Member

Amendments 427 and 451 concern the regulation of alternative provision—education provided outside a mainstream or special school. Amendment 427 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, seeks to bring all alternative provision into the system of regulation which applies to independent schools. Amendment 451 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Storey, seeks to prevent the use by local authorities of alternative provision which is not registered. As I have already stated, Clause 36 concerns the regulation of full-time settings. Alternative provision is in many cases a short-term or part-time arrangement. For that reason, we do not believe it would be appropriate or proportionate to apply this system of regulation which applies to independent schools to a non-full-time provider. But that does not mean that we do not recognise that there is an issue.