Clause 5

Part of Children, Schools and Families Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:45 pm on 28 January 2010.

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Photo of Caroline Flint Caroline Flint Labour, Don Valley 2:45, 28 January 2010

Proposed new subsection (6A)(b) provides for

“a statement by the local authority or governing body”.

Without being too pernickety, in some situations we might need “and” instead of “or”. There may be occasions when something comes up and the governing body will need to talk about what the school should do, but it could be something on which the local authority would also have a part to play. For example, cases of truancy or special educational needs would not be an either/or situation; both bodies would need to make a contribution to the parenting contract. I wonder whether my hon. Friend will consider that with his officials; he might wish to deal with the issue in later proceedings.