Attainment in up to 3 non-GCSE qualifications from the department\u2019s approved list may count towards a pupil\u2019s Progress 8 score. A full list of qualifications that count in key stage 4 performance tables is attached to this answer.<\/p>
Also attached is an analysis, published by the department in March 2019, that provides an overview of pupil entries into non-GCSE qualifications at key stage 4 and how this varies by pupil characteristics.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4689", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Agnew of Oulton"} , "attachment" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126323/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "HL15683_key_stage_4_qualifications_and_discount_codes_2014_to_2021_performance_tables.xls"} , "title" : "HL15683_Tables"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1126323/answer/attachment/2", "fileName" : {"_value" : "HL15683_Non-GCSE_qualifications_in_England_key_stage_4_entries_and_absence_and_exclusions_outcomes.pdf"} , "title" : "HL15683_PDF"} ], "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-21T16:56:36.533Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Schools: Standards"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the attainment of non-GCSE Key Stage 4 qualifications is reflected in a student's Progress 8 score; and if not, what assessment they have made of the impact that has had on the school that child attends.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1879", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lucas"} ], "uin" : "HL15683"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1123759", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1123759/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
HMRC does not record the values of goods seized from fulfilment houses. Goods have been seized where HMRC believes customs obligations have been contravened. This includes the inability of the fulfilment house to link the goods to an import declaration made to HMRC. Without this link, the value of the goods declared at import is unknown. HMRC will destroy all seized goods after an appropriate period of time has elapsed, unless the importer of the goods can demonstrate it is compliant.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/57", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Young of Cookham"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-13T16:21:04.157Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-04-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electronic Commerce: Tax Evasion"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 25 April, what was the value of stock belonging to third parties seized from 14 fulfilment houses by HMRC; whether that stock has been, or will be, destroyed; and if not, what they intend to do with that stock.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1879", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lucas"} ], "uin" : "HL15397"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121595", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121595/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The general power of competence is provided for in section 1 of the Localism Act 2011. It gives councils confidence in their legal capacity to act for communities and is designed to allow local authorities to innovate. Prior to the 2011 Act, local authorities could only do what Parliament had provided they could do \u2013 local authorities were given discrete, often narrowly defined powers. The general power of competence was provided on the basis that local authorities would be able to do anything that an individual with full capacity might do, other than that which is specifically prohibited, with some limitations. Section 1 of the Localism Act 2011 also builds on existing powers to charge and to trade. If a local authority wishes to trade for a commercial purpose, this must be carried out through a company. Anyone has a right to request information from a public authority, including a company that is wholly owned by a public authority.<\/p>
If a local authority receives a fee for services that it provides it will need to ensure that those transactions are accurately reflected in the annual financial accounts, which it is required to complete. The annual accounts should reflect requirements of the relevant accounting and reporting framework. Proper accounting practices for local authorities are set by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Local authorities also need to comply with legislative requirements set out in statute. One specific requirement that local authorities are required to include in their accounts concerns related party transactions. These items should be shown as a disclosure note which supplements the core financial statements. However, it will only be disclosed where the transactions are material. In addition, local authorities complete annual statistical returns of their expenditure which are submitted to MHCLG. These returns should include all income that a local authority receives throughout the year including fees and charges. The RO forms for 2017/18 can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing-england-2017-to-2018-individual-local-authority-data-outturn<\/a>.<\/p> If a local authority provides a service using their general power of competence, they are not required to seek permission from central Government. The Secretary of State has powers to limit local authorities use of the general power of competence, subject to Parliamentary approval of an Order.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, when a local authority acts, for a fee, as a guarantor for a property transaction in which it has no other interest in a distant local authority the details of this transaction should be (1) available to the public, (2) reported in that authority's accounts, and (3) subject to permission from central government; and if so, how.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1121596/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Prudential Framework allows local authorities to borrow without Government consent, subject to being satisfied they can afford to service the costs of borrowing through available resources.The decision making process for capital investment and borrowing decisions is devolved to the local authority. Central Government\u2019s responsibility in this area is to set the framework which local authorities operate within.<\/p> Whilst local authorities determine their own capital programmes, legislation states that local authorities have to have regard to The Prudential Code which is issued and updated by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). The prudential framework is designed to ensure that the capital expenditure plans of a local authority, including commercial property investments, are affordable, prudent and sustainable. This will include the setting of a number of prudential indicators relating to affordable borrowing levels which have to be approved by full council every year.<\/p>