Clause 31 — Education: general

Orders of the Day — Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [1st Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 7:40 pm on 11 June 2002.

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Amendments made: No. 259, in page 16, line 38, after "school", insert—

'(for which purpose a reference to the appropriate authority shall be taken as a reference to the person (or persons) responsible for the provision of education at the accommodation centre)'.

No. 260, in page 16, line 38, after "school,", insert—

'( ) section 329A of the Education Act 1996 (c.56) (review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body) shall have effect as if—

(i) an accommodation centre were a relevant school for the purposes of that section,

(ii) a child for whom education is provided at an accommodation centre under section 26(1)(f) were a registered pupil at the centre, and

(iii) a reference in section 329A to the responsible person in relation to an accommodation centre were a reference to any person providing education at the centre under section 26(1)(f),'.—[Beverley Hughes.]