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  Education and Adoption Bill - New Clause 3 - Schools Causing Concern - Involvement of Parents of Pupils
  
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  @ MP voted aye to involve parents of pupils more when there are concerns over a school's performance.
  @ MP voted no against more involvement of parents of pupils when there are concerns over a school's performance.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against more involvement of parents of pupils when there are concerns over a school's performance.
  
  MPs were considering the Education and Adoption Bill[1]
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled ''Schools causing concern: involvement of parents'' and stated:
  
  :â(1) [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/contents The Education and Inspections Act 2006] is amended as follows:
  
  :(2) After [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/59 section 59] insertâ
  
  :â59A Duties of Secretary of State, local authorities, and proprietors to parents when a school is eligible for intervention
  
  :When a school is eligible for intervention, the Secretary of State, the local authority, school governing body and proprietor must exercise their functions with a view to involving parents of registered pupils in decisions relating to the school under this Part and the Academies Act 2010.â
  
  :(3) In section 59 (Meaning of âmaintained schoolâ and âeligible for interventionâ)â
  
  :(a) in subsection (1) after (c) insertâ
  
  :â() an Academy schoolâ
  
  :(b) after subsection (2) insertâ
  
  :â(3) In this Part, references to the governing body of an Academy school are to be read as references to the proprietor of an Academy school.
  
  :(4) If an Academy school is found to be eligible for intervention under this Part, then the school is to be treated as a maintained school for the purposes sections 63 to 69, and the governing body is the proprietor of the Academy school. For the avoidance of doubt, an intervention under sections 63 to 69 takes precedence over any provision of the Academy arrangements made between the Secretary of State and the proprietor.â
  
  :(4) In section 60 (Performance standards and safety warning notice) in subsection (6) at end insertâ
  
  :â(e) the parents of registered pupilsâ
  
  :(5) In section 60A (Teachersâ pay and conditions warning notice) in subsection (6) at end insertâ
  
  :â(c) the parents of registered pupilsâ 
  
  The new clause was accompanied by an explanatory statement saying:
  
  
  :This new clause requires parents be involved in decisions about the future of their childrenâs schools.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/educationandadoption.html Parliament's webpage on the Education and Adoption Bill]
  
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