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Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 5 April 2011
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Education Bill, continued

    (1)
Section 123 (inspection of further education and training: education and

training to which Chapter applies) is amended as follows.

      (2)
In subsection (1), in paragraphs (b), (c) and (g), for “YPLA” substitute

“Secretary of State”.

      (3)
In subsection (3)(a), omit “61(4)(f) or”.


In section 124 (inspection of education and training to which Chapter applies),

in subsection (5), omit paragraph (b).


In section 125 (inspection of further education institutions), in subsection (5),

omit paragraph (b).


In section 126 (other inspections), in subsection (4), omit paragraph (b).


In section 128 (area inspections), in subsection (3)(a), for “YPLA” substitute

“Secretary of State”.


In section 129 (reports of area inspections), in subsection (2), omit paragraph

(b).

    (1)
Section 130 (action plans following area inspections) is amended as follows.

      (2)
In subsection (2), for “a relevant body” substitute “the Chief Executive”.

      (3)
In subsections (4) and (5), for “body” substitute “Chief Executive”.

      (4)
Omit subsection (6).


In section 159(1) (interpretation of Part 8), omit the definition of “the YPLA”.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)


In Schedule 7 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (vetting

information), in the table in paragraph 1, in column 1 of entry 18—

(a)
omit “61 or”;

(b)
after “2009” insert “, section 14 of the Education Act 2002”.

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)


In section 104 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act

2007 (partner authorities), in subsection (4), omit paragraph (fa).

ESA 2008


ESA 2008 is amended as follows.


In section 13 (notification of non-compliance with section 2 duty), in

subsection (5), in paragraph (f) of the definition of “educational institution”,

for “Young People’s Learning Agency for England” substitute “Secretary of

State”.


In section 72 (educational institutions: duty to provide information), in

subsection (5), in paragraph (f) of the definition of “educational institution”,

for “Young People’s Learning Agency for England” substitute “Secretary of

State”.


In section 77 (supply of information by public bodies), in subsection (2)(b), for

“Young People’s Learning Agency for England” substitute “Secretary of

State”.


In section 132 (providers of independent education or training for 16 to 18 year

olds), in subsection (2)(b)(iv), for “Young People’s Learning Agency for

England” substitute “Secretary of State”.

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Education Bill, continued

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)


In section 123 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and

Construction Act 2009 (partner authorities), in subsection (4), omit paragraph

(ga).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to  213

Schedule  15,  page  111,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘
In section 107 (provision of services), in subsection (4), omit paragraph (e).’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to  214

Schedule  15,  page  111,  line  22,  at end insert ‘and 57(b).


In Schedule 12 (Ofqual and the QCDA: minor and consequential

amendments), omit paragraph 28(3).’.

Schedule, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 64 Agreed to.

Schedule 16 Agreed to.

Mr Graham Stuart

Withdrawn  65

Clause  65,  page  52,  leave out lines 6 to 16.

Clause Agreed to.

Schedule 17 Agreed to.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Withdrawn  237

Clause  66,  page  52,  line  44,  after ‘guidance’, insert ‘which must be aimed at

guaranteeing standards of apprenticeship certificates.’.

Mr Graham Stuart

Not called  78

Clause  66,  page  53,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(5)
The guidance or directions given by the Secretary of State to the person

designated under this section to issue apprenticeship certificates must include

measures to ensure the timely delivery of certificates, a competitive

apprenticeship market and a process to appeal decisions of the chosen body.’.

Clause Agreed to.

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Education Bill, continued

Clause 67 Agreed to.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Withdrawn  238

Clause  68,  page  53,  leave out line 24.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Not called  239

Clause  68,  page  53,  leave out line 25 to 32.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Withdrawn  240

Clause  68,  page  53,  line  33,  leave out subsection (3).

Clause Agreed to.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Withdrawn  241

Clause  69,  page  54,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(aa)
sections 11 to 18;

(ab)
sections 19 to 39 (except section 29(1)(b));

(ac)
sections 40 to 44.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Negatived on division  245

Clause  70,  page  54,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
In section 22 of THEA 1998 (recovery of amounts due from borrowers), in

subsection (5), after paragraph (h), insert—

“(i)
imposing on borrowers conditions on which an outstanding

amount can be repaid in advance of the term date”.’.

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Not called  244

Clause  70,  page  54,  line  43,  at end add—

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‘(5)
In section 42 of THEA 1998 (Orders and regulations), in subsection (4) leave out

“the first”.’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Clause 71 Agreed to on division.

Mr Nick Gibb

Not called  215

Page  55,  line  13,  leave out Clause 72.

Clause Negatived.

Mr Nick Gibb

Not called  216

Page  56,  line  4,  leave out Clause 73.

Clause Negatived.

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to  201

Clause  74,  page  56,  line  26,  leave out ‘or 63(2)’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clauses 75 and 76 Agreed to.

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to  242

Clause  77,  page  57,  line  13,  leave out ‘(2) to’ and insert ‘(3) and’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to  243

Clause  77,  page  57,  line  14,  leave out subsection (2).

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

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Education Bill, continued

Kevin Brennan

Mr Iain Wright

Not called  139

Clause  78,  page  57,  line  31,  leave out paragraph (c) and insert—

‘(c)
section 31.’.

Mr Nick Gibb

Agreed to  217

Clause  78,  page  57,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (f).

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Clause 79 Agreed to.

New Clauses

Language comprehension

Mr Graham Stuart

Not moved  NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State must promote language comprehension as well as word

recognition and phonics skills throughout the infant curriculum.’.

Collection of data on serious incidents in schools

Mr Graham Stuart

Not called  NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State must annually collect and publish data from a

representative sample of schools on the number of serious incidents of

misbehaviour in schools, including those which do not result in fixed-term or

permanent exclusion.’.

Further education institutions access to information

Mr Graham Stuart

Not moved  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

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‘(1)
This subsection applies to information held for the purposes of functions relating

to tax credits—

(a)
by the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or

(b)
by a person providing services to them, in connection with the provision

of those services.

(2)
This subsection applies to information held for the purposes of functions relating

to social security—

(a)
by the Secretary of State, or

(b)
by a person providing services to the Secretary of State in connection

with the provision of those services.

(3)
Information to which subsection (1) or (2) applies may be supplied to the

Secretary of State, or a person providing services to the Secretary of State, for use

for the purpose of determining eligibility for student support funds.

(4)
Information to which subsection (2) applies may be supplied to an English local

authority for use for that purpose.

(5)
Information received by virtue of subsection (3) may be supplied—

(a)
to another person to whom it could have been supplied under that

subsection, or

(b)
to an English local authority, for use for that purpose,

(c)
directly to a further education institution.

(6)
The references in subsections (4) and (5)(b) to an English local authority include

references to a person exercising on behalf of an English local authority functions

relating to eligibility for student support funds.

(7)
This section does not limit the circumstances in which information may be

supplied apart from this section.’.

Further education lecturers in schools

Mr Graham Stuart

Not moved  NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Secretary of State must change the regulations so that qualified Further

Education lecturers can teach in schools.’.

Restrictions on reporting alleged offences by Further Education lecturers

Mr Graham Stuart

Not called  NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘In Part 8 of EA 2002 (teachers), after section 136 insert—



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