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  Education and Inspections Bill - Faith schools and the pupils they accept - rejected
  
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  The majority Not Contents defeated an amendment[1] which would have allowed Local Authorities (or the Secretary of State) to choose to require that new faith schools had to admit a portion of their intake (up to 25%) from outside the faith.  The amendment introduces a new clause into the [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/158/06158.27-33.html#j778 Education and Inspections Bill after clause 45]. However, the amendment was rejected.
  
  The main aims of the Education and Inspections Bill were to[2]:
  
  * Allow schools to achieve 'foundation' or 'trust' status - this gives governing bodies greater freedom to manage the school.
  * Reaffirm the existing ban on selection by ability and proposes a ban on interviewing.
  * Give local authorities greater scope to intervene more quickly in failing schools.
  * Ensure local authorities provide free school transport for the poorest families.
  * Enable nutritional standards to be applied to all food and drink on school premises.
  * Allow staff to discipline children for bad behaviour even outside of school.
  * Ensure parents are held responsible for excluded pupils.
  
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  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?gid=2006-10-30c.1.249 Lord Baker of Dorking], House of Lords, 30 October 2006
  * [2] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/4787638.stm BBC Summary of the Education and Inspections Bill], 8 March 2006
  
  
  
  
  
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