§ Baroness Sharp of Guildfordasked Her Majesty's Government: How many times the Secretary of State has determined the extent to which a chief education officer or local education authority can advise the governing body of a foundation or voluntary aided school, in the absence of an agreement between the school governing body and the local education authority, about the appointment or dismissal of teaching staff under Schedule 17 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 or, since 1 September, under the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003 [HL55]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)None. Code of Practice on Local Education Authority-School Relations
§ Baroness Sharp of Guildfordasked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they have withdrawn the statutory guidance on local education authority representations about head teacher appointments and performance in Annex 3 of the Code of Practice on Local Education Authority-School Relations in view of the publication of statutory guidance on the same issues under Sections 35(8) and 36(8) of the Education Act 2002; and, if so, how they have announced this decision. [HL52]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandNo element of the current version of the Code of Practice on Local Education Authority-School Relations, published in February 2001, has been withdrawn.
§ Baroness Sharp of Guildfordasked Her Majesty's Government: When they intend to consult on a revised version of the Code of Practice on Local Education Authority-School Relations. [HL53]
§ Baroness Ashton of UphollandThe Statement of Intent for Partnership Working, signed on 23 July 2003 by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills and the Local Government Association, included a commitment by the department to consider whether the Code of Practice on Local Education Authority-School Relations could benefit from review. This 35WA matter is under consideration and no decisions have yet been made.