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Education Bill

61A: After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause— ““Collective worship (1) Section 70 of SSFA 1998 (requirements relating to collective worship) is amended as follows. (2) For subsection (1) substitute— ““(1) Subject to section 71— (a) each pupil in attendance at a foundation or voluntary school of a religious character shall on each school day attend an act of collective worship; (b) community, foundation or voluntary schools which are not of a religious character and Academies that are not religiously designated may hold acts of collective worship at the discretion of the governors. (1A) Governors should be under an obligation to consider representations made to them by pupils and the parents of pupils as to whether or not schools or Academies hold acts of collective worship under subsection (1)(b).”” (3) In subsection (2) for ““community, foundation or voluntary school”” substitute ““foundation or voluntary school of a religious character””. (4) In subsection (3) for ““required”” substitute ““permitted””. (5) In paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 20 to SSFA 1998 (collective worship) for ““required”” substitute ““permitted””.””