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  Education and Inspections Bill - Amendment No. 23
  
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  <p>The majority Not Contents defeated an amendment to the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/149/06149.i-vii.html"> Education and Inspections Bill</a>. This would have required school governing boards who wanted to move to Trust status to have a two thirds majority rather than a simple majority.  Usually school board decisions only need a simple majority, but proponents of this amendment thought that acquiring Trust status was a sufficiently momentous decision that it should require a stronger mandate. More information on what it means to be a 'Foundation' or 'Trust' school can be found <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2006-03-15&number=192&dmp=1074">here</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Baroness Sharp of Guildford proposed the amendment to <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/149/06149.15-19.html#j205f">Clause 22, subsection 5(a) of the Education and Inspections Bill</a>. The amendment was to add the text shown in bold below:</p>
  
  <blockquote><p>(5) In relation to proposals to which this subsection applies, regulations under section 21â</p>
  <p>(a) must provide for the proposals to be determined by a two-thirds majority vote of the governing body</p></blockquote> 
  
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