HC Deb 02 December 1970 vol 807 c417W
Mr. Marks

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many notices of complaint under Part III of the Education Act have been served on independent schools in each of the years since 1960; and how many so far in 1970.

Mr. van Straubenzee

The information is as follows:

Year No. of Notices of Complaint
1960 9
1961 6
1962 5
1963 11
1964 17
1965 21
1966 12
1967 21
1968 16
1969 14
1970 (to date) 9
141

Mr. Marks

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of independent schools which are not recognised by her Department as efficient.

Mr. van Straubenzee

No. There are over 1,300 such schools on the Register of Independent Schools, which, as required by the Education Act, 1944, is open to public inspection at the offices of the Department in Curzon Street.