HL Deb 03 December 2002 vol 641 cc98-100WA
Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether copies of the consultation document on school admissions were sent to all schools and governing bodies; and who else received the consultation document. [HL228]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

As part of a drive to reduce the amount of paperwork sent directly to schools, the department routinely consults representative samples, rather than going to every individual school. In this instance, the consultation was targeted towards admission authorities, as they would have the most direct interest in changes to the codes and regulations. All local education authorities—as the admission authorities of community and voluntary controlled schools—were consulted, along with a representative sample of foundation and voluntary aided schools, who are their own admission authorities, and a smaller sample of other non-admission authority schools. The consultation was also available on the department's website. In addition, the following representative and national bodies were also consulted:

  • Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) Ltd
  • The Association of Foundation and Voluntary Aided Schools
  • Association of London Government
  • Association of Muslim Schools (UK)
  • The Board of Deputies of British Jews
  • British Humanist Association
  • Campaign for State Education (CASE)
  • Catholic Education Service and diocesan boards of education
  • Centre for Academies Support Services (CASS)
  • Church of England Board of Education and diocesan boards of education
  • Commission for Racial Equality
  • Consortium for Selective Schools in Essex
  • Council on Tribunals
  • CTC Principals' Forum
  • Department of Health
  • Equal Opportunities Commission
  • Free Church Federal Council
  • Greek Orthodox Church
  • Home Office Immigration and Nationality Division
  • Information for School and College Governors (ISCG)
  • Local Government Association
  • Local Government Ombudsman
  • National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
  • National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations
    • WA 100
  • National Governors Council
  • National Union of Teachers
  • Office of the Schools Adjudicator
  • Public Sec eam, Cabinet Office
  • Personnel Command—Personnel Services, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
  • Secondary Heads Association
  • Service Personnel Policy Families
  • Seventh-Day Adventist Church
  • Sikh Secretariat
  • Society of Friends
  • The Education Network
  • The Muslim Educational Trust
  • The Wales Office