HC Deb 23 March 1988 vol 130 c463

Amendments made: No. 333, in page 94, line 3, leave out `the local education authority' and insert— 'a local education authority or the governing body of the school,'. No. 334, in page 94, line 5, at end insert— 'to that authority or body'. No. 337, in page 94, line 6, leave out from 'pupil' to second 'the' in line 10 and insert— '—

  1. (a) at a school maintained by a local education authority; and
  2. (b) under arrangements made by the authority on the ground mentioned in subsection (2B) below;'.
No. 372, in page 94, line 11, at end insert— `(2A) Where the board and lodging are provided for the pupil—
  1. (a) at a grant-maintained school; and
  2. (b) under arrangements made by a local education authority on the ground mentioned in subsection (2B) below;
the whole of the charges payable under this section shall be payable by the authority instead of by the pupil's parent. (2B) The ground referred to in subsections (2)(b) and (2A)(b) above is that, in the opinion of the authority concerned, education suitable to the pupil's age, ability and aptitude and to any special educational needs he may have cannot otherwise be provided by the authority for him.'. No. 338, in page 94, line 12, leave out 'the' and insert `a'. No. 339, in page 94, leave out lines 15 to 18 and insert—
  1. `(a) in the case of charges payable to the authority, shall remit so much of those charges as falls in accordance with subsection (3A) below to be so remitted; and
  2. (b) in the case of charges payable to the governing body of a grant-maintained school in respect of board and lodging provided under arrangements made by the authority, shall pay so much of those charges as falls in accordance with that subsection to be so paid.
 (3A) In the case of any such charges, the amount that falls to be remitted or paid by a local education authority by virtue of subsection (3)(a) or (b) above is—
  1. (a) such part of those charges as the authority consider ought not to be paid by the pupil's parents in order to avoid such hardship as is mentioned in that subsection;
  2. (b) if in their opinion such hardship cannot otherwise be avoided, the whole of those charges.'.—[Mr. Kenneth Baker.]

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