwise;
			Home Educated Youth
			Council; National
			Children’s Bureau;
			National Autistic Society
	Thursday 21 January	Until no later than	Sir Jim Rose; Sue
		10.25 am	Barratt; Head Teacher at
			Bournville Junior
			School; John McIntosh
	Thursday 21 January	Until no later than	Teenage Pregnancy
		2.30 pm	Independent Advisory
			Group; PSHE
			Association; Church of
			England; Catholic
			Education Service;
			Campaign Against
			Premature and
			Inappropriate Sex and
			Relationship Education
			in Schools
	Thursday 21 January	Until no later than	Sir Mark Potter,
		4.00 pm	President of the Family
			Division of the High
			Court; Society of Editors;
			National Society for the
			Prevention of Cruelty to
			Children; District Judge
			Nicholas Crichton;
			Oxford Centre for Family
			Law and Policy

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