Clause 62 - Academies
Education Bill
12:45 pm
Mr David Laws (Yeovil, Liberal Democrat)
I beg to move amendment No. 416, in page 42, line 38 after 'school' insert—
'( ) compliance with the duties imposed on the governing bodies of maintained schools'.
This is a short probing amendment. I thought that I was joking earlier when I said that we would manage only to finish dealing with clause 62. The amendment is designed to probe the Government's intentions for the duties that will be imposed on leadership groups in academies and how they will compare with governing bodies of maintained schools. In particular, does the Minister envisage that academies will have to comply with the local admissions code of practice? Will that simply be a matter between the academy and the Secretary of State?