Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many directions she has issued under section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 since 17 November 2011.

We have records that the Secretary of State has issued directions under section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 on four occasions since 17 November 2011.

Clause 2(6) of the Education and Adoption Bill removes the power of the Secretary of State, found in section 69A of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, to direct a local authority to give a performance standards and safety warning notice. This is because, as a result of the amendments in Clause 2 of the Bill, the Secretary of State would in future be able to give and judge compliance with these notices herself.