Decision details

The School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill, a Government Bill, introduced by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Children and Young People Committee.

About the Bill

The School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill includes provision for intervening in schools causing concern, school improvement, school organisation, Welsh in Education strategic plans, annual parents meetings, school-based counselling, primary school free breakfast initiatives and flexible charging for school meals.

Current Stage

The School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 became law in Wales on 4 March 2013. (external website)


Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.

Stage	Documents
Bill introduced – 23 April 2012	School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill, as introduced (PDF, 552KB) Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 578KB) Presiding Officer's Statement on Legislative Competence: 23 April 2012 (PDF, 126KB) Business Committee Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill (PDF, 71KB) Research Service Bill Summary (PDF, 664KB) Written Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: 26 March 2012 Written Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills: 24 April 2012 Plenary statement: Introduction of the Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill: 24 April 2012
Stage 1 - Committee consideration of general principles	Consultation The Committee considered the Bill on the following dates: 25 April 2012 (private) 9 May 2012 31 May 2012 13 June 2012 27 June 2012 11 July 2012 19 July 2012 26 September 2012 4 October 2012 (private) Ministerial Correspondence Committee Stage 1 Report (PDF, 859KB) Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee Report (PDF, 392KB)
Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles	A debate took place in Plenary on 23 October 2012. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed.
Financial Resolution	A Financial Resolution in relation to the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill was agreed in plenary on 23 October 2012.
Stage 2 - Committee consideration of amendments	Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 14 November 2012 and 28 November 2012.   Notice of Amendments: 5 November 2012 (PDF129KB) Notice of Amendments: 7 November 2012 (PDF118KB) Marshalled List of Amendments: 14 November 2012 (PDF, 207KB) Groupings of Amendments: 14 November 2012 (PDF, 69KB) Notice of Amendments: 21 November 2012 (PDF, 52KB) Marshalled List of Amendments: 28 November 2012 (PDF, 148KB) Groupings of Amendments: 28 November 2012 (PDF, 71KB)   Summary of changes made at Stage 2 (PDF, 142kb)   School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2. (Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.) (pdf, 444kb)   Explanatory Memorandum revised after Stage 2 (pdf, 618kb)
Stage 3 - Plenary consideration of amendments	Stage 3 consideration and disposal of amendments took place in Plenary on 15 January 2013. Notice of Amendments: 2 January 2013 (PDF, 91KB) Notice of Amendments: 8 January 2013 (PDF, 104kb) Marshalled List of Amendments: 15 January 2013 (PDF, 166KB) Groupings of Amendments: 15 January 2013 (PDF, 65KB)
Stage 4 - Passing of the Bill in Plenary	The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance with SO 12.36 on 15 January 2013. School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill, as passed (PDF, 544KB)   School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML)
Date of Royal Assent	Royal Assent (PDF, 39KB) was given on 4 March 2013.

Contact information
Clerk: Liz Wilkinson
Phone: 029 2089 8025

Postal address:
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA

Fax: 029 2089 8032
Email: CYPCommittee@wales.gov.uk

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In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments will be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they relate, arise in the Bill.

 

The Amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will be debated as follows:

 

1. Intervention in maintained schools – notices and powers of intervention

61, 62

2. Guidance on intervention

54, 55, 56, 57, 58

3. School organisation – making, approval and determination of proposals

2, 59, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

33, 34, 35, 44, 45, 46, 49, 53

4. School organisation – establishment of foundation schools

63

5. School organisation – proposals for restructuring of sixth form education

64, 65, 73, 74, 75, 76, 80

6. School organisation – rationalisation of school places

66, 67, 68

7. School organisation – regional provision for special educational needs

69, 70, 71, 72

8. Responsibility for implementation of proposals

36, 50, 51, 52

9. School organisation – notice by governing body to discontinue foundation or voluntary school

37, 38, 39, 40, 41

10. Welsh in education strategic plans

1, 77, 42, 43

11. Free school breakfasts

78, 79

12. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

60

13. Regulated alterations – regulating changes to SEN provision

47, 48

 

Voting was taken in the order set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments:

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 61:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 61 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 62:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 62 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 54:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 55:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

As amendment 55 was not agreed, amendments 56 and 57 fall.

A vote was taken on Amendment 58:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

Amendment 2 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 59:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
18	0	38	56

Amendment 59 not agreed.

Amendment 3 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 63:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 63 was not agreed.

Amendment 4 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 5 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 6 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 7 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 8 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 64:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 64 was not agreed.

As amendment 64 was not agreed, amendment 65 and 80 fall.

Amendment 9 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 10 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 11 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 12 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 13 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 14 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 15 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 16 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 17 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 20:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
43	0	13	56

Amendment 20 was agreed.

Amendment 18 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 19 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 21 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 22 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 23 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 24 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 25 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 26 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 27 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 28 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 29 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 30 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 31 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 32 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 33 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 66:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 66 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 67:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 67 was not agreed.

Amendment 34 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 35 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 68:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 68 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 69:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 70:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	43	56

Amendment 70 was not agreed.

As amendment 70 was not agreed, amendments 71 and 72 fall.

A vote was taken on Amendment 73:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	43	55

Amendment 73 was not agreed.

As amendment 73 was not agreed, amendments 74, 75 and 76 fall.

Amendment 36 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 37 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 38 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 39 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 40 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 41 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 77:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
28	0	29	57

As required by Standing Order 6.20 the Presiding Officer exercised her casting vote by voting against the amendment. Therefore, the amendment was not agreed.

Amendment 42 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 43 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

A vote was taken on Amendment 78:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
13	0	42	55

Amendment 78 not agreed.

As amendment 78 was not agreed, amendment 79 falls.

A vote was taken on Amendment 60:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
14	13	28	55

Amendment 60 was not agreed.

Amendment 44 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 45 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 46 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 47 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 48 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 49 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 50 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 51 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 52 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Amendment 53 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.