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449192

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date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they define "vexatious" in relation to the objections submitted to the Office of the Schools Adjudicator by secularist campaigning groups over the last two years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL5702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>On 25 January 2016, the Secretary of State announced changes to the school admissions code, in order to give parents more of a say in the school admissions process so they can be confident the system works for them.</p><p>The Government proposes that only local parents and local authorities should be able to refer objections about a school’s admissions arrangements to the Schools Adjudicator. The Government wants to ensure that the Adjudicator is able to focus on any concerns which parents may have about the fairness of the admission arrangements of their local school, and that adjudications are not held up by the need to consider large numbers of objections referred by interest groups from outside the area.</p><p>The Department will conduct a full public consultation in due course and will give careful consideration to all the views expressed in that consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 12/02/2016 08:32:20 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

449193

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of comments be the Chief Executive of Mumsnet stating that the Department for Education's proposal to prevent organisations from objecting to the admission arrangements of schools will "add to parental dissatisfaction".
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL5703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s proposed changes are designed to make sure that the Schools Adjudicator can concentrate on parental complaints. We want to ensure that the Adjudicator is able to focus on any concerns which parents may have about the fairness of the admission arrangements of their local school and that the Adjudicator is not held up by the need to consider objections referred by interest groups from outside the area.</p><p>The changes are still subject to a full public consultation and the Department will give careful consideration to all the views expressed in that consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 22/02/2016 13:28:01 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

449194

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact that preventing groups and organisations from objecting to school admissions arrangements will have on overall levels of compliance with the School Admissions Code.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL5704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s proposed changes are intended to ensure that the Adjudicator is able to focus on any concerns which parents may have about the fairness of the admission arrangements of their local school, and that adjudications are not delayed by the need to consider large numbers of objections referred by interest groups from outside the area.</p><p>The Department does not believe that preventing other organisations from submitting objections will have a detrimental impact. The Government will be conducting a full public consultation in due course and will give careful consideration to all the views expressed in that consultation.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 12/02/2016 08:33:03 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

449195

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the level of compliance with the School Admissions Code across all schools, especially in the light of the report by the Fair Admissions Campaign and the British Humanist Association, <i>An Unholy Mess</i>, that claimed a widespread failure to comply among religiously selective schools in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL5705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department will be conducting a full public consultation in due course and will give careful consideration to all the views expressed in that consultation as part of the current review of the School Admissions Code. In addition, the Schools Adjudicator reports annually to the Secretary of State on fair access. The Department is therefore also taking account of the Adjudicator’s report for the 2014 -2015 school year.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 25/02/2016 13:39:18 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL5705 OSA Annual Report 14-15.pdf title OSA Annual Report 2015-16
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

60551

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government upon what evidence they have based their proposals to outsource children's services to private firms.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (CYPA) allowed some local authorities to contract out looked after children and care leaver functions for a five-year pilot period. As a result, small autonomous practitioner-led organisations (Social Work Practices) were encouraged to develop. Between 2008 and 2012, 15 local authorities were involved in the pilot to create more tailored social work approaches.</p><p>The evaluation of Social Work Practices identified evidence of positive change through delegated arrangements for looked after children and care leavers. As a result, in November 2013, the freedoms in the CYPA were extended to all local authorities.</p><p>Staffordshire County Council have also recently received a ‘good' rating from Ofsted under the new single inspection framework, which included the social work practice 'Evolve YP'.</p><p>Some local authorities have asked the Government to extend these freedoms to other areas of children's social care. The current proposals will encourage greater innovative approaches for all local authorities to take the step from adequate or good children's services to excellent ones. The consultation on these proposals closed on 30 May and the Government is currently considering the responses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/06/2014 16:10:22 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

60552

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to respond to concerns expressed by the leaders of the social care profession that profit-making companies should not determine sensitive family matters.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government's proposals regarding the delegation of children's social care functions would enable local authorities to delegate children's social care functions to a third party. The intention is to broaden the range of approaches available to secure the best outcomes for children in their area. The proposals do not oblige local authorities to delegate any functions and do not remove responsibilities from local authorities for ensuring their statutory obligations on child protection and children's social care are met.</p><p>The consultation on the proposals closed on Friday 30 May and the Government is currently considering the responses.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/06/2014 16:05:33 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

60553

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the recommendations of the Munro Review of Child Protection; and how the Review's recommendations will be reflected in their plans.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting the welfare of children and protecting them from harm. The Government published its response to the Munro Review of Child Protection in July 2011, shortly after the publication of Professor Munro's final report. That response accepted Professor Munro's argument that the child protection system has lost its focus on the things that matter most: the views and experiences of children themselves. It also set out the Government's plans for implementation.</p><p>Of the fifteen recommendations made by Professor Munro, eleven have been implemented in full, including:</p><ol><li>In March 2013, we published the revised statutory guidance, <em>Working Together to Safeguard Children</em>, which focuses on the core legal requirements that all professionals should follow to keep children safe;</li><li>In September 2013, Isabelle Trowler began work as the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families. Lyn Romeo started her role as the Chief Social Worker for Adults at the same time; and</li><li>In November 2013, Ofsted began inspecting local authority children's services under the new ‘single' inspection framework.</li></ol><p>Substantial progress is being made on implementing the other key recommendations, including supporting local areas in the redesign of their social work practice. In respect of Professor Munro's recommendation on introducing a duty to secure provision of early help services, the Government has concluded there is sufficient legislation in place to deliver early help services to children and families. We are continuing to work with sector partners to reinforce existing legislation and understand how early help offers in local areas can be improved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 17/06/2014 16:09:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher

57566

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying for people with a terminal illness.
tabling member printed	Baroness Meacher
uin	HL39
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Government has not itself made any assessment of the level of support for a change in the law on assisted dying.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 18/06/2014 17:09:31 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3810 label Biography information for Baroness Meacher