§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what guidance she will make available to schools on the implementation of Commission for Racial Equality guidance that admissions should reflect the ethnic make-up of the community. [43832]
§ Mr. TimmsThe Commission for Racial Equality will be issuing guidance to schools on how to comply with the general and specific duties as set out in the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000.
§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of(a) which schools or categories of school are exempt from the Commission for Racial Equality guidance that school admissions should reflect the ethnic make-up of the community and (b) how the CRE guidance should be interpreted by admissions forums. [43831]
§ Mr. TimmsThe guidance issued by the Commission for Racial Equality will apply to all maintained schools. It is the responsibility of individual admission authorities to ensure that their policies comply with all legislation, including the Race Relations Acts. Admission forums are advisory bodies and do not decide school admissions policies.