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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 July 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Academies Bill [HL].

Academies Bill [HL]

My Lords, I will come to my Amendment 31 in just a moment. I strongly suspect that the Minister’s answer to the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, is that the academy order is permissive. It does not force the school to become an academy; it is permission for it to do so. The school becomes an academy only when it converts. I suspect that will be the answer, but my noble friend will speak for himself. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, that it is desirable that the school consults all the right people before it even applies. I very much suspect that all those groups who feel themselves to be appropriate consultees—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
720 c305 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Complaints Access Disability Conditions of employment Codes of practice Accountability Admissions Curriculum Discipline Charities Charity Commission Buildings Design Classroom assistants Church schools Land Freedom of information Education Governing bodies Grammar schools Exemptions Faith schools Ministerial powers Parents Private education Pre-school education Pupil exclusions Pay Property transfer Public bodies Public consultation Monitoring Staff Primary education Non-teaching staff Personal, social, health and economic education Standards Teachers Special educational needs Training Regulation Secondary education Academies Young People's Learning Agency Free schools Relationships and sex education Maintained schools
Legislation
Academies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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