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  Education and Inspections Bill - Faith schools and the pupils they accept - rejected
  
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  <p>The majority Not Contents defeated an amendment 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 <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/158/06158.27-33.html#j778">Education and Inspections Bill after clause 45</a>. The text is as follows:</p>
  
  <blockquote><p>"ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS WITH RELIGIOUS CHARACTER</p>
  
  <p>After <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/Acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980031_en_8#pt3-ch1-pb3-l1g90">section 90 of Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998</a> insert-</p>
  
  <p>"90A ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOLS WITH RELIGIOUS CHARACTER</p>
  
  <p>(1) This section applies where an additional foundation or voluntary school with a religious character is to be established.</p>
  
  <p>(2) The local education authority for the area in which the school is to be established may, if they so desire, specify that up to 25 per cent of places at the school shall be allocated to pupils who do not follow the religion or religious denomination of the school.</p>
  
  <p>(3) Where the local education authority specify a number of places under subsection (2), the admission authority for the school must make admission arrangements accordingly.</p>
  
  <p>(4) Where the local education authority decide not to specify a number of places under subsection (2), the consent of the Secretary of State for that decision is required if subsection (5) applies.</p>
  
  <p>(5) This subsection applies if it appears to the Secretary of State that there would be significant opposition from residents of the area of the local education authority to the additional school only admitting pupils who follow the religion or religious denomination of the school.</p>
  
  <p>(6) For the purposes of this section, a school is "additional" if it does not replace a school which has been or is to be discontinued.</p>
  
  <p>(7) References in this section to a school with a religious character shall be construed in accordance with section 69(3).""</p></blockquote>
  
  
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