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CABINET ,
EDUCATIONAL P O L I C Y - PROPOSED L E G I S L A T I O N ,
Memorandum "by t h e P r e s i d e n t
On J u l y
of
18th l a s t
the Educational
Educational
Policy
Development,
the school
leaving
employment
and w i t h o u t
Local
the Cabinet
Committee
including
age t o
15 w i t h
to
voluntary
proposals
Governments
were
wide measure o f
(i)
out
of
at
the Election
that
reasons,
we a c t
d e l a y might
t h e Government
(ii)
are being
(iii)
at
interval
Act
it
least
and t h e
at
in
empowering
under
the
Cabinet,
the
and r e c e i v e d
a
encourage
"
9
to
the
delayi­
opposition
on t h e
endeavours
me o f
and pass' t h e
possible
other
is
to
hand a n y
be
period
secure modifications
of
Policy,
extent
school building
suspended owing t o u n c e r t a i n t i e s
of
raising
beneficial
grants
seems t o
o n c e no m a t e r i a l
T o an e m b a r r a s s i n g
There
(i)
(ii)
Reform,
we s h o u l d i n t r o d u c e
expected from the denominations
of
for
decision- of
Educational
l e g i s l a t i o n with the
If
for
of
approval.
importance
requisite
a policy
allowances
t o make b u i l d i n g
For the f o l l o w i n g
utmost
exemptions
also with the
set
Programme
agreed t o
recommendation
schools,
In accordance
these
on t h e
legislation
maintenance
Education A u t h o r i t i e s
conditions
o f t h e B o a r d op E d u c a t i o n ,
is
general
least
actual
three
raising
agreement t h a t
years
of
as t o
legislation,
t h e r e must b e
between the
the school
schemes
age.
passage
Even,
of
an
the
therefore,
if
l e g i s l a t i o n was p a s s e d w i t h i n
provisions
operative
in regard t o
until
'ohe s c h o o l
September,
operation until
twelve
I
have
been worlcing
that
early
legislation
which
to
should accordingly
t o submit t h e
Educational
p r o c e e d at
hope
of
Policy
once t o
having
the Christmas
I
should,
with the usual
ready
of
course,
practice
to
Bill,
be glad t o
details
have t h e
o f my
if
in time t o
before
p r i n t e d and
they
permit
1935,
concur,
the
of
a
resumes
propose
the
the Cabinet
in
Bill
for
accordance
through
approval
issued,
0,P,G,S,
22nd November
sanction
proposals
draughtsmen, w i t h
submit
be
to
recess,
Committee t o
is
am r e a d y
as s o o n as P a r l i a m e n t
Home A f f a i r s
it
a
I
Committee a n d ,
instruct
the B i l l
Second Reading Debate
after
prepare
might
legislation
at
to the
full
proposed
and h a v e now r e a c h e d a p o i n t
my c o l l e a g u e s
in
Departments
the
of
become
other
of
I
the
later,
in consultation with
draughtsmen t o
months,
age would not
the d e t a i l s
instruct
out
six
1 9 5 9 , and w o u l d n o t b e
months
In a n t i c i p a t i o n
desirable,
the next
the