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Session 2009-10
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Index to Children, Schools And Families Bill
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE BILL
Part 1: Children and Schools
Part 2: Family Proceedings
Part 3: Miscellaneous and Final Provisions
Schedules
COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES
Clause 1: Pupil and parent guarantees
Clause 2: Procedure for issuing and revising pupil and parent guarantees
Clause 3: Complaints relating to pupil and parent guarantees
Clause 4: Home-school agreements for each pupil
Clause 5: Home school agreements: parenting contracts and parenting orders
Clause 6: Parental satisfaction surveys
Children with special educational needs etc
Clause 8: Right of appeal against determination by local authority not to amend statement
Exceptional provision for ill or excluded children etc
The Curriculum
Clauses 11 to 14: Personal, Social Health and Economic (PSHE) Education
Clause 11: PSHE in maintained schools
Clause 12: PSHE in Academies etc
Clause 13: Sex and relationships education: manner of provision
Clause 14: Exemption from sex and relationships education
Powers of governing bodies
Clauses 16 to 18- Powers of governing bodies
Clause 16 Power to form company to establish Academy, etc
Clause 17 Powers to assist etc proprietor of Academy and be a member of a foundation
Clause 18 Power to propose new schools
School improvement etc
Clause 20 : Provision of information about schools, etc
Clause 21: Schools eligible for intervention: powers of local authority
Clause 22: Schools causing concern: powers of Secretary of State, etc
School teachers qualifications
Clause 23: Licence to practise
Clause 24: Requirement to be licensed
Clause 25: Requirements to be qualified, registered and licensed: Academies etc
Home education
Home Education: registration and monitoring
Duty to make arrangements to identify unregistered children, etc
School attendance orders
Clause 27: Power of National Assembly for Wales to make provision by Measure
Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Clause 28: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in England
Clause 29: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in Wales
Clause 30: review by Chief Inspector of performance of LSCBs in England
Youth justice
PART 2: FAMILY PROCEEDINGS ETC
Clause 33: Authorised publication of court orders and judgments
Clause 34: Authorised news publications
Clause 35: Permitting publication for the purposes of section 34: general
Clause 36: Permitting publication for the purposes of section 34: adoption etc
Clause 37: Prohibiting or restricting publication for purposes of section 34
Clause 38: Defences to contempt of court
Clause 39: Appeals against decisions under Section 33 or 34
Clause 40: Power to alter treatment of sensitive personal information
Clause 41: Interpretation of Part 2
PART 3: MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Clause 43: Fees for pre-registration inspections of independent educational institutions
Clause 44: Interpretation of Act
Clause 45: Amendments and repeals
Clause 46 Transitional provision
TERRITORIAL EXTENT AND APPLICATION
Territorial Application: Wales
FINANCIAL EFFECTS AND EFFECTS OF THE BILL ON PUBLIC SECTOR MANPOWER
SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
COMPATIBILITY WITH THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Clauses 4 and 5: Home-school agreements
Clauses 11 to 14 Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education
Clauses 23 to 25 Licensing of teachers
Clause 26: Home education: England
Clauses 28 and 29: Supply of information requested by LSCBs in England and Wales
Clause 30: Review by Chief Inspector of performance of LSCBs in England
Clause 31 Supervision of Youth Offending Teams etc
Clauses 32-41 Family Proceedings: attendance and reporting
COMMENCEMENT
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
© Parliamentary copyright 2009
Prepared: 19 November 2009