Education and Skills written question – answered at on 18 April 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many directions have been issued under sections (a) 497 (general default powers) and (b) 497A (power to secure proper performance of local education authority's functions) of the Education Act 1996 in each year since 1996; and how many of these had to be enforced by order of mandamus.
The number of directions issued under section 497A in every year since 1996 are as follows:
Number of directions issued under section 497A | |
---|---|
1996 | 0 |
1997 | 0 |
1998 | 0 |
1999 | 1 |
2000 | 1 |
2001 | 6 |
2002 | 3 |
2003 | 1 |
2004 | 1 |
2005 | 2 |
2006 | 0 |
No directions under section 497A were enforced by order of mandamus.
The Department has issued directions under section 497 in two areas: school admissions and special educational needs, but keeps no central aggregate record of numbers. As far as the Department's records indicate, none have required enforcement by a court order of mandamus.
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