Clause 19
Education and Inspections Bill
9:15 am
Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
With this it will be convenientto discuss the following amendments: No. 207, in clause 30, page 21, line 18, at end insert—
‘ “self-governing”, in relation to a maintained school, means any of the following schools in England—
(a) a foundation or voluntary school;
(b) a foundation special school; and
(c) an Academy.'.
New clause 15—Duty to encourage schools to acquire a trust or foundation—
‘A local education authority shall ensure that their functions under this Part are exercised with a view to encouraging all primary and secondary schools to be self-governing and to acquire a trust or foundation.'.
New clause 13—Maintained schools to become independent charitable trusts—
‘(1) All maintained schools shall become independent charitable trusts.
(2) The Secretary of State must make regulations to give effect to subsection (1).
(3) Regulations under subsection (2) must provide for the trusts established in pursuance of subsection (1) to be funded on the same basis as grant-maintained schools established under the provisions of the Education Reform Act 1988.'.
New clause 19—Maintained schools to become grant-maintained schools—
‘(1) All maintained schools shall become grant-maintained schools within the meaning of the Education Reform Act 1988.
(2) Local education authorities shall cease to play any part in the allocation of school funding.
(3) The Secretary of State must make regulations to give effect to subsections (1) and (2).'.
No. 201, in clause 158, page 108, line 12, at end insert—
‘(aa) regulations under section [Maintained schools to become independent charitable trusts], or'.
No. 237, in clause 158, page 108, line 12, at end insert—
‘(aa) regulations under section [Maintained schools to become grant-maintained schools], or'.