Academies Act 2010
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 27 July. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Government Bill
(Department for Education)
What is this Bill?
The Academies Act 2010 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 26 May 2010 and became an Act of Parliament on 27 July 2010.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
29th July 2010
Act of Parliament
Academies Act 2010 c.32
27th July 2010
Consideration of Commons amendmentsPing Pong (Lords)
27th July 2010
Royal Assent (Commons)
27th July 2010
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 26 July 2010
26th July 2010
3rd reading (Commons)
26th July 2010
Committee stage:Committee: 3rd sitting (Commons)
26th July 2010
Impact Assessments
Equalities Impact Assessment (PDF, 95KB)
26th July 2010
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the Whole House: Selection of Amendments 3 (PDF, 11KB)
26th July 2010
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 26 July 2010
23rd July 2010
Amendment papers
Notices of the Whole House Amendments given on 22 July 2010
23rd July 2010
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 22 July 2010
22nd July 2010
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Commons)
22nd July 2010
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 22 July 2010
22nd July 2010
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Committee of the Whole House Proceedings as at 21 July 2010
22nd July 2010
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the Whole House: Selection of Amendments 2 (PDF, 11KB)
21st July 2010
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Commons)
21st July 2010
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House Amendments as at 21 July 2010
21st July 2010
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the Whole House: Selection of Amendments 1 (PDF, 11KB)
20th July 2010
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 19 July 2010
19th July 2010
2nd reading (Commons)
19th July 2010
Money resolution
19th July 2010
Programme motion
19th July 2010
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 16 July 2010
16th July 2010
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment (PDF, 3MB)
15th July 2010
Briefing papers
Research Paper on the Academies Bill
14th July 2010
Bills
Bill 57 2010-11
14th July 2010
Explanatory Notes
Bill 57 2010-11 (Explanatory Notes to Bill)
13th July 2010
3rd reading (Lords)
13th July 2010
1st reading (Commons)
13th July 2010
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 12 July 2010
12th July 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 9 July 2010
9th July 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 8 July 2010
8th July 2010
Bills
HL Bill 013 2010-11 (as amended on Report)
7th July 2010
Report stage:Report: 2nd sitting (Lords)
7th July 2010
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 July 2010
6th July 2010
Report stage:Report: 1st sitting (Lords)
6th July 2010
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 5 July 2010
5th July 2010
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 2 July 2010
2nd July 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 1 July 2010
29th June 2010
Bills
HL Bill 010 2010-11 (as amended in Committee)
28th June 2010
Committee stage:Committee: 3rd sitting (Lords)
28th June 2010
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments as at 25 June 2010
25th June 2010
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 24 June 2010
24th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee supplementary to the revised Second Marshalled List as at 23 June 2010
23rd June 2010
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Lords)
23rd June 2010
Amendment papers
Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 22 June 2010
21st June 2010
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Lords)
21st June 2010
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 21 June 2010
18th June 2010
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 18 June 2010
17th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 June 2010
17th June 2010
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 June 2010
16th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 16 June 2010
15th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 July 2010
14th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 June 2010
11th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 11 June 2010
10th June 2010
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 10 June 2010
7th June 2010
2nd reading (Lords)
27th May 2010
Bills
HL Bill 001 2010-11 (as introduced on 26 May 2010)
27th May 2010
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 001 2010-11 (Explanatory Notes to Bill)
26th May 2010
1st reading (Lords)