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  Education and Inspections Bill
  
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  <p>The majority Not Contents defeated an attempt to delete <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/149/06149.27-31.html#j070">subsection 1 of Clause 37 in the Education and Inspections Bill</a> which allows faith schools to require that candidates for head teacher posts belong to the relevant faith.</p>
  
  <p>The subsection is as follows:</p>
  
  <blockquote><p>(1)   
  	
  
  In <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2002/ukpga_20020032_en_4#pt3-ch1-l1g21">section 21 of the Education Act 2002 (general responsibility for conduct of school)</a> after
  	
  
  subsection (4) insertâ</p>
  	
  
  <p>"(5)   
  	
  
  The governing body of a maintained school shall, in discharging their
  	
  
  functions relating to the conduct of the school, have regard to any
  	
  
  relevant children and young peopleâs plan.</p>
  	
  
  
  
  <p>(6)   
  	
  
  In discharging those functions, the governing body of a maintained
  	
  
  school in England shall also have regard to any views expressed by
  	
  
  parents of registered pupils.</p>
  	
  
  <p>(7)   
  	
  
  In this section ârelevant children and young peopleâs planâ meansâ</p>
  	
  
  <p>(a)   
  	
  
  in relation to a school in Englandâ</p>
  	
  
  
  
  <p>(i)   
  	
  
  any plan published by the local education authority
  	
  
  under <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040031_en_3#pt2-pb3-l1g17">section 17 of the Children Act 2004 (children and
  	
  
  young peopleâs plans: England)</a>, or</p>
  	
  
  <p>(ii)   
  	
  
  in a case where the local education authority are not
  	
  
  required by regulations under that section to prepare
  	
  
  and publish a plan, any plan which is published by the
  	
  
  authority and sets out their strategy for discharging
  	
  
  their functions in relation to children and relevant
  	
  
  young persons within the meaning of that section, and</p>
  	
  
  <p>(b)   
  	
  
  in relation to a school in Walesâ</p>
  	
  
  
  
  <p>(i)   
  	
  
  any plan published by the local education authority
  	
  
  under section 26 of the Children Act 2004 (children and
  	
  
  young peopleâs plans: Wales), or</p>
  	
  
  <p>(ii)   
  	
  
  in a case where the local education authority are not
  	
  
  required by regulations under that section to prepare
  	
  
  and publish a plan, any plan which is published by the
  	
  
  authority and sets out their strategy for discharging
  	
  
  their functions in relation to children and relevant
  	
  
  young persons within the meaning of that section."</p></blockquote>
  
  
  
  
  
  
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