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| New education travel law 'flaws' | New education travel law 'flaws' |
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| Fundamental flaws have been identified with one of the Welsh Assembly Government's first attempts at drawing up a new Welsh law. | Fundamental flaws have been identified with one of the Welsh Assembly Government's first attempts at drawing up a new Welsh law. |
| Under the 2006 Government of Wales Act, the Welsh assembly can now create its own legislation in certain areas. | |
| But a scrutiny committee has found a number of problems with proposals for legislation to improve travel to schools and further education. | But a scrutiny committee has found a number of problems with proposals for legislation to improve travel to schools and further education. |
| These include a basic lack of powers over key issues, such as seat belts. | These include a basic lack of powers over key issues, such as seat belts. |
| The Enterprise and Learning Committee's scrutiny report found that the new law, known as an Assembly Measure, would be powerless with regard to vehicle standards, seating arrangements or seatbelts. | The Enterprise and Learning Committee's scrutiny report found that the new law, known as an Assembly Measure, would be powerless with regard to vehicle standards, seating arrangements or seatbelts. |
| The committee also found inadequacies over codes of conduct. | The committee also found inadequacies over codes of conduct. |
| Plug the gap | Plug the gap |
| It found unruly children on public transport would only be covered by a code of conduct if their tickets had been paid, in full or in part, by the local authority. | It found unruly children on public transport would only be covered by a code of conduct if their tickets had been paid, in full or in part, by the local authority. |
| Those paying themselves would be exempt, and remain beyond the control of the new legislation. | Those paying themselves would be exempt, and remain beyond the control of the new legislation. |
| The assembly government will present more detailed proposals in the New Year. | The assembly government will present more detailed proposals in the New Year. |
| But if it fails to request enough powers to plug the gap, the committee has said it may consider bringing forward its own request for extra powers from Westminster. | But if it fails to request enough powers to plug the gap, the committee has said it may consider bringing forward its own request for extra powers from Westminster. |
| It wants the assembly government to give further consideration to the code of conduct, including to the issue of who will be covered by it. | It wants the assembly government to give further consideration to the code of conduct, including to the issue of who will be covered by it. |
| The committee also wants the assembly government to give further consideration to the possibility of staggering the opening and closing times of schools. | The committee also wants the assembly government to give further consideration to the possibility of staggering the opening and closing times of schools. |