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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/095/1997095.htm#aofs">School Standards and Framework Bill</a>. The clause would have exempted 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.</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/095/97095--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/095/97095--a.htm#2">section 2</a>."</p>
  
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