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  Education and Inspections Bill - Local Authorities to encourage 'Foundation' status - rejected
  
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  <p>The majority Not Content voters overturned an attempt to amend the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/149/06149.i-vii.html"> Education and Inspections Bill</a> to require Local Authorities to encourage all schools to become foundation, voluntary or foundation special schools, and to acquire a foundation (i.e., become Trust schools). 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 Buscombe proposed the amendment to <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200506/ldbills/149/06149.1-7.html#j040">Clause 2 of the Education and Inspections Bill</a>. The amendment was to add the text shown in bold below:</p>
  
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  A local education authority in England shall exercise their functions under this section with a view to <b>encouraging all schools to become foundation, voluntary or foundation special schools, and to acquire a foundation.</b></blockquote>
  
  
  
  
  
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