ISC Responses & Evidence

ISC Consultation Responses

DfES School Admissions Code Consultation

1 December 2006
The new School Admissions and School Admission Appeals Codes are made under section 84 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, as amended by the Education and Inspections Bill 2006. The Codes and regulations, which relate solely to maintained schools, will come into force in February 2007, subject to this consultation and the approval of Parliament, and will first affect school admissions in 2008.

DfES Child Protection: Safer Recruitment and Vetting in the Education Service

12 October 2006
The draft Guidance details the recruitment and vetting checks that need to be made on all people who wish to work with children and young persons through a role in the education service, including overseas teachers and agency staff working in education establishments. This consultation draft attempts to consolidate in one place everything anyone needs to know about both the must-dos and the strongly recommended best practice in terms of recruitment and vetting checks for individuals who will work with children and young people.

DTI Increasing the Holiday Entitlement: an Initial Consultation

12 September 2006
This consultation concerns the DTI proposals to increase the current statutory minimum holiday entitlement from four weeks to 5.6 weeks. This consultation concerns the DTI proposals to increase the current statutory minimum holiday entitlement from four weeks to 5.6 weeks.

Charities Bill

26 June 2006
Briefing note for MPs from the Independent Schools Council (ISC)

DfES Early Years Foundation Stage - Consultation on a Single Quality Framework for Services to Children from Birth to Five

5 May 2006
This consultation invited comments on a draft of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), which is due to come into force in September 2008. The EYFS will be a single framework for care, learning and development for children in all early years settings, including independent schools, from birth to the August after their fifth birthday. Building on the existing Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, the Birth to Three Matters framework, and the National Standards for Under 8s Day Care and Childminding.

CRB Proposed Increase in Disclosure fees and Introduction of Fees for POVAFirst

2 February 2006
This consultation introduced proposals to increase Disclosure fees under Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 and introduce a payment for POVAFirst checks.

DfES Information Sharing Index

1 January 2006
Consultation on Draft Information Sharing Index (England) Regulations and Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment