§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many independent schools have been refused registration under the Education Act 1944; and in respect of how many such schools against which a complaint has been made, the complaint has been upheld after formal consideration under Section 72.
§ Miss Joan LestorThe Department has no record of having refused an initial application for the registration, in accordance with Section 70 of the Education Act 1944, of an independent school as defined in the Act. Complaints against 215 registered schools have been made in accordance with Section 71. One of these remains outstanding; 37 others were terminated by the voluntary closure of the school concerned. The remaining 177 complaints have been determined in accordance with Section 72: 134 were annulled by the Secretary of State, the matters complained of having been remedied to his satisfaction; two were annulled by an Independent Schools Tribunal; 36 schools were struck off the register; and in the remaining five cases orders were made partially disqualifying the premises from being used as a school