Part 7Discipline, behaviour and exclusion

Chapter 2Parental responsibilities and excluded pupils

Parenting contracts and parenting orders

99Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions

(1)

The Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38) is amended as follows.

(2)

In section 21 (parenting orders: supplemental)—

(a)

in subsection (1)(a), after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”,

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

In deciding whether to make a parenting order under section 20, a court must also take into account any failure by the parent without reasonable excuse to attend a reintegration interview under section 102 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (reintegration interview in case of fixed period exclusion) when requested to do so in accordance with regulations under that section.”,

(c)

omit subsection (4), and

(d)

in subsection (5), after “authorities,” insert “ governing bodies ”.

(3)

After section 22 insert—

“22AParenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions

(1)

The appropriate person may by regulations make further provision about the exercise by F1local authorities and the governing bodies of relevant schools of their functions relating to—

(a)

parenting contracts under section 19, and

(b)

parenting orders under section 20.

(2)

The provision that may be made under subsection (1) includes—

(a)

provision limiting the power of a F1local authority to enter into a parenting contract, or apply for a parenting order, in prescribed cases where—

(i)

the school by reference to which the contract is entered into or the application is made is not in the area of the authority, or

(ii)

the child by reference to whom the contract is entered into or the application is made does not reside in that area;

(b)

provision as to which governing body may apply for a parenting order in cases where a pupil has been admitted to a relevant school after being permanently excluded from another;

(c)

provision requiring one F1local authority or governing body to consult with another before taking any prescribed step;

(d)

provision authorising or requiring the provision of information by one F1local authority or governing body to another;

(e)

provision as to how the costs associated with parenting contracts entered into by F1local authorities or governing bodies of relevant schools or the costs associated with the requirements of parenting orders under section 20 (including in each case the costs of providing counselling or guidance programmes) are to be met.

(3)

In subsection (2), “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the appropriate person under subsection (1).”

(4)

In section 24 (interpretation)—

(a)

for “sections 19 to 21” substitute “ sections 19 to 22A ”, and

(b)

after the definition of “child of compulsory school age” insert—

““governing body”, in relation to a relevant school which is an Academy, a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts, means the proprietor of the school, as defined by section 579(1) of the 1996 Act;”.