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Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

110

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

118

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  29,  leave out from ‘after’ to the end of line 35 and insert

 

‘subsection (1) there is inserted—

 

“(1A)    

A failure by the headteacher of a school to comply with any requirement

 

(including a requirement to have a regard to guidance) imposed on the head

 

teacher by virtue of subsection (2) of section 1 of the Children, Schools and

 

Families Act 2010 (pupil and parent guarantees) shall not be a complaint to which

 

this Chapter applies;

 

(1B)    

A complaint to which subsection (1A) applies shall be made to the governing

 

body of the school about which the complaint arises.”’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

17

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  35,  leave out ‘guarantees’ and insert ‘entitlements’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

119

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  36,  leave out subsections (2) to (5).

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

129

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  36,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

18

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  43,  leave out ‘guarantees’ and insert ‘entitlements’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

111

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

19

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  45,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

20

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  3,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

21

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  9,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

22

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  16,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

23

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  19,  leave out ‘guarantees’ and insert ‘entitlements’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

24

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  21,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

25

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  24,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

112

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

26

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  30,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

27

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  37,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

28

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  40,  leave out ‘guarantees’ and insert ‘entitlements’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

29

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  42,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

30

 

Clause  3,  page  4,  line  45,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

31

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  4,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

32

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  11,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

113

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

33

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  14,  leave out ‘guarantees’ and insert ‘entitlements’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

34

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  16,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

35

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  19,  leave out ‘guarantee’ and insert ‘entitlement’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

156

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  20,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

The Local Government Ombudsman will not investigate complaints relating to

 

the Pupil and Parent Guarantees which are regarded by the Ombudsman as

 

unreasonable or vexatious.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

181

 

Clause  3,  page  5,  line  20,  at end add—

 

‘( )    

Any complaint made about the performance of a pupil guarantee or a parent

 

guarantee shall be considered taking into account the resources made available to

 

the school or the local authority to be able to comply with the guarantee.

 

( )    

It is not intended to grant the pupil or parent a right to monetary compensation for

 

any failings to comply with, or comply fully with, any pupil guarantee or parent

 

guarantee.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

130

 

Page  3,  line  27,  leave out Clause 3.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

114

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

131

 

Clause  4,  page  5,  line  28,  leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

132

 

Clause  4,  page  5,  line  33,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

The head teacher may not provide different parents of the same pupil with

 

different home-school agreements.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

44

 

Clause  4,  page  5,  leave out lines 33 to 35.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

133

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  8,  leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

134

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  13,  leave out from ‘inappropriate’ to end of line 14 and insert

 

‘or unnecessary to do so.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

45

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  leave out lines 20 to 26.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

135

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  22,  leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

136

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  25,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

115

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

46

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  leave out line 33.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

43

 

Clause  4,  page  6,  line  33,  at end add—

 

‘(12)    

Section 111 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as

 

follows.

 

(13)    

For subsection (4) there shall be substituted—

 

“(4)    

The governing body of a school to which section 110(1) applies or the

 

local authority where it is the admissions authority for such a school

 

may—

 

(a)    

invite a parent or carer to sign the parental declaration at a time

 

when the child in question has not been admitted to the school;

 

and

 

(b)    

make it a condition of a child being admitted to a school that the

 

parental declaration is signed in respect of the child.

 

    

and in this subsection “admission authority” has the meaning given by

 

section 88(1).”.

 

(14)    

Subsection (5) shall be repealed.’.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

137

 

Clause  5,  page  7,  leave out lines 1 to 3.

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

138

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  17,  leave out ‘Each calendar year’ and insert ‘At least once

 

every four years’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

86

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  17,  leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 26 January 2010                  

116

 

Children, Schools and Families Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

139

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  19,  at end insert ‘provided that the local authority judges that

 

such a survey provides good value for money in helping to deliver school improvement.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

47

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  23,  at end insert ‘but shall not include schools that have had

 

a full Ofsted inspection during the 12 months prior to the survey being carried out.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

140

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  24,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

141

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  26,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Tim Loughton

 

Bill Wiggin

 

Mr Edward Timpson

 

Mr Graham Stuart

 

149

 

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

state a minimum participation rate of at least 40 per cent. of eligible

 

parents for the survey to be regarded as having been carried out.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

188

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

Clause  6,  page  7,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

children of different descriptions.’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

142

 

Clause  6,  page  8,  line  11,  after ‘area’, insert ‘and provided that the response rate to

 

the survey is over 20 per cent. of parents surveyed’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Annette Brooke

 

232

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  6,  page  8,  line  21,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

The local authority shall not be required to prepare or publish a response plan if

 

less than 20 per cent. of the parents consulted have responded to the parental

 

satisfaction survey, save that in so far as a response plan relates to a particular


 
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