The DCSF Select Committee is conducting an inquiry into the Badman review which requires response by 22nd September, 2009.
Notice sent out to multiple recipients from the Select Committee:
Children, Schools and Families Committee Select Committee Announcement
Media Enquiries: Rebecca Jones 020 7219 5693 / 07917 488549
22 July 2009
Inquiry into the DCSF-commissioned review of elective home education
The Children, Schools and Families Committee is to undertake a short inquiry into the recent review of elective home education commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The Committee invites written submissions on:
* the conduct of the review and related consultations (e.g. the constitution of the review team; the scope of the terms of reference for the review; and the nature of the consultation documents).
* the recommendations made by the review on elective home education.
The Committee asks for written submissions in accordance with the guidelines below by noon on Tuesday 22 September 2009.
Please note
A copy of the submission should be sent by e-mail to csfcom@parliament.uk and marked "Elective Home Education Inquiry".
The Committee's strong preference is for submissions in electronic form, although hard copy originals will be accepted and should be sent to Kathryn Smith, Committee Assistant, at:
Children, Schools and Families Select Committee
House of Commons
7 Millbank
London SW1P 3JA
Each submission should:
* be no more than 3,000 words in length;
* begin with a short summary in bullet point form;
* have numbered paragraphs; and
* (if in electronic form) be in Word format or a rich text format with as little use of colour or logos as possible.
For Data Protection purposes, it would be helpful if individuals submitting written evidence send their contact details separately in a covering letter. You should be aware that there may be circumstances in which the House of Commons will be required to communicate information to third parties on request, in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please supply a postal address so that a copy of the Committee's report can be sent to you upon publication.
A guide for written submissions to Select Committees may be found on the parliamentary website at:
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/witnessguide.pdf
Please also note that:
* Memoranda submitted must be kept confidential until published by the Committee, unless publication by the person or organization submitting it is specifically authorised.
* Once submitted, evidence is the property of the Committee. The Committee normally, although not always, chooses to make public the written evidence it receives, by publishing it on the internet (where it will be searchable), by printing it or by making it available through the Parliamentary Archives. If there is any information you believe to be sensitive you should highlight it and explain what harm you believe would result from its disclosure. The Committee will take this into account in deciding whether to publish or further disclose the evidence.
* The Committee does not normally investigate individual cases.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
The Children, Schools and Families Committee is one of the House's Select Committees related to government departments: its terms of reference are to examine "the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Children, Schools and Families and its associated public bodies". The Committee chooses its own subjects of inquiry, within the overall terms of reference. It invites written evidence from interested parties and holds public evidence sessions, usually in committee rooms at the House of Commons, although it does have the power to meet away from Westminster.
At the end of each inquiry, the Committee will normally agree a Report based on the evidence received. Such Reports are published and made available on the Internet. Copies are sent free to those who give oral evidence. Reports usually contain recommendations to the Government and other bodies. The Government by convention responds to reports within about two months of publication. These responses are also published.
The Members are:
Mr Barry Sheerman (Chairman) Labour, Huddersfield
Annette Brooke Liberal Democrat, Mid Dorset and Poole North
Mr Douglas Carswell Conservative, Harwich
Mr David Chaytor Labour, Bury North
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour, Gateshead East and Washington West
Paul Holmes Liberal Democrat, Chesterfield
Fiona Mactaggart Labour, Slough
Mr Andrew Pelling Independent, Croydon Central
Mr Andy Slaughter Labour, Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush
Helen Southworth Labour, Warrington South
Mr Graham Stuart Conservative, Beverley & Holderness
Mr Edward Timpson Conservative, Crewe and Nantwich
Derek Twigg Labour, Halton
Lynda Waltho Labour, Stourbridge
Media Enquiries: Rebecca Jones, Tel 020 7219 5693 / 07917 488549, email: jonesbl@parliament.uk
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Rebecca Jones
House of Commons Select Committee Media Officer Children, Schools & Families; Health; Innovation, Universities,
Science & Skills; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales
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m: 07917 488 549
e: jonesbl@parliament.uk
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