Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)

With this it will be convenienttodiscuss the following: Amendment No. 435, in clause 37, page 26, line39, at end insert

‘includingpractices prohibited byregulation,'.

AmendmentNo. 445, in clause 37, page 26, line 39, at endinsert—

‘(3A) Aftersubsection (2)insert—

“(2A) Theoversubscription criteria referred to in subsection (2) are to beapplied in the followingorder—

(a) children witha statement of special educationalneeds;

(b) children in publiccare;

(c) children forwhom the school is most appropriate on medical or socialgrounds;

(d) childrenwhose sibling or siblings will be enrolled at the school on the firstday of term and who permanently reside within the area from which the  school's intake is normallydrawn;

(e) children forwhom the school is the nearest appropriate school to theirhome;

(f) safe walking distancefrom the school;

(g) ease ofaccess to the school by publictransport;

(h) transfer from anamed feeder primaryschool.”.'.

AmendmentNo. 407, in clause 37, page 26, leave out line40.

Amendment No. 211,in clause 37, page 26, line 40, leave out ‘act in accordance'and insert ‘comply in allrespects'.

AmendmentNo. 231, in clause 37, page 26, line 40, at endinsert

‘; and after“code” insert “and in the case of a localeducation authority to establish and maintain a local admissions policyin compliance with thecode”.'.

Governmentamendment No.427

Amendment No. 232,in clause 38, page 27, line 17, leave out ‘, and' andinsert—

‘(ba) in the case ofan admission forum for the area of a local education authority inEngland, to advise the authority on the local admissions policyestablished and maintained by the authority under section 84(3),and'.

AmendmentNo. 233, in clause 38, page 27, line 18, leave out from ‘forum'to ‘exercising' in line 19 andinsert

‘such as is mentioned inparagraph(ba)'.

AmendmentNo. 234, in clause 38, page 28, line 11, at endinsert—

‘(5C) An admissionforum shall, in the exercise of its functions, have regard to anyadmissions policy of the local education authority responsible formaintaining schools in the area for which the forum isestablished.'

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