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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether section 26 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) permits school crossing patrols to be appointed and operated by schools or bodies other than the local authority.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether section 26 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) permits school crossing patrols to be appointed and operated by schools or bodies other than the local authority.
The provision of the school crossing patrol service is a matter for the local authority. Legislation gives ‘Appropriate Authorities’ the power to make arrangements (for example with schools and other bodies) for the patrolling of places where children cross roads on their way to or from school, but does not impose a duty on them to do so. The legislation defines Appropriate Authorities outside Greater London as the council of the county, unitary authority or metropolitan district; there are slightly different arrangements in London and in Scotland.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether consideration has been given to amending the regulations in the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2013 which specifically exclude the use of a local authority’s non-schools education budget for funding school crossing patrols.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether consideration has been given to amending the regulations in the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2013 which specifically exclude the use of a local authority’s non-schools education budget for funding school crossing patrols.
As spending on school crossing patrols is classified, for accounting purposes, as local transport spending rather than education services, it would not be appropriate to include school crossing patrols in the School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2013 to enable such patrols to be funded from local authority schools or non-schools education budgets.
However, local authorities are able to fund school crossing patrols from other non-ring fenced resources such as council tax and business rate income made available through the local government finance settlement. Additionally, there is nothing to stop schools using their delegated budgets to fund a service that is not strictly educational but clearly in the interest of the school, such as health services, transport or crossing patrols.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 14 March (HL7000, HL7001 and HL7002), when they expect to publish the outcome of the public consultation, particularly in relation to the issues raised in the 2015 Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Schools...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Nash on 14 March (HL7000, HL7001 and HL7002), when they expect to publish the outcome of the public consultation, particularly in relation to the issues raised in the 2015 Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Schools...
The Government has not undertaken a consultation on this matter as yet. We are considering possible changes to the admissions system; any changes will be subject to a full statutory process.
My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement but regret to say that it appears no more than a dog-whistle response by the Conservatives to the current state of the nation. How much easier it is to throw up the idea of more grammar schools than to concentrate...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Statement but regret to say that it appears no more than a dog-whistle response by the Conservatives to the current state of the nation. How much easier it is to throw up the idea of more grammar schools than to concentrate...
My Lords, will the Minister share his initial thoughts on the weighting for each of the fair funding criteria, which are outlined in the government consultation, so we can understand his definition of “fair”?
My Lords, will the Minister share his initial thoughts on the weighting for each of the fair funding criteria, which are outlined in the government consultation, so we can understand his definition of “fair”?
As I think the noble Baroness knows, the consultation is in two parts. The first looks at the principles of the policy and the building blocks. We will set out the detailed design in the second part.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to Main Finding 4 of the 2014 Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator relating to the admission arrangements of schools that are their own admission authority.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to Main Finding 4 of the 2014 Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator relating to the admission arrangements of schools that are their own admission authority.
The Department is giving careful consideration to the findings in the Chief Schools Adjudicator’s annual reports published in December 2014 and November 2015 as part of our current review of the School Admissions Code. We will be conducting a full public consultation in due course.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to Main Finding 5 of the 2014 Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator relating to admission priority to Reception Year.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to Main Finding 5 of the 2014 Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator relating to admission priority to Reception Year.
The Department is giving careful consideration to the findings in the Chief Schools Adjudicator’s annual reports published in December 2014 and November 2015 as part of our current review of the School Admissions Code. We will be conducting a full public consultation in due course.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to the findings of the 2015 Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator, and in particular its conclusion that "the application of fair access protocol procedures for children with special needs mostly works effectively. However, a small minority...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to the findings of the 2015 Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator, and in particular its conclusion that "the application of fair access protocol procedures for children with special needs mostly works effectively. However, a small minority...
The Department is giving careful consideration to the findings in the Chief Schools Adjudicator’s annual reports published in December 2014 and November 2015 as part of our current review of the School Admissions Code. We will be conducting a full public consultation in due course.
My Lords, I thank the Minister for saying in response to the earlier question that parents will be at the heart of school admissions policy because, in her latest report, the Chief Schools Adjudicator states that:
“Admission arrangements for too many schools that are their own admission authority”—
that is, academies—
“are unnecessarily complex. The arrangements appear to be more likely to enable the school to choose which children to admit”.
What action is the Minister proposing to ensure fair access for all children?
My Lords, I thank the Minister for saying in response to the earlier question that parents will be at the heart of school admissions policy because, in her latest report, the Chief Schools Adjudicator states that:
“Admission arrangements for too many schools that are their own admission authority”—
that is, academies—
“are unnecessarily complex. The arrangements appear to be more likely to enable the school to choose which children to admit”.
What action is the Minister proposing to ensure fair access for all children?
The schools admission system is working well. Last year, the adjudicator received 218 objections, but they related to just 1.1% of schools. Of course it is right that parents can raise their objections when they need to, which is why we also propose to give them a greater voice by requiring admissions authorities to consult on their arrangements every four years rather than every seven years as currently.