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Academies Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 7 July 2010. It occurred during Debate on bills on Academies Bill [HL].
My Lords, I will come to my Amendment 31 in just a moment. I strongly suspect that the Minister’s answer to the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, is that the academy order is permissive. It does not force the school to become an academy; it is permission for it to do so. The school becomes an academy only when it converts. I suspect that will be the answer, but my noble friend will speak for himself. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, that it is desirable that the school consults all the right people before it even applies. I very much suspect that all those groups who feel themselves to be appropriate consultees—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
720 c305 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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