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  School Standards and Framework Bill - New Clause 8
  
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  <p>The No voters rejected the introduction of a new clause to the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmbills/135/1998135.htm#aofs">School Standards and Framework Bill</a>. The clause would have exempted some schools and local education authorities from having to set out how they would meet the limit on class sizes imposed by the Secretary of State. This would only apply to areas where the average infant class size is three below the limit imposed by the Secretary of State and where no state schools in the area have an infant class more than five above the limit.</p>
  
  <p>The clause reads as follows:</p>
  
  <blockquote><p>"(1) This section applies to any local education authority where the average infant class sizes in their area is a number at least three below the limit currently specified for the size of infant classes at maintained schools in their area imposed by regulations set out in accordance with <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmbills/135/98135--a.htm#1">section 1</a>, and where there are no infant classes at maintained schools whose size is more than five above the limit referred to above.</p>
  
  <p>(2) Local education authorities to which subsection (1) applies shall be exempted from the requirements of section 1 (4) and the requirements of <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199798/cmbills/135/98135--a.htm#2">section 2</a>."</p>
  
  
  
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