Clause 76 - Basic curriculum for every maintained school in England
Education Bill
5:15 pm
Mr Ivan Lewis (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills; Bury South, Labour)
I beg to move Government amendment No. 412, in page 51, line 3, leave out
''342(6) of the Education Act 1996 (c.56)''
and insert
''71(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31)''.
Mr Peter Pike (Burnley, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to take Government amendment No. 413.
Mr Ivan Lewis (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Skills; Bury South, Labour)
These minor technical amendments are designed to rectify a clear oversight. The regulation of religious education in special schools in England and Wales comes under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 and not the Education Act 1996, as is presently stated. The amendment corrects an error that has, unfortunately, been on the statute book since 1998. I hope that the Committee will support the amendments.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 76, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clauses 95 and 96 ordered to stand part of the Bill.