Clause 6 - Duty to notify parents of section 5 inspection
Education Bill [Lords]
10:15 am
Mr John Pugh (Education Spokesperson, Education & Skills; Southport, Liberal Democrat)
Inspired by your example as a legislator, Mr. Forth, I shall speak against amendment No. 15, which states:
“The head teacher may, if he considers it appropriate, arrange a meeting between parents and the Chief Inspector during an inspection of his school.”
I believe that that can happen anyway, as things stand. Therefore, we would be legislating for things to happen that already can happen. It seems a redundant legislative move, as what would take place at the discretion of the head teacher can already be done by the head teacher. I stand to be corrected, but I do not believe that anyone is given additional rights by the amendment. It simply recommends what is, indeed, a desirable practice, but it is not necessarily something that needs enshrining in legislation, unless we want to multiply legislation.