Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-26


make provision about the safeguarding and welfare of children; about support for children in care or leaving care; about regulation of care workers; about regulation of establishments and agencies under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000; about employment of children; about breakfast club provision and school uniform; about attendance of children at school; about regulation of independent educational institutions; about inspections of schools and colleges; about teacher misconduct; about Academies and teachers at Academies; repealing section 128 of the Education Act 2002; about school places and admissions; about establishing new schools; and for connected purposes.

Government Bill

(Department for Education)
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Last Event: Thursday 18th September 2025 - Committee stage (Lords)

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Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

19th September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 135 Running list of amendments - 19 September 2025
18th September 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
18th September 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
18th September 2025
Bill
HL Bill 135 (as amended in Committee)
17th September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
16th September 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
16th September 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
12th September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee

502YV

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 12 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Behaviour improvement: presumption against reinstatement for children who engage in extremely serious behaviour</b><br> (1) The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1033) are amended as follows.<br> (2) In regulation 6, after paragraph (3) insert—<br> “(3A) For any pupil engaged in any of the circumstances set out in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c), the presumption should be that the governing body must not reinstate the pupil unless a risk assessment has been carried out which demonstrates that the students does not present a heightened risk factor to other students and staff—<br> (a) where a pupil’s possession of a knife or other offensive weapon was a factor in the decision to exclude the child;<br> (b) where the pupil’s behaviour which led to their being excluded included sexual assault;<br> (c) where the pupil’s behaviour which led to their being excluded included assault against a teacher.<br> (3B) Any risk assessment required under paragraph (3A) must demonstrate how this risk has been eliminated or negated.<br> (3C) Where a pupil has not been reinstated as a result of conditions under paragraph (3A), the pupil must be relocated to an environment that is more suitable to their challenging behaviour, such as a People Referral Unit or Alternative Provision or similar.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the Government’s willingness to introduce a presumption against the reinstatement of a child who has been excluded for possession of a knife or other offensive weapon, sexual assault, or assault against a teacher. It would instead mean that the pupil must be relocated to an environment that is more suitable to challenging behaviour.</p>

502YW

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 12 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Behaviour improvement: presumption against reinstatement in a mainstream school for children who have been permanently excluded on two occasions</b><br> (1) The School Discipline (Pupil Exclusions and Reviews) (England) Regulations 2012 (2012/1033) are amended as follows.<br> (2) In regulation 6, after paragraph (3) insert—<br> “(3A) Where a pupil has been permanently excluded on two occasions, the presumption should be the governing body, of any mainstream school, must not reinstate the pupil unless a risk assessment has been carried out which demonstrates that the students does not present a heightened risk factor to other students and staff, in which case the school must be able to demonstrate how this risk has been eliminated or negated.<br> (3B) Where a pupil has not been reinstated as a result of conditions under paragraph (3A), the pupil must be relocated to an environment that is more suitable to their challenging behaviour, such as a People Referral Unit or Alternative Provision or similar.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the Government’s willingness to introduce a presumption against the reinstatement of a child who has been permanently excluded on two occasions from any mainstream school from being moved to another mainstream school and relocated to an environment that is more suitable to their challenging behaviour, such as a Pupil Referral Unit or Alternative Provision or similar.</p>

502YX

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 12 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Report: impact of behaviour of school children on teacher recruitment and retention</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, publish a report on the impact of the behaviour of school children on teacher recruitment and retention.<br> (2) In producing the report under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) local authorities,<br> (b) parents,<br> (c) school governing bodies,<br> (d) teachers,<br> (e) The Office for Standards in Education, and<br> (f) any other persons the Secretary of State deems appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the Department for Education to undertake and publish a report on the impact of behaviour of school children on teacher recruitment and retention.</p>

502YY

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 12 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Report: impact of behaviour of school children on educational outcomes</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, publish a report on the impact of the behaviour of school children on educational outcomes for their fellow schoolchildren.<br> (2) In producing the report under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) local authorities,<br> (b) parents,<br> (c) school governing bodies,<br> (d) teachers,<br> (e) academy trusts,<br> (f) The Office for Standards in Education, and<br> (g) any other persons the Secretary of State deems appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the Department for Education to undertake and publish a report on the impact of behaviour of school children on educational outcomes.</p>

502YYA

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 12 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to exclude under section 51A of the Education Act 2002</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State has a duty to ensure that agreements or schemes to create local “no exclusion” areas do not infringe on headteachers’ right to exclude pupils in England under section 51A of the Education Act 2002 (Exclusion of pupils: England).<br> (2) The Secretary of State must publish a review to assess—<br> (a) whether headteachers’ right to exclude under section 51A of the Education Act 2002 is being upheld, and<br> (b) whether headteachers are subject to undue pressure to sign up to “no exclusion” agreements or schemes.<br> (3) In preparing the review under subsection (2), the Secretary of State must consult such persons they consider appropriate.”

10th September 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part two (Lords)
10th September 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part one (Lords)
10th September 2025
Committee stage part two (Lords)
10th September 2025
Committee stage part one (Lords)
8th September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee

502YS

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 8 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to opt out from device-based homework</b><br> (1) Before the beginning of the 2026/27 academic year, the Secretary of State must, by regulations made by statutory instrument, confer a right for parents to elect, by giving notice in writing to a school, for their child to receive, complete and submit homework tasks otherwise than by means of a computer or a personal electronic device.<br> (2) Any regulations made under subsection (1)—<br> (a) must apply to all schools in England;<br> (b) may provide for parents to withdraw any notice previously given to a school, provided they give reasonable warning;<br> (c) may provide for schools temporarily to disregard any such notice in relation to certain or all subjects—<br> (i) by agreement with the parents,<br> (ii) if the headteacher reasonably considers in relation to a particular pupil that it is necessary to do so to accommodate the medical or educational needs of that pupil and provided that the school has first consulted with the parents, or<br> (iii) in exceptional circumstances if the headteacher reasonably considers that it is necessary to do so to maintain continuity of educational provision for particular pupils or for all pupils attending the school.<br> (3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section “parent”, “pupil” and “school” have the meanings given in the Education Act 1996 (see sections 3, 4 and 576 of that Act).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment establishes a right for parents to ensure their child is able to complete homework without the use of a computer or personal device.</p>

502YT

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Nash (Con)
Tabled: 8 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Device-based examinations: secondary education examinations</b><br> (1) Before the beginning of the 2026/27 academic year the Secretary of State must, by regulations made by statutory instrument, require examination boards to ensure that all secondary education examinations are completed by pupils by hand, and not by means of a computer or a personal electronic device.<br> (2) Any regulations made under subsection (1) may provide for exceptions—<br> (a) in relation to the examination of subjects for which computer or device use proficiency is a core element of the subject, such as computing and music technology, or<br> (b) where completing an exam by means of a computer or a personal electronic device—<br> (i) is more appropriate for a pupil with special educational needs or disabilities, or<br> (ii) is required by a pupil’s education, health and care plan.<br> (3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament<br> (4) For the purposes of this section “pupil” has the meaning given by the section 3 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of pupil etc).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that secondary education examinations are completed by hand and without pupils needing to use a computer or a personal electronic device, subject to relevant subject or SEND exceptions.</p>

502YU

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Nash (Con)
Tabled: 8 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Device-based examinations: reception baseline assessments</b><br> (1) Before the beginning of the 2026/27 academic year, the Secretary of State must, by regulations made by statutory instrument, require that reception baseline assessments are completed by pupils otherwise than by means of a computer or a personal electronic device.<br> (2) Any regulations made under subsection (1) may provide for exceptions for pupils with special educational needs or disabilities.<br> (3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section “pupil” has the meaning given by the section 3 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of pupil etc).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that the reception baseline assessment is completed without pupils needing to be able to use a computer or a personal electronic device, unless relevant SEND exceptions apply.</p>

5th September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IX(d) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)

426E

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 5 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Harm to the child: prevention of legal action</b><br> (1) No parent can be subject to criminal prosecution, penalty, or sanction (“legal action”) under any provision in sections 30 to 35 if the condition in subsection (2) applies.<br> (2) The condition is that legal action in subsection (1) would result—<br> (a) in harm to a child’s welfare, or<br> (b) on balance, in greater harm to a child’s education than if the legal action was not pursued.<br> (3) For the purposes of subsection (2)—<br> (a) harm to a child’s welfare is determined with reference to section 1 of the Children Act 1989 (welfare of the child), and<br> (b) harm to a child’s education is determined with reference to—<br> (i) section 9 of the Education Act 1996 (pupils to be educated in accordance with parents’ wishes), and<br> (ii) Article 2 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (right to education).<br> (4) Nothing in this section prevents proportionate civil measures, support, or intervention intended to secure the welfare of the child, provided such measures do not have the effect of undermining the child’s access to suitable education.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent prosecution of parents if this would lead to any harm to the child’s welfare and greater harm the child’s education than if legal action was not pursued.</p>

505C

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 5 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Sections 12 to 18 may not come into force until the Secretary of State has published a statement regarding the human rights obligations of publicly-funded private providers of children’s social care.”

4th September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IX(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)

502YN

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 4 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Annual review of burdens and sunset of ineffective measures</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed and annually thereafter, conduct a review of the operation of all measures introduced by this Act to determine whether they—<br> (a) achieve their stated purpose, and<br> (b) impose unnecessary or disproportionate bureaucratic burdens on local authorities, parents, schools, or the Department.<br> (2) Where a review under subsection (1) finds that any measure does not achieve its stated purpose, or imposes unnecessary burdens disproportionate to its benefits, the Secretary of State must—<br> (a) by regulations made by statutory instrument repeal that measure, or<br> (b) provide exemptions, modifications, or other adjustments to reduce the burden, consistent with the principle of value for money.<br> (3) Any measure introduced by this Act which has failed the tests under subsection (1) and which has not been rectified by regulations under subsection (2) shall automatically cease to have effect two years after the date of the review in which it was identified.<br> (4) A report on each review under subsection (1) must be laid before both Houses of Parliament, setting out—<br> (a) the evidence relied upon,<br> (b) the costs and benefits assessed, and<br> (c) the steps taken under subsection (2).<br> (5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment establishes an annual review of all measures in the Act to ensure they achieve their purpose without imposing unnecessary bureaucratic burdens. Measures found ineffective or disproportionately burdensome must be repealed or amended, with a sunset clause ensuring that no such measure can persist beyond two years without correction.</p>

502YP

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 4 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Substantive fairness in ministerial action</b><br> (1) In exercising any function under this Act, whether by issuing guidance or by reviewing parental appeals, the Secretary of State must act in a manner that is substantively fair, proportionate, and consistent with the best educational interests of the child.<br> (2) To be compliant with subsection (1) it is not sufficient for the Secretary of State to frame guidance or decisions in terms which appear compatible with the Human Rights Act 1998 or the European Convention on Human Rights where the effect in practice is to impose unfair, excessive, or coercive obligations on parents.<br> (3) In any challenge brought before a court, the court must have regard to the actual operation and impact of the guidance or decision on parents and children, and not merely to its formal wording or stated purpose.<br> (4) Guidance issued under this Act must—<br> (a) not extend beyond what is necessary to secure lawful compliance by local authorities and schools, and<br> (b) avoid creating undue burdens on parents.<br> (5) Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary of State from issuing guidance designed to protect children from significant harm, provided such guidance is necessary, proportionate, and capable of practical implementation without undermining parental rights.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment prevents the Secretary of State from relying on superficial or merely formal compliance with human rights standards to shield their actions from judicial review. It ensures that courts may assess the real-world impact of guidance and appeal decisions, thereby protecting parents and children from unfair or coercive state interference.</p>

502YQ

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 4 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Restriction on collection of data relating to children in education</b><br> (1) Public authorities, schools, or any state body may only collect, retain, or process personal data relating to a child in an educational setting where such collection is strictly necessary to protect the child from significant harm as defined by section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision).<br> (2) Data collected under subsection (1) must not exceed what is proportionate and essential to the specific risk of harm identified.<br> (3) No personal data may be collected for the purposes of profiling, monitoring, or assessing a child beyond what is necessary for safeguarding under subsection (1).<br> (4) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, publish guidance setting out the limits of permissible data collection in accordance with this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent the excessive collection of children’s data in educational settings by limiting state powers of collection to circumstances strictly necessary for protecting a child from harm, as defined by the statutory threshold in the Children Act 1989.</p>

502YR

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 4 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Use of powers in the Act</b><br> (1) From the day six months after the day on which this Act is passed the Secretary of State must ensure that the measure in subsection (2) is ready to be enforced at any time.<br> (2) In the event of a national emergency or authoritarian governance, the courts have the final authority to safeguard the primacy of parental rights to determine their child's education in their best interests.<br> (3) Authoritarian governance means a situation where emergency regulations or executive actions suspend, limit, or derogate from rights protected under the Human Rights Act 1998 or the European Convention on Human Rights.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to protect the legal rights of parents to determine their child's education in exceptional national circumstances by placing judicial oversight above executive restrictions.</p>

2nd September 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part two (Lords)
2nd September 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part one (Lords)
2nd September 2025
Committee stage part two (Lords)
2nd September 2025
Committee stage part one (Lords)
2nd September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IX(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)

426D

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 2 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Sharing local authority best practice on home education</b><br> (1) All local authorities must provide an annual report to the Secretary of State setting out—<br> (a) the total number of home educators in their area (A),<br> (b) the number of complaints they have received from home educators in the preceding year (B), and<br> (c) the number of School Attendance Orders they have issued in the preceding year (C).<br> (2) The Secretary of State must make funding and resources available to any local authority which performs in the top ten percent of both—<br> (a) B as a percentage of A, and<br> (b) C as a percentage of A,<br> <span class="wrapped">to facilitate those local authorities sharing best practice regarding management of home education with local authorities performing in the bottom ten percent of the same metrics.”</span>

1st September 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IX(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)

235A

Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 1 Sep 2025
HL Bill 84-IX(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 54, leave out lines 40 to 44 and insert—<br> “(b) the names and home addresses of the parent or parents who are taking responsibility for the education of the child;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to identify the minimum requirement for providing information for the register and ensures that information is only included on parents who have responsibility for educating the child.</p>

29th August 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee

427BA

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 36, page 80, line 18 leave out line 18 and insert—<br> “(d) an Academy, University Technical College or studio school;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include academies, University Technical Colleges and studio schools as excepted institutions for the purposes of the new section 92 in the Education and Skills Act 2008.</p>

429A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 37 page 81, line 41 at end insert—<br> “(3B) A standard may not be prescribed in relation to the proprietor of an academy school, an alternative provision academy, a non-maintained special school, a University Technical College, a city technology college, a city college for the technology of arts or a 16 to 19 Academy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would exempt academy schools, non-maintained special schools, city technology colleges, city colleges for the technology of arts or 16 to 19 Academies from the standard setting powers in Clause 37.</p>

436ZZB

Baroness Spielman (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 44, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Multi-academy trusts: inspection</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must establish an inspection regime for multi-academy trusts (MATs), to be discharged by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools.<br> (2) The inspection regime must assess the effectiveness and value for money of MATs.<br> (2) The inspections under the regime must prioritise MATs—<br> (a) which are seeking to enter into new partnerships with schools,<br> (b) whose schools are on average significantly under-performing, or<br> (c) which are not providing value for money.<br> (3) The inspection regime must take into account—<br> (a) varying MAT models, and<br> (b) the level of centralisation in the structure of the MAT.<br> (4) Inspections must be informed by—<br> (a) school-level inspections, and<br> (b) financial information held by the Department for Education regarding the MAT.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to establish an inspection regime for multi-academy trusts.</p>

444A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 49, page 113, leave out lines 21 to 33 and insert—<br> “(1) Where the proprietor of an Academy—<br> (a) has breached a relevant duty, or<br> (b) otherwise has acted unreasonably with respect to the performance of a relevant duty, the proprietor must take such steps as are necessary to remedy the breach or unreasonable action and secure the proper performance of the relevant duty.<br> (2) Where the proprietor of an Academy has acted unreasonably with respect to the exercise of a relevant power, the proprietor must take such steps as are necessary to ensure the reasonable exercise of the relevant power.<br> (2A) The proprietor must remedy any breach identified under subsection (1) or (2) within such reasonable period as the circumstances require, having regard to—<br> (a) the nature and seriousness of the breach;<br> (b) the impact or likely impact on pupils' education or welfare;<br> (c) the complexity of the remedial action required;<br> (d) any other relevant circumstances.<br> (2B) Where the Secretary of State is reasonably satisfied that the proprietor of an Academy has breached a relevant duty or otherwise has acted unreasonably with respect to the performance of a relevant duty the Secretary of State may serve notice on the proprietor of an Academy specifying—<br> (a) the breach that has been identified;<br> (b) the relevant duty or power in question;<br> (c) the period within which the proprietor must remedy the breach.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent Clause 49 from granting the Secretary of State the power to (1) issue a direction to an Academy that is “likely” to have breached a relevant duty, and (2) prescribe exactly how any breach should be remedied. Instead, it seeks to give Academies discretion in how they remedy an actual breach of a relevant duty.</p>

445ZC

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 114, line 1, leave out “a direction” and insert “notice”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, connected with another in the name of Baroness Barran, seeks to prevent Clause 49 from granting the Secretary of State the power to (1) issue a direction to an Academy that is “likely” to have breached a relevant duty, and (2) prescribe how any breach should be remedied. Instead, it seeks to give Academies discretion in how they remedy an actual breach of a relevant duty.</p>

445ZD

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 114, line 10, leave out “direction” and insert “notice”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, connected with another in the name of Baroness Barran, seeks to prevent Clause 49 from granting the Secretary of State the power to (1) issue a direction to an Academy that is “likely” to have breached a relevant duty, and (2) prescribe how any breach should be remedied. Instead, it seeks to give Academies discretion in how they remedy an actual breach of a relevant duty.</p>

502YL

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Education for voting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State shall have a duty to promote school pupils’ knowledge of the electoral system at all levels of government and the process of voting within it, such that by the age of 16 all pupils have had contact with and practical experience of all the processes involved in an election, including schools facilitating mock elections giving all students opportunities to experience standing for election, campaigning and voting.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, and every 24 months thereafter, lay before Parliament a report on progress on achieving this duty.”


Explanatory Text

<p>In the light of the Government’s intention of lowering the age of voting to 16 in General Elections, this amendment seeks to probe what practical steps the Government is taking to ensure full preparation for the change within schools.</p>

502YM

Baroness Spielman (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School complaints procedure</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must establish a central complaints handling system for use by—<br> (a) the Department for Education,<br> (b) His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools (“Ofsted”),<br> (c) the Teacher Regulation Agency, and<br> (d) schools in England.<br> (2) The system must review the complaint and direct it to the most appropriate person or body.<br> (3) The system must enable complaints to be submitted via the GOV.UK website.<br> (4) Complaints submitted under the system must be stored in a single database, to which the Department for Education and Ofsted must have access.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to establish a central complaints system for the education system in England, to avoid the duplication of complaints to multiple organisations.</p>

254B

Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The requirement to provide the information set out in subsection (1)(e) only applies to providers which are providing regular education sessions amounting to 10 hours or more a week, which are not primarily social or recreational in nature, and where the information has not already been provided to the authority in other formats such as an Annual Report.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent subsection (1)(e) applying to one-off or largely recreational activities, and to reduce the burden of duplicating information for both parents and local authorities.</p>

257A

Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Tabled: 29 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, line 4, at end insert—<br> “(fa) in the case of a child who is in the area of a local authority in England, whether the child is a young carer including whether a Young Carer’s Needs Assessment has been carried out;<br> (fb) in the case of a child who is in the area of a local authority in Wales, whether the child is a young carer including whether a Needs Assessment has been carried out;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that local authorities are aware of which children in their area being educated other than in a school have caring responsibilities.</p>

28th August 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(j) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

502YK

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 28 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Prevention of the transmission of respiratory and other diseases</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State shall have a duty to ensure that the levels of ventilation and where necessary filtration of air within classrooms and other school buildings are at the best possible levels for the reduction of the transmission of respiratory diseases, and that other appropriate measures are in place to reduce the transmission of all diseases.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, and every 12 months thereafter, lay before Parliament a report on progress on achieving this goal.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that schools provide the safest and most resilient environment possible against the spread of infectious diseases.</p>

15th August 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(i) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

502YH

Baroness Kidron (XB)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 15 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause— <br> <b>“Statutory standards of filtering and monitoring systems deployed in schools</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument specify minimum standards for filtering and monitoring technologies used to safeguard children in schools.<br> (2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.<br> (3) These regulations apply to any filtering and monitoring systems procured by or deployed in schools.<br> (4) The standards in subsection (1) must—<br> (a) meet the standards of the Department for Education’s<i> Keeping children safe in education</i> statutory guidance;<br> (b) meet the standards of the Department for Education’s <i>Meeting digital and technology standards in schools </i>guidance, including its filtering and monitoring standards for schools and colleges;<br> (c) meet the standards of the Department for Education’s <i>Generative AI: product safety expectations</i>;<br> (d) prevent filtering and monitoring systems’ barriers to accessing illegal content from being switched off.<br> (5) Filtering and monitoring standards set out in subsection (4) must be certified by an accreditation scheme sanctioned by the Department for Education.<br> (6) Certification must be dependent on the completion of a real-time test each term, delivered remotely or in person, to ensure compliance with the requirements of subsection (4).<br> (7) When inspecting a school, the Secretary of State must require OFSTED to ensure that—<br> (a) schools have a certified filtering and monitoring system;<br> (b) real-time tests, set out in subsection (6), are conducted and recorded;<br> (c) incidents or breaches are recorded.<br> (8) In this section, “school” means an entity that provides education to children in the United Kingdom including early years providers, nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools, sixth form colleges, city technology colleges, academies, free schools, faith schools, special schools, state boarding schools, and private schools.”

502YI

Baroness Kidron (XB)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 15 Aug 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Code of practice on Children’s Data and Education</b><br> (1) The Information Commissioner’s office must prepare a code of practice which contains such guidance as the Commissioner considers appropriate on the processing of data in connection with the provision of education to children.<br> (2) Guidance under subsection (1) must include consideration of—<br> (a) all aspects of the provision of education including learning, school management and safeguarding;<br> (b) all types of schools and learning settings;<br> (c) the need for transparency and evidence of efficacy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the provision of education;<br> (d) the collection of data for the purpose of training AI systems used in schools, including the collection of data by the Department for Education during trials of AI systems,<br> (e) the impact of profiling and automated decision-making on children’s access to education opportunities;<br> (f) the principle that children have a right to know what data about them is being generated, collected, processed, stored and shared;<br> (g) the principle that those with parental responsibility have a right to know how their children's data is being generated, collected, processed, stored and shared;<br> (h) the safety and security of children’s data;<br> (i) the need to ensure children's access to and use of counselling services and the exchange of information for safeguarding purposes are not restricted.<br> (3) In preparing a code or amendments under this section, the Commissioner must have regard to—<br> (a) the fact that children are entitled to a higher standard of protection than adults with regard to their personal data as set out in the United Kingdom GDPR, and the ICO’s Age Appropriate Design code;<br> (b) the need to prioritise children's best interests and to uphold their rights under UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and General Comment 25;<br> (c) the fact that children may require different protections at different ages and stages of development;<br> (d) the need to support innovation to enhance United Kingdom children’s education and learning opportunities, including facilitating testing of novel products and supporting the certification and the development of standards;<br> (e) ensuring the benefits from product and service developed using United Kingdom children’s data accrue to the United Kingdom.<br> (4) In preparing a code or amendments under this section, the Commissioner must consult with—<br> (a) children,<br> (b) educators,<br> (c) parents,<br> (d) persons who appear to the Commissioner to represent the interests of children,<br> (e) the AI Safety Institute, and<br> (f) the relevant Education department for each nation of the United Kingdom.<br> (5) The Code applies to data processors and controllers that—<br> (a) are providing education in school or other learning settings;<br> (b) provide services or products in connection with the provision of education;<br> (c) collect children's data whilst they are learning;<br> (d) use education data, education data sets or pupil data to develop services and products;<br> (e) build, train or operate AI systems and models that impact children’s learning experience or outcomes;<br> (f) are public authorities that process education data, education data sets or pupil data.<br> (6) The Commissioner must prepare a report, in consultation with the EdTech industry and other stakeholders set out in subsection (4), on the steps required to develop a certification scheme under Article 42 of the United Kingdom GDPR, to enable the industry to demonstrate the compliance of EdTech services and products with the United Kingdom GDPR, and conformity with this Code.<br> (7) Where requested by an education service, evidence of compliance with this Code must be provided by relevant providers of commercial products and services in a manner that satisfies the education service’s obligations under the Code.<br> (8) In this section—<br> “AI” means technology enabling the programming or training of a device or software to perceive environments through the use of data, interpret data using automated processing designed to approximate cognitive abilities, and make recommendations, predictions or decisions; and includes generative AI, meaning deep or large language models able to generate text and other content based on the data on which they were trained,<br> “EdTech” means a service or product that digitise education functions including administration and management information systems, learning and assessment and safeguarding, including services or products used within school settings and at home on the recommendation, advice or instruction of a school,<br> “education data” means personal data that forms part of an educational record,<br> “education data sets” means anonymised or pseudonymised data sets that include Education Data or Pupil Data,<br> “efficacy” means that the promised learning outcomes can be evidenced,<br> “learning setting” means a place where children learn including schools, their home and extra-curricular learning services, for example online and in-person tutors,<br> “pupil data” means personal data about a child collected whilst they are learning which does not form part of an educational record, and<br> “safety and security” means that it has been adequately tested.”

24th July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(h) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

436ZZA

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 24 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 44, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Intervention powers for underperforming multi-academy trusts</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must monitor the educational performance of multi-academy trusts (“MATs”) to identify those that are significantly underperforming relative to their local peer group.<br> (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a MAT is significantly underperforming if—<br> (a) over a period of three consecutive academic years, the weighted average educational outcomes across all academies within the trust that qualify to be included in the national league tables, fall below the tenth percentile when compared to schools serving similar levels of deprivation within the same local authority area or statistical neighbour group, and<br> (b) the trust demonstrates insufficient progress in addressing identified weaknesses despite support and intervention measures.<br> (3) The educational outcomes referred to in subsection (2)(a) include—<br> (a) in respect of the primary phase, Key Stage 2 attainment measures in reading, writing and mathematics;<br> (b) in respect of the secondary phase, Key Stage 4 attainment and progress measures;<br> (c) such other measures as the Secretary of State may specify by regulations.<br> (4) When assessing performance under subsection (2), the Secretary of State must adjust comparisons to account for levels of deprivation.<br> (5) Where the Secretary of State is satisfied that a MAT meets the criteria in subsection (2), the Secretary of State may—<br> (a) commission Ofsted to inspect the MAT at group level and report to the Department for Education and publicly on areas of weakness,<br> (b) issue a notice to improve specifying areas where improvement is required and timescales,<br> (b) require the trust to engage with a specified school improvement partner,<br> (c) terminate the master funding agreement and all supplemental funding agreements, or<br> (d) take such other steps as appear necessary to secure improvement, including rebrokering all or some of the schools to another local MAT or MATs.<br> (6) Before exercising powers under subsection (5), the Secretary of State must—<br> (a) give the trust written notice of the intention to intervene, specifying the grounds and proposed actions,<br> (b) provide the trust with an opportunity to make representations within 28 days,<br> (c) consider any representations made, and<br> (d) notify the trust in writing of the final decision and reasons.<br> (7) A MAT may appeal a decision under subsection (5) to the First-tier Tribunal within 28 days of receiving notice of the decision.<br> (8) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report on—<br> (a) the number of MATs identified as underperforming,<br> (b) interventions undertaken, and<br> (c) any outcomes achieved through intervention measures.<br> (9) The Secretary of State may make regulations by statutory instrument which—<br> (a) specify additional educational outcome measures under subsection (3)(c);<br> (b) prescribe deprivation indicators under subsection (4);<br> (c) set out detailed procedures for performance assessment and intervention;<br> (d) define “local peer group” and “statistical neighbour group” for the purposes of this section.<br> (10) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”

502YG

Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated)
Baroness Helic (Con)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Lord Levy (Lab)
Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Con)
Tabled: 24 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Allergy safety provisions in schools</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, all schools in England must—<br> (a) adopt a school allergy and anaphylaxis policy,<br> (b) obtain individual healthcare and anaphylaxis action plans for all pupils with allergies,<br> (c) purchase and store in-date adrenaline auto-injectors on school property,<br> (d) provide training for school staff on allergy awareness and administrating adrenaline auto-injectors, and<br> (e) record any allergic reactions in the pupil’s individual healthcare and anaphylaxis action plan.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must provide guidance to schools on the implementation of subsection (1) within six months of the day on which this Bill is passed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to introduce mandatory allergy safety policies for all schools in England.</p>

21st July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(g) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

504B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 21 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 4, at end insert—<br> “(aa) section (<i>Guidance for schools on gender questioning children</i>);”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures another amendment in the name of Baroness Barran would take effect on the day the Act is passed.</p>

18th July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(f) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

502YE

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Sandhurst (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 18 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Guidance for schools on gender questioning children</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must publish statutory guidance for schools on gender questioning children on the day on which this Act is passed.<br> (2) A relevant school must have regard to the guidance on gender questioning children published by the Secretary of State under this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the Department for Education to publish the guidance for schools on gender questioning children and schools must have regard for the guidance.</p>

502YF

Lord Nash (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Bailey of Paddington (Con)
Tabled: 18 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Permanent exclusion: assessment</b><br> After being informed that a pupil has been permanently excluded from a school or academy, the local authority must carry out an assessment under paragraph 3 (assessment of children’s needs) of Schedule 2 of the Children Act 1989.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the local authority to undertake an assessment of the needs of the child if they are permanently excluded from school.</p>

17th July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(e) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

431A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 17 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of independent educational institution standards</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must publish a report on the predicted impact of section 37(2) of this Act (independent educational institution standards).<br> (2) The review must include the predicted impact of that subsection on—<br> (a) academy schools;<br> (b) alternative provision academies;<br> (c) non-maintained special schools;<br> (d) university technical colleges;<br> (e) city technology colleges;<br> (f) city colleges for the technology of arts;<br> (g) 16 to 19 academies.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, and another in the name of Baroness Barran, seeks to prevent section 37(2) of the Act from coming into force until the Secretary of State has published a report on the predicted impact of that subsection on the academic institutions set out in this amendment.</p>

506D

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 17 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Section 37(2) may not be brought into force until the review required by section (<i>Review of independent educational institution standards</i>) has been published and laid before Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, and another in the name of Baroness Barran, seeks to prevent section 37(2) of the Act from coming into force until the Secretary of State has published a report on the predicted impact of that subsection on the academic institutions set out in the new clause amendment.</p>

14th July 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding Clause 30: extending consent measures to children who have ever been on a child protection plan, as discussed during the Committee stage (eight day).
10th July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(d) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)
9th July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

445ZB

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 113, line 33, at end insert—<br> “(2A) The Secretary of State must make an annual statement to both Houses of Parliament, which must include—<br> (a) the number of times the Secretary of State exercised the powers under this section,<br> (b) the actions taken, and<br> (c) the reasons for taking such actions.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament annually that sets out how often the Secretary of State has directed the powers of the proprietor of an Academy.</p>

445B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 50, page 114, leave out lines 18 to 39, and insert—<br> “(a) in subsection (A1), at the end insert “unless the Secretary of State determines that no suitable sponsor is available”;<br> (b) after subsection (A1) insert—<br> “(A2) Where the Secretary of State determines that no suitable sponsor is available, the Secretary of State must, within 14 days, publish a plan to secure appropriate governance and leadership of the school and to secure its rapid improvement.<br> (A3) A plan published under subsection (A2) must include—<br> (a) the parties with responsibility for the school and its improvement,<br> (b) the parties who will take action to improve provision in the school,<br> (c) the resources that will be provided to the relevant parties, including who will provide the resources and when the resources will be provided, and<br> (d) the intended outcomes of the plan, with the relevant timetables for the outcomes.<br> (A4) The Secretary of State must report annually to Parliament on—<br> (a) the number of times the Secretary of State has published a plan under subsection (A2),<br> (b) the resources which have been provided as part of any plans, and<br> (c) the outcomes of any plans.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to retain the existing requirement to make an academy order unless the Secretary of State determines there is no suitable sponsor available.</p>

446A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 50, page 114, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (7), insert—<br> “(7A) No application or petition for judicial review may be made or brought in relation to a decision taken by the Secretary of State to make an Academy order.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent a judicial review being brought if the Secretary of State makes an academy order.</p>

446B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 50, page 114, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (1), insert—<br> “(1ZA) The Secretary of State must make an Academy order in respect of a maintained school in England if—<br> (a) Ofsted has judged the school to require significant improvement, or<br> (b) a Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence team has judged the school to be significantly underperforming when compared with neighbouring schools with similar demographics.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require an Academy order to be made to a maintained school if Ofsted has judged the school to require significant improvement or a RISE team have judged the school to be significantly underperforming.</p>

502YC

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Education Act 2002: exemptions related to school performance</b><br> In section 216 (commencement) of the Education Act 2002, after subsection (3), insert—<br> “(3A) The following provisions come into force on the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 is passed—<br> (a) section 6,<br> (b) section 7,<br> (c) section 8,<br> (d) section 9, and<br> (e) section 10.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to commence Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Education Act 2002 (Exemptions related to school performance), which would allow well-performing schools to be exempt from curriculum provision and pay and conditions provision.</p>

502YD

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Exemption from duty to follow National Curriculum</b><br> (1) The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 78 (general requirements in relation to curriculum), after subsection (1), insert—<br> “(1A) Any school which has an Ofsted rating of outstanding or any equivalent Ofsted rating is exempt from the requirements under this section.”<br> (3) In section 80 (basic curriculum for every maintained school in England), after subsection (2A), insert—<br> “(2B) Any school which has an Ofsted rating of outstanding or any equivalent Ofsted rating is exempt from the requirements under this section.””

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Exemption from requirement to follow National Curriculum in the interests of improving standards</b><br> In the Education Act 2002, after section 95 (Appeals against directions under section 93 etc) insert—<br> <b>“95A</b> <b>Exception in the interests of improving standards</b><br> Where the proprietor of an Academy school or a local authority maintained school believes that the raising of standards in the school would be better served by the school’s curriculum not including the National Curriculum, any provisions of this Act or any other Act do not apply so far as they require the school’s curriculum to include or follow the National Curriculum.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow schools to narrow their curriculum if it would result in improving standards.</p>

452ZA

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 54, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Power to direct admission not to have regard to maintained or Academy status</b><br> In section 96 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (direction to admit child to specified school), after subsection (2) insert—<br> “(2A) A direction under this section may not take into account whether a school is a maintained school or an Academy.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the decisions regarding pupil admissions numbers do not take into account whether the school is an Academy or a local authority maintained school.</p>

453A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 56, page 118, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(4A) Where making a decision the adjudicator must take into account—<br> (a) the performance of the school, and<br> (b) whether the school is oversubscribed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the adjudicator must consider the performance and the subscription of the school.</p>

453B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 56, page 118, leave out lines 33 to line 38


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the regulation-making power which would specify the matters the adjudicator must consider if changing the pupil admissions number.</p>

457A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Limits on objections to changes to PAN</b><br> In section 88H of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (reference of objections to adjudicator), after subsection (2) insert—<br> “(2A) No objection may be referred to the adjudicator which—<br> (a) objects to an increase in a school’s published admissions number, or<br> (b) objects to a school’s published admissions number remaining at the same level.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit objections pupil admissions numbers if they increase or remain stable.</p>

457B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“High performing schools to be allowed to expand PAN</b><br> In section 88D of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (determination of admission numbers), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Where a school—<br> (a) being a primary school, has over 60% of its pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the Key Stage 2 national curriculum assessments,<br> (b) being a secondary school, is performing above +0.5 on Progress 8,<br> <span class="wrapped">wishes to increase its published admissions number, the admission authority must reflect that wish in its determination.””</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow high performing schools to be able to increase their pupil admission numbers.</p>

4th July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

432B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 39, page 96, leave out lines 17 and 18


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the inclusion of a change in the buildings occupied and made available for student use within the definition of a material change.</p>

433A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 39, page 96, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(2D) The Secretary of State must issue guidance for relevant institutions on how subsection (2)(g) is to be understood.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance to independent schools on how to apply subsection (2)(g).</p>

436B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 46, page 110, line 17, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified) after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) The requirement in subsection (1)(a) only applies after a person has been carrying out such work in a school for five years.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow schools a 5 year period for teaching staff to gain QTS.</p>

436C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 46, page 110, line 17, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified) after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Where a person is carrying out such work for the purposes of teaching a shortage subject, the requirement in subsection (1)(a) does not apply.<br> (1B) For the purposes of this section, “shortage subject” means any subject in relation to which the recruitment targets set by the department for initial teacher training have not been met in the most recent years for which such statistics exist.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow schools to employ teachers who do not hold QTS for shortage subjects.</p>

444B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 113, leave out lines 24 and 25


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment removes the Secretary of State’s power to direct in cases where proprietor has acted, or proposes to act, unreasonably.</p>

444C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 113, line 26, leave out from “may” to the end of line 33 and insert “exercise their powers under the funding agreement to terminate or require performance of the funding agreement in accordance with its terms.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would limit the Secretary of State’s power of direction should an Academy breach, or act unreasonably in respect of, the performance of a relevant duty.</p>

445ZA

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 113, line 32, leave out from “as” to the end of line 33 and insert “are necessary to secure compliance with statutory duties, the requirements of a funding agreement, or charity law.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the Secretary of State’s power of direction should an Academy act unreasonably in respect of the performance of a relevant duty.</p>

3rd July 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings Part 2 (Lords)
3rd July 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings Part 1 (Lords)
3rd July 2025
Committee stage: Part 2 (Lords)
3rd July 2025
Committee stage: Part 1 (Lords)
2nd July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

502YB

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 2 Jul 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of climate adaptation of schools</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, and then biannually thereafter, the Secretary of State must publish a review of the level of preparedness of grant maintained schools, and other schools, for increasing extremes of climate, particularly high temperatures, taking into consideration—<br> (a) the preparedness of buildings and grounds;<br> (b) the suitability of uniform provision;<br> (c) the suitability of transport provision;<br> (d) the level of emergency planning to protect pupil health and wellbeing, including regulations or rules about maximum temperatures in classrooms;<br> (e) such other issues as may be considered relevant.<br> (2) In preparing such a report, the Secretary of State shall take advice from the Committee on Climate Change, the chief medical officer, and such other individuals as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (3) Within six months of the completion of the review, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the findings of the review and any recommendations for improvements.”

1st July 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
30th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Blake to Baroness Barran regarding arrangements for oversight where alternatively qualified practitioners undertaking the role of the Family Help Lead Practitioner prepare reports for court in family proceedings.
26th June 2025
Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures
Legislative Consent Motion agreed to by the Scottish Parliament on 26 June 2025
26th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Harris regarding Children Not in School measures.
25th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Berridge regarding Clause 11: information on the small number of children who are on a deprivation of liberty order were not looked after at the time of the application, and who would not be able to be deprived of their liberty under section 25 of the Children Act 1989.
25th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding Clause 14 and 15: financial oversight scheme, and power to impose a cap on the profits of non-local authority Ofsted registered providers of children's homes and independent fostering agencies.
25th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VII(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List)

483A

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 25 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Leave out “3” and insert “7”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to broaden the discussion to include higher levels of apprenticeship.</p>

24th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Blake of Leeds to Baroness Barran regarding questions raised during the committee stage, including provider oversight powers (clause 12 and 13), Ofsted's power to cancel registration, and grounds for cancellation, reasonable suspicion definition, individual with "significant role", the parent undertaking and improvement plans, financial investment in children's residential care, fines, criminal and civil sanctions.
23rd June 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
23rd June 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
23rd June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding the capital funding proposed for foster care home renovation and extension.
20th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
20th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VII(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List)

195A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 20 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 10, leave out “have” and insert “buy”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable schools to require pupils to wear more than three branded items of school uniform as long as parents have not had to pay for them.</p>

195B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 20 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 13, leave out “have” and insert “buy”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable schools to require pupils to wear more than three branded items of school uniform as long as parents have not had to pay for them.</p>

19th June 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
19th June 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
19th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VI(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List)

502Y

Baroness Willis of Summertown (XB)
Baroness Parminter (LD)
Baroness Boycott (XB)
Tabled: 19 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Benefits of nature-based learning to children’s wellbeing</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review on the benefits of nature-based learning to children's health and wellbeing, including but not limited to—<br> (a) the desirability of bringing nature into schools through greening physical spaces and encouraging horticulture,<br> (b) the desirability of outdoor learning for developing skills, including those relevant to a nature-positive economy, and<br> (c) the barriers to nature-based learning, and potential policy solutions to overcome those barriers.<br> (2) A report on the review must be published within six months of the conclusion of the review.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require government to review and report on the benefits of nature based learning to children’s health and wellbeing</p>

502YA

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Tabled: 19 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Civil preparedness</b><br> Every school must demonstrate appropriate age-specific training for all children across the school for local individual or mass casualty emergencies.”

18th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VI(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List)

502X

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Baroness Boycott (XB)
Tabled: 18 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Education about food growing and preparation</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State shall have a duty to promote school pupils’ knowledge of food growing and food preparation, with the aim of ensuring that each pupil spends an average of one hour per week as a minimum during term time in education on such topics.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, and every 12 months thereafter, lay before Parliament a report on progress on achieving this goal.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment aims to improve pupils’ exposure to and knowledge of food growing and preparation, with a view towards both improving public health and food security, particularly in times of crisis.</p>

447ZB

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 18 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 50, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Academy order for an academy school to be converted into a school maintained by the local authority</b><br> The Academies Act 2010 is amended as follows—<br> (a) in section 4, after subsection (10) insert—<br> “(10A) The Secretary of State may make an Academy reversal order to convert an academy school into a school maintained by the local authority if the Secretary of State receives representations from an academy school governing body, staff, parents or the local authority in support of converting the academy school into a maintained school.”;<br> (b) in section 5, after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Before an academy is converted into a maintained school, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as they think appropriate about whether the conversion should take place.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause allows the Secretary of State to make an Academy reversal order in the event that the Secretary of State receives representations from an academy school governing body, staff, parents or the local authority supporting an academy school returning to be maintained by the local authority.</p>

203A

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 18 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 2 to 23 and insert—<br> “(c) a local authority is—<br> (i) conducting enquiries under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (duty to investigate) in respect of the child, or<br> (ii) taking action under section 47(8) of that Act to safeguard or promote the child's welfare, in a case where the enquiries mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) have led the local authority to conclude that the child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm (within the meaning of section 31(9) and (10) of that Act).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment limits consent requirements to safeguarding cases under section 47 of the Children Act 1989. It removes subsection (3) of 434A, recognising special school placement as supportive, not suspicious, and ensures local authorities must evidence actual harm risk, rather than requiring parents to justify withdrawal.</p>

18th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
17th June 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part two (Lords)
17th June 2025
Committee stage part two (Lords)
17th June 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part one (Lords)
17th June 2025
Committee stage part one (Lords)
17th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-V(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List)

502U

Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new clause—<br> <b>“Inclusive education standards for teachers</b><br> (1) All teachers employed in state-funded special schools in England and Wales must possess Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in addition to the Special Educational Needs Coordinators National Professional Qualification, unless—<br> (a) they are undergoing a recognised programme of initial teacher training leading to QTS, or<br> (b) they are under the direct supervision of a qualified teacher.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must ensure that all approved providers of initial teacher training include in their curriculum—<br> (a) mandatory training in inclusive education principles and practice,<br> (b) understanding of the barriers faced by Disabled pupils and those with special educational needs, and<br> (c) practical strategies for supporting diverse learners in mainstream and specialist settings.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, issue regulations made by statutory instrument requiring schools to ensure that all teaching staff participate in regular continuing professional development that includes—<br> (a) inclusive pedagogy,<br> (b) Universal Design for Learning, and<br> (c) working in multidisciplinary teams to support Disabled pupils.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (3) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.<br> (5) All schools must ensure that Disabled pupils’ access to the curriculum and opportunities is not reliant on a single member of staff, including by—<br> (a) developing inclusive practice as a whole-school approach, and<br> (b) ensuring consistency in teaching quality and support across subjects and key stages.<br> (6) The Secretary of State must publish statutory guidance on the implementation of inclusive education training and qualification requirements under this section within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed.<br> (7) In preparing the guidance, the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) the Children’s Commissioner for England,<br> (b) teaching unions,<br> (c) organisations led by Disabled people, and<br> (d) experts in inclusive and special education.”

502V

Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Transparency and reporting of special educational needs and disabilities funding in state funded schools</b><br> (1) All state-funded schools in England, including maintained schools and academies, must submit to the Secretary of State an annual report detailing the allocation and expenditure of funds designated for supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).<br> (2) Each school’s report must include—<br> (a) the total amount of—<br> (i) the notional SEND budget allocated to the school;<br> (ii) any additional high-needs (top-up) funding received via the local authority;<br> (iii) any funding received through the Early Years SEN Inclusion Fund or similar grants;<br> (b) a detailed breakdown of how SEND funding was allocated, including but not limited to the following categories—<br> (i) staffing costs specifically for SEND provision, including Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinators, teaching assistants, therapists and any other relevant roles;<br> (ii) costs of external specialist services, including speech and language therapy, educational psychology and any other relevant services;<br> (iii) training and professional development related to SEND, inclusion, or disability equality;<br> (iv) assistive technology, specialist equipment, and adaptive learning materials;<br> (v) SEND-specific interventions or curriculum adaptations, including small-group and individual support;<br> (vi) expenses related to preparing and delivering provision under education, health and care plans (EHCPs);<br> (c) identification of funding spent on system-level or whole-school inclusive practice, such as—<br> (i) universal design for learning strategies;<br> (ii) inclusive classroom design or accessibility improvements;<br> (iii) engagement of families of children with SEND;<br> (d) a statement evaluating the outcomes of SEND funding, including—<br> (i) progress made by pupils with SEND, including those with EHCPs;<br> (ii) how funding contributed to meeting pupils’ individual needs and EHCP objectives;<br> (iii) any measurable improvements in attendance, engagement, or inclusion of pupils with SEND;<br> (e) any underspend or unallocated SEND funding and how the school plans to use it in the following academic year.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must issue statutory guidance outlining an annual deadline and the standardised format and content requirements for the SEND funding report to ensure consistency and comparability across schools.<br> (4) Schools must adhere to this guidance when preparing their annual SEND funding reports.<br> (5) School governing bodies are responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements set out in this clause.<br> (6) Failure to comply with the publication requirements may result in appropriate remedial actions as determined by the Secretary of State.<br> (7) The Secretary of State must publish all schools’ reports received under this section within one month of receiving them.”

502W

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Cross-sector data collection and reporting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must establish a cross-sector data management system to track children through education, health and social care systems using a unique reference number.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must publish annual reports using data collected from the cross-sector management system under subsection (1) to assess how many children who are—<br> (a) excluded from school, and<br> (b) in social care settings,<br> <span class="wrapped">have been diagnosed with special educational needs.</span><br> (3) Annual reports must include disaggregation by diagnosis and Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) status.”

505B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Section 27 may only come into force after the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report containing the following information—<br> (a) what form breakfast club provision by schools currently takes;<br> (b) how much breakfast club provision costs schools, and how much is charged by schools for such provision;<br> (c) how much funding is estimated to be required to enable schools to meet the requirements of section 27;<br> (d) what additional staff will be required to deliver the breakfast clubs;<br> (e) the grounds on which the Secretary of State would use the power under section 551C of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would delay the commencement of clause 27 until the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report containing information on breakfast club provision, costs and resources.</p>

183CD

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Early intervention and screening at first contact with the justice system</b><br> (1) Within two years of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a strategy to protect and promote the wellbeing of children in police custody.<br> (2) The strategy must set out—<br> (a) steps which should be taken to ensure that all children taken into police custody are screened for SEND and neurodivergence using a nationally approved methodology,<br> (b) the accredited training police officers and legal representatives of the children must complete to support the child’s wellbeing and to aid recognition of SEND and neurodivergence,<br> (c) mandatory access to sources of wellbeing support during any police interview, and<br> (d) minimum standards for the treatment and conditions of children detained in police custody.”

186B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 47, line 10, leave out from “may” to “by” in line 11


Explanatory Text

<p>This probing amendment would allow the Secretary of State to lift the duty to provide free breakfast clubs on schools by notice without prior application from the appropriate authority of a relevant school.</p>

186C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 47, line 17, at end insert—<br> “(c) teachers at the relevant schools.”

187B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 27, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Impact assessment on the provision of longer breakfast clubs</b><br> Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish an impact assessment on the impact of the changes made by section 27 on the provision of paid breakfast clubs of more than 30 minutes in length.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require an impact assessment to see how the introduction of a 30 minute free breakfast club will impact the existing longer paid breakfast clubs used by working parents.</p>

211A

Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 39 and 40 and insert—<br> “(i) that the enquiries mentioned in subsection (4)(a) have led the authority to conclude that the child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm (within the meaning of sections 9 and 10 of the Children Act 1989), or”

367A

Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 76, line 24, leave out “may” and insert “must”

16th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Bennett regarding whether the defence of physical chastisement has been removed from part-time educational settings, children’s health settings and supported accommodation for looked after children aged 16 and 17.
16th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-V(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List)

502Q

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Preventing school exclusion and strengthening support for vulnerable children</b><br> (1) Where a child is subject to police involvement or is known to youth justice services, a youth justice practitioner must be invited to attend any school exclusion hearing or appeal concerning that child, to assist the child and their family and the school in identifying appropriate support to maintain the child’s engagement in education.<br> (2) In cases where a child has suspected or recognised special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or neurodivergence, there shall be a presumption against permanent or fixed-term exclusion.<br> (3) An alternative educational plan must be developed, including a timely assessment of the child’s learning needs.<br> (4) Where police are called to a school in relation to a child known to youth justice or other statutory services, the school must notify the relevant agency to ensure coordinated decision-making and safeguarding.”

502R

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Baroness Bull (XB)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Mandatory training in SEND and neurodivergence</b><br> (1) Within one year of the passing of this Act, all school teaching staff must receive mandatory training in the identification and support of children with SEND and neurodivergence.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must issue guidance on the content, frequency and delivery of such training, and ensure it is embedded in initial teacher training and continuing professional development.”

502S

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty on schools to work with youth courts to provide assessment of special educational needs and neurodivergence</b><br> Schools must, when requested, provide courts with an assessment of a child’s special educational needs or neurodivergence, including but not limited to—<br> (a) whether the child has SEND or neurodivergence;<br> (b) whether appropriate adaptations and support were in place during their schooling;<br> (c) whether further expert assessment is required.”

502T

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty on schools to support reintegration and rehabilitation for children post-custody</b><br> (1) Schools must collaborate with social services, mental health providers and youth justice services to embed post-custody reintegration planning for children with special education needs.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must publish an annual assessment of how effectively schools in England support the reintegration and rehabilitation of children post-custody.”

504A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 4, at end insert “, subject to subsection (2A)”

505A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Section 15 may not come into force until the Secretary of State has published a report that contains—<br> (a) details of the number of available placements in relevant establishments or agencies, and<br> (b) an analysis of the expected impact of this section on the number of available placements in relevant establishments or agencies.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require a report that would clarify the supply and capacity of independent children’s homes and independent fostering agencies before the clause is commenced.</p>

134C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List)
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Affirmative procedure for deprivation of liberty orders</b><br> (1) Section 25 of the Children Act 1989 (use of accommodation for restricting liberty) is amended as follows.<br> (2) After subsection (2) insert—<br> “(2A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”<br> (3) After subsection (7) insert—<br> “(7A) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (7) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”<br> (4) In section 104 of that Act (regulations and orders), in subsection (2), after “17(4),” insert “25(2), 25(7),”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that any changes to the time a deprivation of liberty order lasts, the type of accommodation used or the descriptions of children to whom the section applies are subject to affirmative procedure.</p>

152A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 24, page 41, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Guidance given by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) shall be laid before Parliament in draft form and is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that guidance issued under Clause 24 is subject to draft negative procedure, as recommended by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.</p>

202C

Lord Frost (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 30, page 50, line 32, leave out “withdraw the child from school” and insert “remove the child’s name from the school roll”


Explanatory Text

<p>This is a probing amendment seeking to establish how these provisions would relate to flexischooling children, that is, children who are not full-time in school with the agreement of their school and therefore remain on the school roll.</p>

227A

Lord Frost (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 16 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 8, after “school,” insert— <br> <span class="wrapped">“but does not include where an alternative arrangement has been agreed between the proprietor of the school and a parent of the child, where the child will receive a full-time education, partly in school, and partly under the supervision of the parent,”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This is a probing amendment seeking to establish what the arrangements would be for flexischooling children, that is, children who are not full-time in school with the agreement of their school, and whether they would be exempt from the children not in school register.</p>

13th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee

427C

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Lord Glasman (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 36, page 80, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(h) an institution—<br> (i) that is only providing religious instruction or guidance,<br> (ii) where parents or guardians of attendees have registered at their Local Authority that they provide suitable out-of-school education separate from or in addition to any attendance at the institution, and<br> (iii) where the institution demonstrates to the Local Authority that it provides the required safeguarding measures.”

436ZA

Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 45, page 108, line 13, at end insert “qualified,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to extend investigations to those qualified teachers currently teaching overseas. The effect being that should they return to the UK, or seek employment with employers who make a prohibition check with the Teaching Regulation Authority, incidents carried out overseas will be covered.</p>

436ZB

Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 45, page 109, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(4A) In section 141C (list of persons prohibited from teaching etc) at the end of subsection (5) insert “, including making reasonable efforts to include any changes of name by such persons.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment addresses concerns that person prohibited from teaching are using name changes to evade detection in prohibition order checks.</p>

502P

Baroness Boycott (XB)
Lord Gascoigne (Con)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Safe and Resilient Schools Plan</b><br> (1) All new school buildings must be net zero in operation, and designed for a 2°C rise in average global temperatures and future-proofed for a 4°C rise.<br> (2) All new school buildings must be built to adapt to the risks of climate change, including increased flooding and higher indoor temperatures.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must within two years of the day on which this Act is passed—<br> (a) publish a national Safe and Resilient Schools Plan which sets out how existing school buildings can reach net zero and be resilient to climate risks, and<br> (b) set a target date, using the affirmative resolution procedure, and delivery roadmap for implementation of the Safe and Resilient Schools Plan.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would make the Department for Education’s guidance around new school buildings statutory, and require government to publish and implement a plan which ensures that existing school buildings are resilient to climate risks, like overheating and flooding, and reach net zero.</p>

445A

Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 114, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(6A) An Academy proprietor may appeal a mandatory order made in this section to a regional advisory body within 28 days of the issuing of the order.<br> (6B) A regional advisory body under subsection (6A) must be made up of headteachers of academies, at least half of whom must be elected, and other members must be appointed by the Secretary of State.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendment seeks to ensure the use of directions is made transparently and fairly following proper process.</p>

447ZA

Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 50, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of power to innovate to academy proprietors</b><br> (1) The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 1(3) (purpose and interpretation of Chapter 1), in the definition of “qualifying body”, after paragraph (h), insert—<br> “(i) an academy proprietor;””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to extend the power to innovate to Academy trusts.</p>

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Lord Agnew of Oulton gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 55 stand part of the Bill.</i>

458A

Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 13 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After subsection (2)(d) insert—<br> “(e) may provide for exemptions for educational purposes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendment seeks to ensure that schools may return smartphones to students during the school day for educational purposes such as media literacy lessons.</p>

12th June 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
12th June 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
12th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev)(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Fourth Marshalled List)

448A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 12 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 52, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Teacher’s pay and conditions: right to be accompanied</b><br> (1) Section 123 of the Education Act 2002 (Order under section 122: scope) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In subsection (1), after paragraph (j) insert—<br> “(k) make provision for a teacher’s right to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing by a person who has been certified in writing by a professional body as having relevant experience, or as having received relevant training.”<br> (3) After subsection (4) insert—<br> “(5) In this section—<br> “professional body” means any organisation, which is authorised by a regulation made by the Secretary of State under subsection (6);<br> “relevant experience” means experience of acting as a worker’s companion at disciplinary or grievance hearings;<br> “relevant training” means training to act as a worker’s companion at disciplinary or grievance hearings.<br> (6) The Secretary of State may make a regulation or regulations authorising any organisation as a professional body for the purposes of this section.””

12th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith and Stephen Morgan MP to Lord Wei regarding the Children Not in School measures.
11th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee

502N

Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Use of seclusion (including isolation rooms) in schools</b><br> (1) For the purposes of this section, "seclusion" means the involuntary confinement and isolation of a child or young person, in a room or space from which they are not free to leave, whether or not a member of staff is physically present.<br> (2) The Secretary of State may by regulations, following consultation with relevant stakeholders, make provision for the regulation and oversight of the use of seclusion in schools.<br> (3) If regulations are made under this section, they must include provision ensuring that—<br> (a) seclusion is not used as a form of discipline or behaviour management;<br> (b) any use of seclusion is recorded, and reported to the child’s parent or carer on the same day;<br> (c) any incident involving seclusion is reviewed by a person with lead responsibility for safeguarding within the setting;<br> (d) data on the use of seclusion is collected, monitored, and made available for external scrutiny.<br> (4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(c), “a person with lead responsibility for safeguarding within the setting” means the individual who holds primary designated responsibility for child protection or safeguarding matters in that educational setting.<br> (5) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons as they consider appropriate, including representative organisations of education staff, providers, children and young people, and families, and organisations representing those with special educational needs or disabilities.<br> (6) When making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must have regard to relevant duties under the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998.<br> (7) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause is proposed as a probing amendment to support parliamentary debate on legal safeguards for the use of seclusion in schools. It does not impose direct duties on schools. Instead, it invites the Secretary of State to consider enabling regulation, following sector-wide consultation.</p>

134A

Baroness Sanderson of Welton (Con)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Children’s homes: transparency of cost</b><br> All local authorities must annually publish the prices they pay for private placements in children’s homes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This intends to enhance transparency and enable local authorities to negotiate effectively with providers to secure the best placement for children at the lowest possible cost. It implements a commitment in the Government’s Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive policy paper.</p>

134B

Baroness Sanderson of Welton (Con)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: planning process for children’s homes</b><br> Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed the Secretary of State must publish a review of whether the distinction for the purposes of the planning regime between small children’s homes and domestic dwelling houses should be removed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This is a probing amendment into the effect of the planning regime on the quantity and location of children’s homes.</p>

138D

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 13, page 22, line 11, after “person” insert “(except natural persons)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the financial penalties that can be imposed upon the operators of children’s homes to exclude natural persons.</p>

138E

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 13, page 22, line 20, after “person” insert “(except natural persons)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the financial penalties that can be imposed upon the operators of children’s homes to exclude natural persons.</p>

139A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 13, page 23, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(5A) Nothing in Schedule 1A shall allow a monetary penalty to be imposed on a natural person.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the financial penalties that can be imposed upon the operators of children’s homes to exclude natural persons.</p>

142A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 16, page 31, line 8, after “person”, insert “(except natural persons)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the financial penalties that can be imposed upon the operators of children’s homes to exclude natural persons.</p>

142B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 17, page 33, line 38, at end insert “except that in no circumstances may the amount exceed 10% of that person’s last annual turnover.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the financial penalties that can be imposed upon the operators of children’s homes.</p>

142C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 11 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 17, page 33, line 38, at end insert “except that in no circumstances may the amount exceed 10% of the relevant organisation’s last annual turnover, or if the fine is imposed on a natural person, £100,000.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the financial penalties that can be imposed upon the operators of children’s homes.</p>

10th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee

502L

Baroness Kidron (XB)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 10 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Minimum standards of safety technology deployed in schools</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must set out the minimum standards for technologies used to safeguard children in schools (“SafetyTech”).<br> (2) The code of practice must set standards for the use of SafetyTech in schools, used in the management, monitoring, filtering and any other safeguarding that the Secretary of State requires, on any digital products, software or services used for safeguarding, teaching, learning, assessment, administration, or communication.<br> (3) The standards under subsection (2) must—<br> (a) ensure schools have a nominated SafetyTech lead, with access to information and training from the Department for Education,<br> (b) reflect the Department for Education’s filtering and monitoring standards, and<br> (c) have been audited, accredited or certified to ensure compliance.<br> (4) This code of practice must be subject to assessment by Ofsted and be responsive to emerging digital capabilities and review by the Department for Education each school year.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require guidance for the use of SafetyTech and put it on a statutory bases, introduce the requirement to audit or certify and ensure that SafetyTech being in place and working is part of Ofsted inspections.</p>

183CC

Baroness Coffey (Con)
Tabled: 10 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>Review: child maintenance enforcement</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a review considering whether the overall wellbeing of children is being harmed by the non-commencement of section 34 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (transfer of arrears) and the uncommenced sections of both the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 and the Child Support (Enforcement) Act 2023.<br> (2) If the review considers that the overall wellbeing of children is being harmed by the non-commencement of those provisions, the Secretary of State must, within two months of the publication of the review, make a statement setting out the Government’s position on the commencement of those provisions.”

10th June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Peers regarding the proposed operational details of multi-agency child protection teams, particularly the role of the Family Help Lead Practitioner.
9th June 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
9th June 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
9th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-III(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)

432A

Baroness Blackstone (Lab)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)
Tabled: 9 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Unregistered independent educational institutions: offences</b><br> After section 96 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (Unregistered independent educational institutions: offence), insert—<br> <b>“96A</b> <b>Premises of unregistered independent educational institutions: offence</b><br> (1) The proprietor or owner of a property (or their agent) who provides premises for an unregistered independent educational institution under section 96 (Unregistered independent educational institutions: offence) is guilty of an offence.<br> (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or to both).<br> <b>96B</b> <b>Assisting or encouraging the administration of an unregistered independent educational institution: offence</b><br> (1) A person who assists or encourages the administration of an unregistered independent educational institution under section 96 (Unregistered independent educational institutions: offence) is guilty of an offence.<br> (2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or to both).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to create two offences: (1) providing premises for an illegal school (including primary or subleasing landlords, and letting agents) and (2) assisting or encouraging the administration of an illegal school.</p>

436A

Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (XB)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 46, page 110, line 17, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), in subsection (1), after “work” insert “in relation to National Curriculum subjects only””

502K

Baroness Kidron (XB)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Tabled: 9 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Code of practice on the efficacy of education technology in schools</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must prepare a statutory code of practice on the efficacy of educational technology (“EdTech”) for supporting learning in schools.<br> (2) The code of practice must set standards for the use of EdTech in schools, including digital products, software or services used for teaching, learning, assessment, administration, or communication.<br> (3) The standards under subsection (2) must—<br> (a) consider all types of schools;<br> (b) require transparency and efficacy of EdTech products and services in line with pedagogical standards currently used for measurement of attainment and the wellbeing of children in the provision of education.<br> (4) In preparing a code or amendments under this section, the Secretary of State must–<br> (a) have regard to the fact that children may have different requirements at different ages and stages of development,<br> (b) have regard to the costs of EdTech products and services to school budgets,<br> (c) have regard to the need to support innovation to enhance children’s education and learning opportunities, including testing of novel products and supporting the certification and development of standards, and<br> (d) ensure that the benefits from EdTech products and services developed using children’s data accrue to the United Kingdom.<br> (5) In preparing a code or amendments under this section, the Secretary of State must consult with—<br> (a) educators,<br> (b) children,<br> (c) parents,<br> (d) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of teachers,<br> (e) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of children,<br> (f) persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of schools,<br> (g) child development experts,<br> (h) curriculum and subject experts,<br> (i) trade associations,<br> (j) the AI Security Institute, and<br> (k) the relevant education department for each nation of the United Kingdom.<br> (6) The Secretary of State must prepare a report, in consultation with persons listed in subsection (5), on the steps required to develop a certification scheme for EdTech products and services to enable the industry to demonstrate the efficacy of its products in line with the standards under subsection (2).<br> (7) The certification scheme under subsection (6) must be a minimum requirement for the procurement of EdTech products and services in schools (of any status) in England.<br> (8) Where requested, evidence of compliance with the code under subsection (1) or a certification standard prepared under subsection (6) must be provided by relevant providers of EdTech products and services in a manner that satisfies the obligations of education providers under the Code.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This is a probing amendment that considers the rapid introduction of Ed Tech in school and seeks to understand what pedagogical standards Ed Tech in schools is or will be subject to after the passage of the Bill.</p>

502M

Lord Young of Acton (Con)
Lord Brady of Altrincham (Con)
Tabled: 9 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty to keep schools open for in person attendance</b><br> (1) So far as reasonably possible, public authorities must ensure that, during the period of any civil emergency, schools are kept open for in person attendance by children and young people.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, make provision about how public authorities should discharge the duty under subsection (1), including provision specifying—<br> (a) steps that a public authority may or must take to comply with the duty, and<br> (b) actions that a public authority is prohibited from taking.<br> (3) Regulations made under subsection (2) must be made by statutory instrument.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2) may not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.<br> (5) A power to make regulations under this section includes the power to make—<br> (a) consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision;<br> (b) different provision for different purposes.<br> (6) A public authority must not, in response to a civil emergency, take or facilitate any action (including making regulations, issuing directions, issuing orders, giving guidance, or making recommendations) that—<br> (a) results in, or encourages, the closure of schools, or<br> (b) otherwise prevents or restricts lawful attendance at such institutions or premises by children and young people,<br> <span class="wrapped">unless the requirements of subsection (7) are met.</span><br> (7) Before taking any action of the kind described in subsection (6), the public authority must first, unless the urgency of the civil emergency precludes this—<br> (a) request the advice of the Children’s Commissioner on the likely impact of such action on the children and young people who will be affected by the action,<br> (b) provide the Children’s Commissioner with full and complete information about the nature of and reasons for the proposed action, and<br> (c) have due regard to the Children’s Commissioner’s advice in determining whether to proceed with the action.<br> (8) If any action of the kind described in subsection (6) is taken prior to seeking the advice of the Children’s Commissioner due to urgency—<br> (a) as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 7 days of taking the action, the public authority must provide the Children’s Commissioner with full and complete information about the nature of and reasons for that action;<br> (b) the Children’s Commissioner must then promptly, and in any event within 14 days of the action having been taken, provide the public authority with its advice in relation to the impact of that action on children and young people;<br> (c) the public authority, having due regard to the Commissioner’s advice, shall determine whether the action continues to be justified or whether it should be revoked.<br> (9) If action of the kind described in subsection (6) continues beyond 14 days, and in relation to each such period of 14 days thereafter, the Secretary of State must—<br> (a) lay before Parliament a copy of the Children’s Commissioner’s advice, and<br> (b) seek approval from the House of Commons for the continuation of the action.<br> (10) If the House of Commons does not approve continuation under subsection (9)(b) within 14 days of the advice of the Children’s Commissioner being laid before Parliament under subsection 9(a), the relevant action automatically lapses, and any measures (including regulations, directions, orders, guidance, or recommendations made in support of or continuance of the relevant action) become legally void.<br> (11) Where under any of the above provisions the advice of the Children’s Commissioner is sought, the Children’s Commissioner shall set out in writing his or her advice on the following matters—<br> (a) the foreseeable impacts of any closures of schools on the affected children and young people,<br> (b) any reasonable actions that could be taken to mitigate those impacts,<br> (c) whether the anticipated benefits for those children of the closures identified by the public authority appear to him or her to outweigh the foreseeable impacts of closures for those children, and<br> (d) any other matters which appear to him or her to be relevant.<br> (12) The Children’s Commissioner is entitled to require the public authority or the Secretary of State to provide such further information, assistance, and resources as he or she considers necessary in order to set out his or her advice on a particular action and the public authority or the Secretary of State, as the case may be, shall provide such information, assistance or resources as soon as reasonably practicable.<br> (13) For the purposes of this section—<br> “children” means persons under the age of 18;<br> “civil emergency” shall include any emergency situation which could constitute an emergency for the purposes of section 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 or which has otherwise been identified as a risk in the UK’s National Security Risk Assessment. For the avoidance of doubt an emergency need not be the subject of measures taken under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to be a civil emergency for the purposes of this Act.<br> “closure” in relation to schools, means any action to discourage, restrict or prevent in person attendance at those institutions or premises by children and young people who would ordinarily be entitled to attend, or any sub-group or class of such children or young people;<br> “open for in person attendance” in relation to schools, means being open for the attendance by all of the children who would ordinarily, and but for the occurrence of a civil emergency, be entitled to attend those institutions or premises, during their normal hours of operation;<br> “open for in person attendance” does not include the provision of online learning or other remote learning services nor the keeping of such institutions or premises open for physical attendance only for a sub-group or class of those children or young people who would ordinarily be entitled to attend;<br> “public authority” has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998” save that a court or tribunal is not included for these purposes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The purpose of the amendment is to enact a statutory duty to keep schools open for in person attendance in future public health and other civil emergencies, unless Parliament expressly approves, and continues every two weeks to approve, any closures.</p>

6th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-III(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)

506C

Lord Bellingham (Con)
Tabled: 6 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Section 10 may not come into force until the Secretary of State has published an evaluation of the impact, cost and effectiveness of the Regional Care Cooperatives pathfinder areas.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would delay the implementation of regional cooperation arrangements until the pilots can be fully evaluated.</p>

107D

Lord Bellingham (Con)
Tabled: 6 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 10, page 14, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Regional co-operation arrangements must include the local integrated care board in their development, delivery and governance.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendment aims to highlight the need to include health agencies in the regional cooperation arrangements.</p>

119ZA

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 10, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Principles for local authority commissioned accommodation</b><br> When accommodation is commissioned for looked after children under Section 22J of the Children Act 1989, the relevant local authorities must seek to—<br> (a) only commission whole homes, not individual places;<br> (b) ensure homes commissioned solely work with the relevant local authorities;<br> (c) place children within, or a close as possible to, the local authority area in which they currently reside;<br> (d) ensure the responsibility for decision making in respect of a child’s placement remains with the local authority rather than the regional care cooperative;<br> (e) commission homes in areas as agreed by an annual sufficiency strategy to meet need;<br> (f) ensure accommodation providers remain relationally connected to children even when they move on;<br> (g) ensure emergency accommodation is commissioned within the local area;<br> (h) accurately record and report the number of placements;<br> (i) ensure all homes have embedded speech and language therapy and clinical psychology provision;<br> (j) ensure homes aim to provide permanence and have links to connected foster care provision;<br> (k) ensure homes provide an edge of care service in partnership with local authorities who are using the places when the relevant home is not full;<br> (l) ensure residential care is used to stabilise and act as a bridge to permanence.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to establish a series of core principles for local authorities to follow when accommodation is commissioned for looked after children under Section 22J of the Children Act 1989 (inserted by Clause 10).</p>

5th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee

426B

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)

LORD MOYNIHAN

Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: factory shutdowns and school attendance</b><br> (1) On the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must order a review of the effect of factory shutdowns on local school attendance.<br> (2) The review must consider the merits of varying local school holiday dates to minimise the impact of factory shutdowns on school attendance.<br> (3) The review must be published within six months of the day on which this Act is passed and must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.”

426C

Lord Moynihan (Con)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Access to extracurricular sport and recreation opportunities</b><br> A child educated at home is entitled to reasonable access to extracurricular sport and recreation opportunities offered and co-ordinated by local maintained schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides home-educated children with access to sport and recreational activities offered by maintained schools.</p>

502H

Lord Moynihan (Con)
Lord Addington (LD)
Baroness Sater (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National strategy for physical education and sport in schools</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a national strategy for physical education and sport in schools.<br> (2) The strategy must include recommendations related to—<br> (a) the delivery of a minimum of 60 minutes of school sport and physical activity per day;<br> (b) physical and mental wellbeing;<br> (c) incentivising pupils to continue sport and physical activity throughout their school careers;<br> (d) full and integrated sports provision for disabled students;<br> (e) integrating physical education and sport into the teaching of other school subjects;<br> (f) integrating outdoor recreation, non-traditional sport, physical activity and natural facilities into sports provision in schools;<br> (g) meeting swimming attainment standards through school sport provision;<br> (h) the levels of investment in and effectiveness of primary physical education and sport premium funding;<br> (i) the role of volunteering in the teaching of sport and physical education in schools, including qualifications, standards, and engagement of external coaches and parents with qualifications recognised by the governing bodies of sport in Great Britain;<br> (j) a duty of care for all schoolchildren participating in sport;<br> (k) the development of a list of key performance indicators to measure outcomes of the national strategy.<br> (3) The national strategy must be reviewed, updated and laid before both Houses of Parliament annually.”

502J

Lord Moynihan (Con)
Lord Addington (LD)
Baroness Sater (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Curriculum review: physical education programmes of study</b><br> Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must undertake a curriculum review which investigates how sport provision in schools can help ensure that pupils—<br> (a) develop competence in a broad range of competitive and physically demanding activities;<br> (b) are physically active for a sustained period of time equal to or in excess of the minimum time recommended by the Chief Medical Officer;<br> (c) can engage in competitive sports and activities in a way which supports their health and fitness;<br> (d) can lead healthy, active lives and help embed values such as fairness and respect.”

69AB

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Parent-equivalent care by local authorities</b><br> In section 22 of the Children Act 1989 (general duty of local authority in relation to children looked after by them), after subsection (3)(a) insert—<br> “(aa) to provide care as would be reasonable to expect a parent to give to them; and””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the nature and level of parental care expected for children within their own families also applies to corporate parents and to the children’s care system. It replaces amendment 146A.</p>

506B

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Section 11 may not come into force until regulations under section 11 (qualifying for civil legal aid) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 providing legal aid on a non-means tested basis in relation to proceedings that may result in the deprivation of a child’s liberty have come into force.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would provide that the provisions in the Bill on accommodation for the deprivation of liberty for children cannot come into force until legal aid has been provided on a non-means tested basis for children at risk of this and their families.</p>

138A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 12, page 19, line 22, at end insert—<br> “(3) The CIECSS must inform the relevant commissioning local authorities when an improvement plan notice is served.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to inform commissioning local authorities when an improvement plan notice is served.</p>

138B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 12, page 20, line 27, at end insert—<br> “(6) The CIECSS must inform the relevant commissioning local authorities when an improvement plan is cancelled.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to inform commissioning local authorities when an improvement plan is cancelled.</p>

138C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 12, page 21, line 27, at end insert—<br> “(8) The CIECSS must inform the relevant commissioning local authorities when an improvement plan is appealed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to inform commissioning local authorities when an improvement plan is appealed.</p>

140A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 14, page 27, line 38, at end insert—<br> “(e) the proposed actions set out in any recovery and resolution plan by the reviewed person.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require a review and resolution plan as part of the independent business review.</p>

185A

Lord Moynihan (Con)
Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 45, line 35, at end insert “and,<br> (c) the provision of activities consisting of physical activity which contributes to the UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines before the start of the first school session on each school day.”

199ZA

Baroness Sater (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)

LORD MOYNIHAN

Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 27, at end insert “except items of kit required for sporting activities”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to exclude items of PE kit from the limit on branded items of school uniform.</p>

359A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 5 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 32, page 67, leave out from line 37 to line 19 on page 68


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is connected to another in the name of Lord Storey which seeks to prevent school attendance orders being applied to children with an education, health and care plan.</p>

4th June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(g) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

107C

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 4 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Restoration of funding to the adoption and special guardianship support fund</b><br> Within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must increase the funding available per child per year under the adoption and special guardianship support fund to a level equal to or greater than the funding available per child under the fund in March 2025.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would reverse the cut to the adoption and special guardianship support fund.</p>

68A

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 4 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

In subsection (6), at end insert “, including the establishment of an Earned Autonomy funding scheme.”

68B

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 4 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

In subsection (7), after the definition “children and parents”, insert—<br> ““Earned Autonomy” means that local authorities can obtain exemption from any centrally determined funding specifications for family support services;”

3rd June 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Baker regarding university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and the National Curriculum.
2nd June 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(f) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

502G

Lord Carter of Haslemere (XB)
Tabled: 2 Jun 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Application of Part 2</b><br> Nothing in Part 2 of this Act shall apply if it would have the effect of impeding the right of parents to ensure access to such education and teaching for their children as is in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment disapplies any provision of Part 2 if its effect would be to impede the right of parents to educate their children consistently with their own religious and philosophical beliefs.</p>

30th May 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Meston regarding Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to interim and emergency orders.
30th May 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Berridge regarding family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to special guardianship orders.
29th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(e) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

502F

Lord Banner (Con)
Baroness Hale of Richmond (XB)
Lord Meston (XB)
Tabled: 29 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty on public authorities</b><br> (1) A public authority must, in the exercise of a relevant function, have due regard to the desirability of exercising that function in a way that is consistent with the UNCRC requirements.<br> (2) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about how a public authority is to comply with the duty under subsection (1) (including provision about things that the authority may, must or must not do to comply with the duty).<br> (3) A court or tribunal is exempt from subsection (1).<br> (4) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, exempt from the duty in subsection (1)—<br> (a) a public authority, or<br> (b) a relevant function.<br> (5) The power under subsection (4) may only be exercised if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the duty under subsection (1) should not apply to a public authority or a relevant function because it will not result in any adverse impacts on the wellbeing and safety of children.<br> (6) Regulations made under subsections (2) and (4) are to be made by statutory instrument and may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.<br> (7) A power to make regulations under this section includes the power to make—<br> (a) consequential, incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision;<br> (b) different provision for different purposes.<br> (8) The Secretary of State must—<br> (a) on or before 31 January 2026, and<br> (b) at or before the end of each successive period of five years,<br> <span class="wrapped">publish a report on how the Government has complied with the duty under this section.</span><br> (9) The Government must lay before Parliament a copy of each report published under subsection (8).<br> (10) For the purposes of this section—<br> “public authority” has, subject to the specific provision made above about courts and tribunals, the same meaning as in section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998;<br> “relevant function” means a function exercised under this Act.<br> (11) In this section—<br> “the Convention” means the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989;<br> “the UNCRC requirements” means the rights and obligations from the Convention, and the articles of the first optional protocol and the second optional protocol as referred to above.<br> (12) The UNCRC requirements have effect for the purposes of this Act subject to any reservations, objections or interpretative declarations by the United Kingdom as may be in force from time to time.”

28th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(d) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

502E

Lord Carlile of Berriew (XB)
Tabled: 28 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Anti-Bullying Lead</b><br> (1) In pursuance of their duty under section 89 (1)(b) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, the head teacher of a relevant school in England must appoint a member of staff who is the school’s Anti-Bullying Lead.<br> (2) The role of the Anti-Bullying Lead will include developing the school’s written anti-bullying strategy.<br> (3) The anti-bullying strategy must include details of—<br> (a) the steps taken by the school to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils, including those with protected characteristics.<br> (b) how the school records incidences of bullying.<br> (c) the training that the school makes available for staff related to bullying.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to protect children from bullying by requiring head teachers to appoint an Anti-Bullying Lead to develop an Anti-Bullying Strategy in applicable schools.</p>

309A

Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD)
Tabled: 28 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 5, at end insert "in a language which the parent understands."


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seek to ensure that families parents who speak English as a second or other language are informed about the requirements in a language they understand.</p>

452A

Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD)
Tabled: 28 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 55, page 117, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(c) a child is otherwise vulnerable, including children with refugee or humanitarian protection, or on resettlement schemes, but who do not qualify as an Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name of Baroness Garden of Frognal broaden the scope of the LA’s new power to include all refugee and asylum-seeking children, not just unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.</p>

452B

Baroness Garden of Frognal (LD)
Tabled: 28 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 55, page 118, line 2, at end insert "and this may include a child in the asylum process or who has refugee status"


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name Baroness Garden of Frognal broaden the scope of the LA’s new power to include all refugee and asylum-seeking children, not just unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.</p>

28th May 2025
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding how strengthening the role of education in multi-agency safeguarding arrangements will work in practice.
27th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

502D

Baroness Sater (Con)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Financial education in primary schools</b><br> (1) All primary schools must teach financial education from Year 1.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “financial education” is the teaching of knowledge, skills and behaviours that allow an individual to understand and manage money.”

506A

Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Section 47 comes into force when all the following conditions are met—<br> (a) the period of six months, beginning on the day that the Secretary of State publishes the final report of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, has elapsed;<br> (b) the Secretary of State has published a draft Bill making legislative provision for the changes recommended by the Curriculum and Assessment Review;<br> (c) the Secretary of State has undertaken a consultation on the findings of the Curriculum and Assessment Review.”

117ZA

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 10, page 15, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(4A) No regulations may be made under subsection (3)(f) until regulations under section 11 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 on providing legal aid on a non-means tested basis in relation to proceedings that may result in the deprivation of a child’s liberty have come into force.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would provide that the provisions in the Bill on accommodation for the deprivation of liberty for children cannot come into force until legal aid has been provided on a non-means tested basis for children at risk of this.</p>

202A

Baroness Parminter (LD)
Baroness Boycott (XB)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School uniforms: transparency and materials</b><br> After section 551ZA of the Education Act 1996, insert—<br> <i class="text-centre">“Regulations for levels of PFAS chemicals and transparency</i><br> <b>551ZB</b> <b>School uniforms: transparency and materials</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 comes into force, issue regulations to—<br> (a) ban the use of PFAS in school uniforms;<br> (b) require producers of school uniforms to provide a digital product passport listing the chemicals in the product to enable safe end of life disposal or recycling.<br> (2) The ban in section (1)(a) must set the limit for residual PFAS in textiles to no more than 50 mg F/kg (50 ppm).<br> (3) in this section—<br> “PFAS” means per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as defined and listed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);<br> “School uniforms” has the same meaning as in section 29(3) and (4).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that branded school uniform items do not contain PFAS chemicals, and would require producers of non-branded school uniform items to state whether any PFAS chemicals have been used, and to provide a digital product passport to improve the recyclability of school uniform products.</p>

202B

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Uniform safety: regulations and requirements</b><br> After section 551ZA of the Education Act 1996, insert—<br> <b>“551ZB</b> <b>Uniform safety: regulations and requirements</b><br> Within one year of the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 is passed, the Secretary of State must, by regulation, make provision to reduce risks of school uniform items if, when used as intended or under conditions which can reasonably be foreseen, they could—<br> (a) endanger the health or safety of persons, or<br> (b) cause unreasonable public health or environmental health risk.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow the Secretary of State to regulate school uniforms, given the human and environmental health risks they represent from artificial fibres and chemical constituents.</p>

426A

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“CIECSS: attendance enforcement</b><br> After section 448 of the Education Act 1996 (Exemption where child becomes five during term) insert—<br> <b>“448A</b> <b>CIECSS: attendance enforcement</b><br> (1) His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (the CIECSS) may impose fines against parents where one or more of their children are attending school for less than 80% of the designated time required.<br> (2) The CIECSS must, when determining the amount of fine to be levied, take account the reason for non-attendance.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, make provision for the establishment of the enforcement function in this section within six months of the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 comes into force.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow the Chief Inspector of Schools to levy fines for poor attendance in parallel to school attendance orders.</p>

Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 27 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 66, page 124, line 22, leave out “(3)” and insert “(3A)”

22nd May 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings (Lords)
22nd May 2025
Committee stage (Lords)
22nd May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

502C

Lord Norton of Louth (Con)
Tabled: 22 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of the Act</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must—<br> (a) carry out a review of the operation and effect of this Act,<br> (b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report,<br> (c) publish the report, and<br> (d) lay a copy of the report before Parliament.<br> (2) The report must be published before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.<br> (3) The report must, in particular—<br> (a) assess the extent to which the objectives intended to be achieved by this Act have been achieved, and<br> (b) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate and, if so, the extent to which they could be achieved more effectively in any other way.<br> (4) In carrying out the review, the Secretary of State must publish an invitation for interested parties to make submissions on the operation of the Act.”

21st May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee

308

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 60, line 43, at end insert—<br> <b>“436FA</b> <b>Use of information in the register at national level</b><br> (1) A local authority must, if the Secretary of State so directs in relation to a local authority in England, or the Welsh Ministers so direct in relation to a local authority in Wales, provide the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) with information of a prescribed description from their register under section 436B (whether that is information relating to an individual child or aggregated information as specified in subsection (2)).<br> (2) The Secretary of State may collect and process—<br> (a) information relating to an individual child only on a case-by-case basis for the purposes of giving a direction on a school attendance order following a parental request under section 442 and in accordance with UK data protection law;<br> (b) statistics regarding children in receipt of Elective Home Education (EHE), or Children Missing Education (CME) for the purposes of monitoring educational trends and informing policy.<br> (3) The data collected under subsection (2)(b) must be limited to prior aggregated statistical information and may not include any personal data that would enable the identification of individual children or linkage with other data that would do so.<br> (4) The statistical information may include, but is not limited to—<br> (a) the collective number of children on any requested date;<br> (b) the collective number of children throughout a year;<br> (c) the percentage of children in each category relative to the overall child population.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment separates the Ministerial powers for use of individual level data and aggregated data that are conflated in 436F as drafted. This new clause explicitly enables the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers to collect case-specific individual data for adjudication of school attendance orders which is the case today but for no other purpose. It prevents bulk national-level collection of identifiable home education data about individual children and their family members, as listed in clauses 436C, 436D, and 436E.</p>

107B-

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause- "Remedial orders for children in care After section 42 of the Children Act 1989 (right of officer of the Service to have access to local authority records) insert- "42A Remedial orders for children in care (1) Where a court is satisfied that there is reasonable cause to believe that a child who is in the care of a local authority is experiencing, or is at risk of experiencing, significant harm, on an application by or for that child, the court may - (a) prohibit a local authority from taking any act (or proposed act) which it otherwise would be entitled to take in exercising its parental responsibility for the child, or (b) require a local authority with parental responsibility for the child to take such action as is necessary to safeguard or promote the child's welfare. (2) A child making an application to the court for an order under this section shall be presumed to have sufficient understanding unless evidence to the contrary is presented to the court. (3) The following persons are entitled to apply to the court for an order under this section with respect to a child in the care of a local authority - (a) any parent or person who has parental responsibility for the child; (b) the child's independent reviewing officer; (c) a local authority foster parent if the child has lived with him for a period of at least one year; (d) an independent advocate acting for the child. (4) Before making an application to the court for an order under this section with respect to a child, a person in subsection (3) must obtain the ascertainable views, wishes and feelings of the child about the proposed application, and these shall be provided in the application to the court. (5) In this section- “in the care of a local authority” means a child who is the subject of a care order or interim care order; "harm" has the same meaning as in section 31(9); "significant" in respect of the child's health or development has the same meaning as in section 31(10).”

21st May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

502A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: number of teachers unable to stand in local elections</b><br> With six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a review of the anticipated impact of this Act on the number of teachers in maintained schools who will, because of their employment, be unable to stand for election to local education authorities.”

502B

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Baroness Willis of Summertown (XB)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to access to nature</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State shall have a duty to promote school pupils' access to nature, with the aim of ensuring that each pupil spends an average of one hour per week as a minimum during term time in a natural setting during class time.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, and every 12 months thereafter, lay before Parliament a report on progress on achieving this goal.<br> (3) For the purposes of this section, “natural environment” has the same meaning as in section 44 of the Environment Act 2021.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment aims to improve pupils' exposure to and knowledge of natural environments.</p>

69AA

Lord Blunkett (Lab)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Consultation on registration and regulation of youth workers etc</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, consult on—<br> (a) the establishment as a registered profession of those that work with young people in relation to educational and recreational activities under section 507B of the Education Act 1996 and are conducting a regulated activity under section 6 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 either in a professional or voluntary capacity;<br> (b) the appointment of a regulator for such persons.<br> (2) Within six months of the completion of a consultation held under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must publish a report outlining the findings and conclusions of the consultation.<br> (3) Where a consultation held under this section concludes, the Secretary of State may make provision for—<br> (a) the establishment as a registered profession under the Professional Qualifications Act 2022 of such professions that the consultation held under this section concludes;<br> (b) the appointment of a regulator for such persons.<br> (4) A regulator may have responsibility for—<br> (a) establishing and maintaining a register of, and<br> (b) establishing and overseeing accreditation of,<br> <span class="wrapped">such persons that the consultation held under this section concludes.</span><br> (5) Where a regulator has established accreditation to be used by registered persons, no person may—<br> (a) claim or purport to be, or<br> (b) use any titles, logos or other designations reserved for,<br> <span class="wrapped">registered or accredited persons if they are not so registered or accredited.”</span>

146B

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 21, page 39, line 21, at end insert—<br> (e) to have due regard to the need to remove or minimise the disadvantages suffered by looked-after children and relevant young persons.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendment seeks to expand and strengthen Clause 21 by replacing the light-touch duty to be “alert to” their needs with a stronger requirement for public bodies to have “due regard” to eliminating disadvantage and to take reasonable steps to mitigate any harmful effects of their policies. The amendment intends to create a legally enforceable, lifelong safeguard for anyone who has ever been in care.</p>

147A

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 21, page 39, line 27, at end insert—<br> “(2A) A relevant authority exercising the duty under subsection (1) shall take reasonable steps to avoid, reduce or otherwise mitigate any adverse impact of its policies and practices on looked-after children and relevant young persons.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendment seeks to expand and strengthen Clause 21 by replacing the light-touch duty to be “alert to” their needs with a stronger requirement for public bodies to have “due regard” to eliminating disadvantage and to take reasonable steps to mitigate any harmful effects of their policies. The amendment intends to create a legally enforceable, lifelong safeguard for anyone who has ever been in care.</p>

183CA

Baroness Penn (Con)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Guidance on the use of screens and technology in early years settings</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, update the early years foundation stage statutory framework for children aged 0-5 in early years settings to include guidance on the appropriate and safe use of screens and technology in early years settings.<br> (2) The guidance must include recommendations concerning—<br> (a) limits for screen time for children (specific to their age) in early years settings;<br> (b) safeguarding policies for the use of personal devices and other screens in early years settings;<br> (c) any benefits, harms or risk of harm associated with the exposure of children of differing ages to personal devices and other screens in early years settings;<br> (d) any benefits, harms or risk of harms associated specifically with the exposure of children with special educational needs or disabilities to personal devices and other screens in early years settings;<br> (e) any other positive or negative effects associated with the use or presence of personal devices for early years development and play;<br> (f) the balancing of screen-based and non-digital activities for children in early years settings.”

183CB

Baroness Penn (Con)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 21 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Public information campaign on the use of screens and technology for children aged 0-5</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within twelve months of the day on which this Act is passed, establish a public information campaign concerning the impact of screen time on the wellbeing of children aged 0-5.<br> (2) The campaign must include, but is not limited to—<br> (a) guidance on the impact of screens on whole child health, both immediate and long term, including—<br> (i) cognitive,<br> (ii) social,<br> (iii) eyesight,<br> (iv) neurodevelopmental,<br> (v) speech, and<br> (vi) language issues.<br> (b) clear recommended boundaries on appropriate screen time limits for children, including times and places that should be screen-free, such as mealtimes and bedtimes;<br> (c) the impact of carers' usage of personal devices and screens on child development;<br> (d) guidance on the importance of screen-free time, outside time and child and parent interaction with examples of alternatives, such as—<br> (i) bedtime stories,<br> (ii) helping with chores, and<br> (iii) interacting with the environment;<br> (e) guidance that digital "educational" apps are not necessary for healthy development, and the risks of screen usage for young children still apply when using these apps.”

20th May 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part two (Lords)
20th May 2025
Committee stage part two (Lords)
20th May 2025
Committee stage: Minutes of Proceedings part one (Lords)
20th May 2025
Committee stage part one (Lords)
20th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-I(Rev)(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List)

437A

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 46, page 110, line 22, at end insert—<br> “(2A) In section 133, after subsection (6), insert—<br> “(7) “qualified teacher” shall include individuals who, though not possessing formal teacher training certification, hold a university-level qualification directly related to the subject they are teaching, and who demonstrate competency through practical teaching experience or relevant professional experience in their subject area.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include in the definition of “qualified teacher” individuals who have significant subject-specific qualifications and practical teaching or professional experience, recognising the expertise they bring to educational settings without a traditional teaching qualification.</p>

447A

Baroness Bousted (Lab)
Lord Knight of Weymouth (Lab)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Schedule 3, page 128, line 24, at end insert—<br> “1A In section 120(1)(a), after “teachers”, insert—<br> “(aa) academy schools Chief Executive Officers’ pay,””

107B

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Remedial orders for children in care</b><br> After section 42 of the Children Act 1989 (right of officer of the Service to have access to local authority records) insert—<br> <b>“42A</b> <b>Remedial orders for children in care</b><br> (1) Where a court is satisfied that there is reasonable cause to believe that a child who is in the care of a local authority is experiencing, or is at risk of experiencing, significant harm, on an application by or for that child, the court may—<br> (a) prohibit a local authority from taking any act (or proposed act) which it otherwise would be entitled to take in exercising its parental responsibility for the child, or<br> (b) require a local authority with parental responsibility for the child to take such action as is necessary to safeguard or promote the child’s welfare.<br> (2) A child making an application to the court for an order under this section shall be presumed to have sufficient understanding unless evidence to the contrary is presented to the court.<br> (3) The following persons are entitled to apply to the court for an order under this section with respect to a child in the care of a local authority—<br> (a) any parent or person who has parental responsibility for the child;<br> (b) the child’s independent reviewing officer;<br> (c) a local authority foster parent if the child has lived with him for a period of at least one year;<br> (d) an independent advocate acting for the child.<br> (4) Before making an application to the court for an order under this section with respect to a child, a person in subsection (3) must obtain the ascertainable views, wishes and feelings of the child about the proposed application, and these shall be provided in the application to the court.<br> (5) In this section—<br> “in the care of a local authority” means a child who is the subject of a care order or interim care order;<br> “harm” has the same meaning as in section 31(9);<br> “significant” in respect of the child’s health or development has the same meaning as in section 31(10).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would provide new protections for looked after children as recommended by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.</p>

146A

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 21, page 39, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(e) to provide care to any child as would be reasonable to expect a parent to give to them.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the level of parental care expected for children within their own families also applies to corporate parents and to the children’s care system.</p>

Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev)(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List)
This amendment was stood part

<i>Lord Hacking gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 30 stand part of the Bill.</i>

233A

Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 36, leave out from beginning to end of line 9 on page 57

333A

Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 20 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 32, page 64, line 28, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 66

19th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee

427A

Lord Lucas (Con)
Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 36, page 79, line 16, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“but an institution which provides religious instruction as an addition to the education which its students receive elsewhere is not an independent educational institution.”</span>

427B

Lord Lucas (Con)
Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 36, page 79, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(e) provide that several separate organisations should be considered as one organisation for the purposes of this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow the government to counter evasion based on dividing a child’s education between several institutions.</p>

429

Lord Lexden (Con)
Lord Black of Brentwood (Con)
Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated)
Baroness Berridge (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 37, page 81, line 41, at end insert—<br> “(3B) Before the Secretary of State may prescribe any standard under subsection (3A), they must lay before Parliament a statement certifying that the proposed standard will not limit independent educational institutions’ independence with respect to admissions, the curriculum, or examinations, except if necessary to secure the safeguarding, wellbeing, or the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of pupils.<br> (3C) Before the Secretary of State may issue any guidance or publish any document which a proprietor of any independent educational institution must have regard to by virtue of the independent educational institution standards (including any standard prescribed by virtue of subsection (3A)), the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a statement certifying that the proposed guidance or document will not interfere with independent educational institutions’ independence with respect to admissions, the curriculum, or examinations, except if necessary to secure the safeguarding, wellbeing, or the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of pupils.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the Government’s power to require independent educational institutions to have regard to guidance on topics where these institutions are not already subject to Government control.</p>

430

Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated)
Baroness Berridge (Con)
Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 37, page 82, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Omit sections 106 (Independent inspectorates) and 107 (Quality assurance of independent inspectorates).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would remove sections 106 and 107 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 which give the Secretary of State powers to approve bodies to inspect independent schools (such as the Independent Schools Inspectorate) and requires the Chief Inspector to report on those bodies. The amendment seeks to probe the Government’s readiness for the Independent Schools Inspectorate to become part of OFSTED.</p>

435

Lord Blunkett (Lab)
Baroness Blower (Lab)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 44, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School inspections: multi-academy trusts</b><br> In section 5(2)(d) of the Education Act 2005, after “schools”, insert “and trusts””

436

Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated)
Baroness Berridge (Con)
Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 44, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Transfer of the Independent Schools Inspectorate functions to Ofsted</b><br> (1) The Education and Inspections Act 2006 is amended as follows.<br> (2) After section 156, insert—<br> <b>“156A</b> <b>Transfer of the Independent Schools Inspectorate functions to the Office</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations transfer the functions of the Independent Schools Inspectorate to the Office.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must make regulations under this section within one year of the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 is passed.<br> (3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This probing amendment seeks to clarify the Government’s readiness for the Independent Schools Inspectorate to become part of OFSTED.</p>

437

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 46, page 110, line 18, after “qualified),” insert—<br> “(za) after subsection (1), insert—<br> “(1A) The specified requirements in subsection (1)(b) may include that the person is a practitioner, in a particular profession, skill, business or other relevant pursuit who has the necessary expertise to assist a child’s learning experience in a formal learning environment.””

439

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 46, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Anti-bullying training for school staff and inspectors</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must ensure that anti-bullying training is a core component of—<br> (a) all initial teacher training programmes;<br> (b) induction training for Ofsted inspectors.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must ensure all school staff in England and Ofsted inspectors are provided with continuing professional development (CPD) in anti-bullying strategies with refresher training to be provided at appropriate intervals.”

63A

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(14A) Consequential amendments may be made to other legislation to ensure that the consistent identifier is established and recorded at the earliest appropriate moment.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow other legislation to be amended so that the consistent identifier was established when a birth was registered, as part of immigration or visa processes, etc.</p>

69A

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Curtailment of rights of contact</b><br> (1) The High Court may remove or curtail the rights of parental contact of a person convicted of a domestic abuse, child abuse or child sexual abuse.<br> (2) The High Court must publish annually the total number of times they have removed or curtailed rights of parental contact under subsection (1).”

69B

Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 5, page 9, line 12, at end insert—<br> “(iii) kinship families.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure the needs and experiences of all members of kinship families are considered and those family members are able to access the support they need, so children can thrive in safe, loving homes within their family network.</p>

76A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Temporary care</b><br> In Regulation 24 of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (temporary approval of relative, friend or other person connected with C), omit sub-section (2)(c) and the “and” before it.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the requirement for local authorities to undertake a full assessment of a temporary carer as if they were a foster carer, if they are to get temporary approval.</p>

116A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, leave out lines 8 to 10


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the Secretary of State’s power to add to the list of strategic accommodation functions for local authorities.</p>

116B

Baroness Cash (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Each local authority participating in a regional care arrangement must assess, on an ongoing basis, whether there is sufficient provision of placements to meet the current and foreseeable needs of looked after children for whom it is responsible.<br> (3B) Where any insufficiency is identified under subsection (3A), the authority must publish and implement a plan to address gaps in provision, with particular regard to—<br> (a) fostering and residential placements,<br> (b) placements for children with complex or specialist needs, and<br> (c) the availability of not-for-profit, public sector and kinship-based care.<br> (3C) In carrying out the functions under subsections (3A) and (3B), the authority must consult with Integrated Care Boards, NHS England, and relevant education bodies.<br> (3D) Each local authority participating in a regional care arrangement must ensure that the commissioning of placements under the arrangement supports, where it is safe to do so, the maintenance of—<br> (a) sibling relationships,<br> (b) contact with birth family and connected persons, and<br> (c) children’s ties to their local community, school, and cultural environment.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment places duties on local authorities participating in regional care arrangements to assess sufficiency, plan for complex needs, and protect the relational and community ties of children in care.</p>

117A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 16, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(11) Regional co-operation arrangements must –<br> (a) be included in Ofsted local authority inspections, and<br> (b) include both registered and unregistered provision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require Ofsted to inspect regional cooperation arrangements.</p>

117B

Baroness Cash (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 16, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(11) Nothing in this section shall be taken to discharge or modify the duties of local authorities in relation to the placement of looked after children under this Act and associated regulations, including the duty to place children in accordance with section 22C(7) of this Act.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment makes clear that the creation of regional care arrangements does not alter existing legal duties on local authorities to act in the best interests of children when making placements.</p>

117C

Baroness Cash (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 16, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(11) All local authorities, either individually or collectively within a regional care arrangement, must collect and report to the Secretary of State at regular intervals no less than quarterly, the following additional data relating to the provision of placements—<br> (a) the number of placement breakdowns by—<br> (i) category of provision type;<br> (ii) cause;<br> (iii) proximity to home;<br> (b) the number of children re-entering care by—<br> (i) category pf provision;<br> (ii) cause;<br> (iii) proximity to home;<br> (c) their projections of future demand for placements, disaggregated by type, location and level of need;<br> (d) where the supplier is not a foster carer or a public supplier, the average cost per placement disaggregated by—<br> (i) category of provision;<br> (ii) level of need;<br> (iii) location.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment inserts a duty on local authorities within regional care arrangements to collect and report key data on placement sufficiency, cost and outcomes for improved transparency.</p>

117D

Baroness Cash (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 16, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(11) the Secretary of State must publish an annual summary of data collected under this section, and must share that summary with—<br> (a) Ofsted, to inform its annual report on placement sufficiency and stability, and<br> (b) the Competition and Markets Authority, to inform any market studies or investigations concerning the children’s care placements sector.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that placement data collected by local authorities is used to inform national reports and market oversight by existing public bodies.</p>

119A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 11, page 16, line 19, after “local authority”, insert “or who has an EHCP and is in receipt of residential care”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include children with EHCPs in residential care and allow residential schools to use deprivation of liberty in specific settings for specific children rather than moving them to a residential home.</p>

119B

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 16, leave out lines 28 to 30


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe what is meant by ‘likely to injure themselves or others’ and how this threshold is applied.</p>

120A

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 16, line 33, after “care” insert “, education”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that children deprived of their liberty have access to education.</p>

183A

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Equalising Universal Credit</b><br> (1) The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376) are amended as follows.<br> (2) In regulation 36 (table showing amounts of elements), under “Standard allowance”—<br> “(a) after “single claimant aged under 25” insert “, other than a care leaver”, and<br> (b) after “single claimant aged 25 or over” insert “or a care leaver aged under 25”.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would amend the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 to increase the standard allowance entitlement of universal credit for individuals leaving care once they turn 18 to match the amount available to claimants aged 25 or over.</p>

183B

Baroness Cash (Con)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Strategy for early childhood development and school readiness</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish a national strategy to promote the health, development, and school readiness of all children from birth to the age of five.<br> (2) The strategy under section (1) must include—<br> (a) delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0–5 years) whether by placing on a statutory footing or otherwise to provide at least the following five developmental reviews—<br> (i) an antenatal health promoting visit;<br> (ii) a new baby review (10–14 days);<br> (iii) a 6–8 week review;<br> (iv) a 1-year review;<br> (v) a 2–2½ year review;<br> (b) the means to ensure children identified as at risk of developmental delay, neglect, or early adversity through the mandated reviews are referred to appropriate early intervention services without delay;<br> (c) the integration and sharing of data between health visiting, maternity, general practice, early years education, and safeguarding services;<br> (d) support for children’s development in the early years through access to high-quality early education and care, including in maintained, private, and voluntary sector settings;<br> (e) support for parents and carers through accessible information, advice, and locally commissioned services from the birth of their child to school entry;<br> (f) improved coordination between health, early years, social care and education professionals through multi-agency working at local level;<br> (g) the establishment of a national early years data and monitoring system to enable anonymised tracking of—<br> (i) coverage and completion rates of developmental reviews;<br> (ii) key indicators of child development and school readiness;<br> (iii) patterns of referral and access to early intervention services;<br> (h) reduction of inequalities in early childhood development and improved access to support for children from all socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament an annual report on the implementation of this strategy, including—<br> (a) progress made in delivering the Healthy Child Programme or equivalent programme nationally;<br> (b) developmental and school readiness outcomes at age 5, disaggregated by region and demographic group;<br> (c) an assessment of workforce capacity and local delivery arrangements for the reviews and support under this clause;<br> (d) any disparities or deficiencies in service access or outcomes.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section, “school readiness” includes a child’s ability, by the beginning of the academic year in which they turn five, to—<br> (a) manage basic personal needs including toileting, handwashing, and eating with minimal assistance;<br> (b) understand and follow simple instructions in a structured environment;<br> (c) express themselves using age-appropriate spoken language or alternative communication;<br> (d) regulate their emotions and behaviour in a way appropriate for learning with peers;<br> (e) sustain attention and participate in group activities for short periods;<br> (f) engage in cooperative play and early social interaction;<br> (g) demonstrate emerging fine and gross motor skills, including early mark-making, drawing, or movement.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause introduces a duty on the Secretary of State to review and improve the national infrastructure for early childhood development monitoring and support to ensure that every child receives regular checks in their first five years and that local systems are better integrated to support school readiness.</p>

183C

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Court ordered reports</b><br> Any court ordered report produced for the purposes of either private or public law cases in family court proceedings under the Children Act 1989 must be done by a qualified social worker.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that all court ordered reports are produced by qualified social workers, for example those under Section 7 of the Children Act 1989.</p>

183D

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 45, line 29, at end insert “and for all pupils attending special schools”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the delivery of school breakfast provision to all pupils in special schools, regardless of their age.</p>

186A

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 46, line 30, at end insert—<br> ““special schools” has the meaning set out in section 337 of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment defines special schools and is consequential on another amendment to clause 27 in the name of Lord Watson of Invergowrie.</p>

187A

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 48, line 10, at end insert—<br> <b>“551E</b> <b>Publication of data</b><br> The Secretary of State must acquire and regularly publish data on breakfast club provision in schools, including data on—<br> (a) characteristics of those receiving breakfast in schools (including eligibility for free school meals);<br> (b) uptake levels;<br> (c) satisfaction levels amongst pupils and parents;<br> (d) any assessment of the impact of provision on attendance, behaviour, health and wellbeing.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to acquire and regularly publish data on breakfast club provision in schools.</p>

199A

Baroness Parminter (LD)
Baroness Boycott (XB)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 29, page 50, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(5) After section 551A, insert—<br> <i class="text-centre">“Regulations for levels of PFAS chemicals and transparency</i><br> <b>551B</b> <b>School uniforms: transparency and materials</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 comes into force, issue regulations to—<br> (a) ban the use of PFAS in school uniforms;<br> (b) require producers of school uniforms to provide a digital product passport listing the chemicals in the product to enable safe end of life disposal or recycling.<br> (2) The ban in section (1)(a) must set the limit for residual PFAS in textiles to no more than 50 mg F/kg (50 ppm).<br> (3) in this section—<br> “PFAS” means per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as defined and listed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);<br> “School uniforms” has the same meaning as in section 29(3) and (4).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that branded school uniform items do not contain PFAS chemicals, and would require producers of non-branded school uniform items to state whether any PFAS chemicals have been used, and to provide a digital product passport to improve the recyclability of school uniform products.</p>

236A

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 40 at end insert “, except in cases in which—<br> (i) one parent has been found guilty in a Criminal Court of an offence of which the child is a victim, including assault, sexual assault including rape, or domestic abuse;<br> (ii) there has been a finding of fact in a Family Court in which the child is a victim, including assault, sexual assault including rape, or domestic abuse by one parent;<br> (iii) there is an open police investigation against one parent for charges in which the child is a victim, including assault, sexual assault including rape, or domestic abuse;<br> (iv) there is a risk of harm to the child or other members of the family if the address of the non-residential parent is required;”

333ZA

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of safeguarding protections in private tuition settings</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a review of—<br> (a) the adequacy of safeguards in place to protect children who receive private tuition, either online or in-person,<br> (b) the extent to which providers of private tuition carry out background checks on their tutors, and<br> (c) the impact, if any, of the activities defined as “Regulated activity relating to children” in Schedule 4 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 on safeguarding in private tuition settings.<br> (2) Within six months of the completion of the review, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the findings of the review and any recommendations to improve safeguarding protections in private tuition.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the Government to assess the adequacy of safeguarding protections for children with private tutors, who may not have to undergo an enhanced DBS check under current requirements.</p>

336

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 64, leave out lines 34 to 36

337

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, line 1, leave out “, C or D”

342

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 22 to 35

357

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 19 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 67, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(c) must describe the reasons for the decision to serve the order.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to give parents the information needed to be able to challenge a school attendance order, or if they wish to make changes and then request revocation.</p>

16th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84-I Marshalled list for Committee

3

Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out from “parents” to the end of line 10 and insert “and any other person with parental responsibility for the child, or the child, if they have reached the age of 16.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to extend the right to Family Group Conferencing to children aged 16 and 17 so they are able to agree their own care plan.</p>

481

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Financial governance of local authority schools</b><br> (1) Local authority maintained schools must—<br> (a) ensure that their accounts are externally audited between the end of the academic year and 31st December annually, and<br> (b) publish these accounts on their school website by no later than 31st January of the following year.<br> (2) The relevant local authority must monitor the resolution by the school of any material issues raised in these audit reports.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the same standard of financial governance exists between academy schools and local authority schools.</p>

482

Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bshp)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Educational attainment of children with a parent in prison</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must commission a report on the educational attainment of school age children with a parent who is in prison.<br> (2) The report must make recommendations for how the educational attainment of those children can be improved.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must publish the report and lay it before Parliament.”

483

Lord Layard (Lab)
Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court (XB)
Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Apprenticeship provision</b><br> The Secretary of State must promote sufficient provision of apprenticeship places up to level 3 to ensure that every qualified applicant aged 16 to 18 receives an offer of a place.”

484

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School: hair requirements</b><br> Pupils must not be denied opportunities to take part in classes, or any other school activities, by reason of their hair style or cut, unless for reasons of health and safety.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause aims to ensure children are not denied education or other school-related opportunities for reasons of hair cut or style.</p>

485

Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Parental complaints (maintained schools)</b><br> (1) After section 29 of the Education Act 2002 insert—<br> <b>“29ZA</b> <b>Parental complaints: appeals</b><br> (1) A complainant may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) where—<br> (a) the complaint was against a maintained school in England under section 29(1),<br> (b) the complainant was a parent of a registered pupil at the school at the time they first pursued the complaint,<br> (c) the complaint specified one or more legal duties listed in Schedule 1A of which the school was alleged to be in breach,<br> (d) the complaints process under section 29(1) was completed,<br> (e) the complaint was not fully upheld in respect of one or more of the matters specified as described in paragraph (c), and<br> (f) the complainant does not have and has not had any other prescribed right of appeal apart from that provided under section 29(1) and this section.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must make regulations about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal in respect of subsection (1), including—<br> (a) making and determining appeals;<br> (b) the powers of the tribunal on determining an appeal.<br> (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may include provision conferring power on the First-tier Tribunal, on determining an appeal against a matter, to make recommendations in respect of other matters (including matters against which no appeal may be brought).<br> (4) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse that person fails to comply with any requirement—<br> (a) in respect of the discovery or inspection of documents, or<br> (b) to attend to give evidence and produce documents,<br> <span class="wrapped">where that requirement is imposed by Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to an appeal under this section or regulations under subsection (2).</span><br> (5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”<br> (2) After Schedule 1 to the Education Act 2002 insert—<br> “Schedule 1A<br> <span class="schedule-heading">LEGAL DUTIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 29ZA</span><br> 1 <span class="sub-para subsection"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The legal duties to which section 29ZA applies are as follows.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The Education Act 1996—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">section 9 (Education in accordance with parental wishes),</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">section 402 (Obligation to enter pupils for public examinations),</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(c)</span><span class="sub-para-text">sections 403 to 405 (Sex education),</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(d)</span><span class="sub-para-text">sections 406 to 407 (Politics) and</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(e)</span><span class="sub-para-text">section 542(1) (Prescribed standards for school premises);</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(3)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The Education Act 2002—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">sections 78 to 80B (General duties in respect of the curriculum), and</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">section 175(2) and (3) (Duties ... in relation to welfare of children);</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(4)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The School Standards and Framework Act 1998—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">section 1(6) (Duty in relation to infant class size),</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">sections 69 to 71 (Religious education and worship), and</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(c)</span><span class="sub-para-text">section 114A (Requirements for food and drink provided on school premises etc);</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(5)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Childcare Act 2006, section 40 (Duty to implement Early Years Foundation Stage);</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(6)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Children Act 1989, sections 87 and 87C (Welfare of children in boarding schools and colleges and national minimum standards) and</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subsection sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(7)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The Education and Inspections Act 2006, sections 88 to 94 (School Discipline).””</span></span>

18

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) In exercising functions under this section in relation to a child, a local authority must regularly reconsider the right of the child removed from their parents’ care to have relationships with their “family network” as defined in subsection (5).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that a child’s changing needs are considered throughout childhood and enable any necessary support to facilitate these relationships.</p>

487

Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Parental complaints (independent educational institutions, including academies)</b><br> After section 137 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (Service of notice etc) insert—<br> <b>“137A</b> <b>Parental Complaints: appeals</b><br> (1) A complainant may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) where—<br> (a) the complaint was against an independent educational institution in England under Part 7 of the Schedule of The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014,<br> (b) the complainant was a parent of a registered pupil at the institution at the time they first pursued the complaint, and<br> (c) the complaint specified one or more—<br> (i) Independent School Standard Regulations that apply to the institution, or<br> (ii) terms of any funding agreements between the proprietor of the institution and the Secretary of State, or<br> (iii) obligations under the memorandum and articles of the proprietor company, or<br> (iv) the proprietor’s charitable objects, or<br> (v) legal requirements that apply to the institution under the Academies Act 2010,<br> <span class="wrapped">in relation to the institution’s provision for pupils with which the proprietor is alleged to be in breach, and</span><br> (d) the complaints process under (a) has been completed,<br> (e) the complaint was not fully upheld in respect of one or more of the matters specified as described in (c), and<br> (f) the complainant does not have and has not had any other prescribed right of appeal beyond that provided in Part 7 of the Schedule of The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 and this section.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must make regulations about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal in respect of subsection (1), including—<br> (a) making and determining appeals,<br> (b) the powers of the tribunal on determining an appeal.<br> (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may include provision conferring power on the First-tier Tribunal, on determining an appeal against a matter, to make recommendations in respect of other matters (including matters against which no appeal may be brought).<br> (4) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse that person fails to comply with any requirement—<br> (a) in respect of the discovery or inspection of documents, or<br> (b) to attend to give evidence and produce documents,<br> <span class="wrapped">where that requirement is imposed by Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to an appeal under this section or regulations under subsection (2).</span><br> (5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause would afford to parents the ability to appeal complaints about an independent educational institution failing to comply with its legal duties in educational provision to the first-tier tribunal in circumstances where the institution’s internal complaints process has been completed and has not upheld their complaint. Independent Educational Institutions include academies.</p>

488

Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Parental complaints (non-maintained special schools)</b><br> After section 342C of the Education Act 1996 insert—<br> <b>“342D</b> <b>Parental complaints: appeals</b><br> (1) A complainant may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) where—<br> (a) they have pursued a complaint against a non-maintained special school in England under paragraph 31 of the Schedule of the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/728),<br> (b) the complainant was the parent of a registered pupil at the school at the time of first pursuing the complaint,<br> (c) the complaint specified one or more—<br> (i) non-maintained Special School Regulations<br> (ii) obligations under the memorandum and articles of any proprietor company, or<br> (iii) obligations imposed under any trust deed of the school<br> <span class="wrapped">in relation to the institution’s provision for pupils with which the proprietor is alleged to be in breach,</span><br> (d) the complaints process under (a) has been completed,<br> (e) the complaint was not fully upheld in respect of one or more of the matters specified as described in (c), and<br> (f) the complainant does not have and has not had any other prescribed right of appeal beyond that provided in paragraph 31 of the Schedule of the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015 and this section.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must make regulations about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal in respect of subsection (1), including—<br> (a) making and determining appeals;<br> (b) the powers of the tribunal on determining an appeal.<br> (3) Regulations under subsection (2) may include provision conferring power on the First-tier Tribunal, on determining an appeal against a matter, to make recommendations in respect of other matters (including matters against which no appeal may be brought).<br> (4) A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse that person fails to comply with any requirement—<br> (a) in respect of the discovery or inspection of documents, or<br> (b) to attend to give evidence and produce documents,<br> <span class="wrapped">where that requirement is imposed by Tribunal Procedure Rules in relation to an appeal under this section or regulations under subsection (2).</span><br> (5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause would afford to parents the ability to appeal complaints about a non-maintained special school failing to comply with its legal duties in educational provision to the first-tier tribunal in circumstances where the school’s internal complaints process has been completed and has not upheld their complaint.</p>

489

Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Amendment of the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010</b><br> The Secretary of State may by regulations make such amendments to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2010, the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008, and any other relevant subordinate legislation as are necessary or expedient in consequence of, or in connection with, sections <i>(Parental Complaints (Maintained Schools)</i>), (<i>Parental Complaints (Independent educational institutions, including academies))</i>, and (<i>Parental Complaints (Non-maintained Special Schools)</i>) of this Act.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause allows the Secretary of State to make amendments to secondary legislation for tribunals as a consequence of the amendments proposed on parental complaints.</p>

490

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Royal Commission on the education attainment gap</b><br> (1) On the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must make arrangements to establish a Royal Commission to investigate the education attainment gap for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).<br> (2) The Commission must investigate and make recommendations relating to—<br> (a) the education attainment gap for individual special educational needs and disabilities;<br> (b) the education attainment gap at each level of examination, including Key Stage 2, GCSE, A-Level and other relevant qualifications;<br> (c) the level of understanding of the social model of disability in teacher training and schools.<br> (3) The Commission must publish recommendations and recommend a deadline by which the SEND education attainment gap must be closed.”

20

Lord Hampton (XB)
Lord Bichard (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 2, page 2, line 31, leave out subsections (2) to (4) and insert—<br> “(2) In subsection (3)—<br> (a) omit paragraph (a) in the definition of “relevant agency”;<br> (b) at the end of the definition of “safeguarding partner”, insert—<br> “(d) those relevant agencies which are designated childcare or education agencies.”.<br> (3) For the purposes of this section, a relevant agency is a “designated childcare or education agency” if it—<br> (a) has functions relating to the provision of childcare or education (or both), and<br> (b) is designated as such by regulations made by the Secretary of State.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to expand the definition of safeguarding partner to include all “designated childcare and education agencies” by default. It also seeks to remove the requirement that “relevant agencies” are designated by the Secretary of State.</p>

21

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 2, line 35, after “agencies” insert “or family hubs”


Explanatory Text

<p>This and other amendments to Clause 2 in the name of Lord Farmer add family hubs, which support families as the primary means by which children are safeguarded, to the list of new agencies which have to be included in safeguarding arrangements.</p>

491

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School mentorship scheme for children with SEND</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must establish a school mentorship scheme for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).<br> (2) The mentorship scheme must—<br> (a) involve members of local communities, business and wider society who are disabled people or have other relevant lived experience to offer to support children with SEND,<br> (b) offer appropriate, relevant and contextualised advice from mentors, and<br> (c) include the delivery of mentors’ advice gained from lived experience, work experience opportunities and other experience as appropriate.”

492

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Lord Moynihan (Con)
Baroness Sater (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Curriculum review: recommended physical activity</b><br> Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must undertake a curriculum review on how the levels of physical activity recommended by the Chief Medical Officer can form part of physical education provision within schools.”

22

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 5, after “agency” insert “or family hub”


Explanatory Text

<p>This and other amendments to Clause 2 in the name of Lord Farmer add family hubs, which support families as the primary means by which children are safeguarded, to the list of new agencies which have to be included in safeguarding arrangements.</p>

493

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Education technology: guiding principles</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations made by statutory instrument make provision for the regulation of education technology deployed in schools in England.<br> (2) The regulations made under subsection (1) must ensure that education technology used in schools in England—<br> (a) is inclusive by design,<br> (b) is accessible to all,<br> (c) is transparent with regard to its training data and, where applicable, its algorithmic make-up,<br> (d) is labelled clearly if it uses artificial intelligence,<br> (e) does not sell or provide data to third parties, and<br> (f) does not store personal data at a location other than that of the school in which it is being used.<br> (3) A statutory instrument that contains regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”

23

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 6, leave out “or education (or both)” and insert “, education or family support (or all three)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This and other amendments to Clause 2 in the name of Lord Farmer add family hubs, which support families as the primary means by which children are safeguarded, to the list of new agencies which have to be included in safeguarding arrangements.</p>

494

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Procurement standard for education technology</b><br> Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish guidance for schools on procurement standards for education technology.”

25

Lord Hampton (XB)
Lord Bichard (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 11, leave out “16E(2A)(b) or (3)” and insert “16E(4)(b)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name of Lord Bichard seek to expand the definition of safeguarding partner to include all “designated childcare and education agencies” by default.</p>

495

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Lord Moynihan (Con)
Baroness Sater (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Teacher training review</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must establish a review of teacher training in England.<br> (2) The review must assess the extent to which teacher training includes physical and mental literacy and the challenges of new technologies.<br> (3) The review must—<br> (a) report within 12 months of the day on which it is established, and<br> (b) recommend a new teacher training offer which includes—<br> (i) artificial intelligence,<br> (ii) sport and physical literacy,<br> (iii) data literacy,<br> (iv) media literacy, and<br> (v) financial literacy.”

496

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Character education</b><br> Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must establish a review of the research, evidence and practice in relation to character education in schools in England.”

497

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Curriculum review: AI</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must undertake a curriculum review to explore how children can receive teaching, learning and a curriculum which recognises any opportunities and challenges of technologies including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence.<br> (2) The curriculum review must investigate how children can be equipped with the learning and skills to flourish through their use of technology in all subjects in the National Curriculum.”

27

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(6) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, place a duty on the local authority to identify a single point of contact to support education providers in their responsibilities under this Act.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe whether all education and children organisations can contact the LADO.</p>

28

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(6) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, place a duty on education providers to identify a single point of contact to take part in the strategic safeguarding arrangements.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe how education providers will be involved in strategic safeguarding arrangements.</p>

498

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“SEND provision review</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must undertake a review of provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND provision) in schools in England.<br> (2) The review must report within 12 months of the day on which it is established.<br> (3) The review must produce recommendations, including on how the Secretary of State should fund SEND provision required by law.”

499

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Attendance code of practice</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must issue an attendance code of practice giving guidance to the following bodies on their functions in relation to school attendance—<br> (a) local authorities in England,<br> (b) admission authorities in England,<br> (c) the governing bodies of schools,<br> (d) the proprietors of Academies, and<br> (e) the management committees of pupil referral units.<br> (2) The Secretary of State may revise the code from time to time.<br> (3) The bodies listed in subsection (1) must have regard to the code in exercising their functions in relation to school attendance.<br> (4) Those who exercise functions on behalf of the bodies in subsection (1) in relation to school attendance must also have regard to the code.”

500

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Lord Moynihan (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: physical and mental wellbeing standards</b><br> (1) Within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish standards for schools in England on the physical and mental wellbeing—<br> (a) teaching,<br> (b) training, and<br> (c) care and support,<br> <span class="wrapped">which they provide to children.</span><br> (2) The standards must include delivery targets to which schools must adhere.”

501

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National survey on bullying</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must arrange for the collection and publication of national data on bullying experienced by children and young people in schools in England on an annual basis.<br> (2) The survey must include—<br> (a) the groups of children most at risk of experiencing bullying;<br> (b) the nature and type of bullying experienced, including, but not limited, to sexual, sexist, racial, and online bullying;<br> (c) the interventions and responses perceived as most effective in reducing bullying;<br> (d) how schools in England are responding to bullying, including in both in-person and online contexts.<br> (3) The report must be published annually and the Secretary of State must lay the report before Parliament which outlines the findings and a proposed policy response.”

502

Baroness Coffey (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: educational attainment</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a review into the impact of this Act on the educational attainment of children.<br> (2) The review must consider the merits of commencing section 34 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Transfer of arrears) and uncommenced sections of the Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Act 2023 for the purposes of improving the educational attainment of children.”

32

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 4, line 3, at end insert—<br> “(e) a member of the Children With Disabilities Team.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include a member of Children’s Disabilities Team into the multi-agency child protection team.</p>

35

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 4, line 15, at end insert—<br> ““Children’s Disabilities Team” means any team provided by a local authority that is providing services under section 17 of the Children Act 1989;”

38

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 5, line 19, leave out subsection (4)


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the adequacy of resources available for this part of the Bill to be delivered effectively.</p>

47

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(7A) Where the relevant person discloses any information under subsection (2) they must keep a record that they have disclosed the information.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require all information sharing decisions to be recorded.</p>

446

Lord Blunkett (Lab)
Baroness Morgan of Huyton (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 50, page 114, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1ZA) When making an order under subsection (1)(b) of this section and within the meaning of section 62 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (school requiring special measures), the Secretary of State must make an order to—<br> (a) transfer the school to a high performing multi-academy trust, or<br> (b) merge the school with a high performing maintained school serving a similar cohort of children (by demographic background and prior attainment), provided that school is within the same local authority or geographical area,<br> <span class="wrapped">unless the Secretary of State believes that there is good reason to undertake another course of action.””</span>

48

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(7A) Where the relevant person does not disclose information because the information falls within subsection (3) they must keep a record that they have not disclosed the information.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require all information sharing decisions to be recorded.</p>

49

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 14, at end insert—<br> “(9A) The relevant person must maintain a record of processing of the disclosures made under this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires that the record of processing should be explicit in order to increase public trust in the expanded use of a national identifier.</p>

54

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, leave out lines 26 and 27


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify what is meant by ‘a similar set of identifiers that is of general application’.</p>

61

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 4, page 8, leave out lines 31 to 34


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that SUIs can be used for research and commissioning purposes in order to improve outcomes for babies, children and young people.</p>

62

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(14A) Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must establish a strategy to ensure accurate and secure collection, recording and storage of any data obtained under this section and publish that strategy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This is a probing amendment which seeks to understand how the Government will manage erroneous recording.</p>

63

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(14A) Draft regulations under subsection (1) must be published within the period of one month after the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 is passed and must include—<br> (a) the description of the consistent identifier,<br> (b) the description of the designated person,<br> (c) the description of all persons or services to which this section applies, and<br> (d) the process by which the Secretary of State will ensure accurate collection of data.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to get clarity on which services this section applies to.</p>

69

Baroness Spielman (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Common open data standard: children’s wellbeing</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations establish a common open data standard for relevant bodies to use in respect of their statutory duties relating to the safeguarding and welfare of children.<br> (2) Any standard established under subsection (1) must be—<br> (a) non-proprietary, that is not dependent on vendor-specific software;<br> (b) documented such that the structure is publicly available;<br> (c) platform-independent, that is usable across systems;<br> (d) royalty-free or under open licence.<br> (3) “Common open data standard” means a common data rule that allows any user to create compatible and consistent products, processes and services that is publicly available.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section, a “relevant body” means—<br> (a) a local authority;<br> (b) a state-funded school;<br> (c) a children's home;<br> (d) any regulated body with statutory duties relating to children which the Secretary of State may designate by regulations.<br> (5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would give the Secretary of State the power to establish by regulations a common data standard for information relating to the safeguarding and wellbeing of children so it can be more easily shared between relevant public bodies.</p>

73

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Removal of unregistered status for approved kinship carers</b><br> Notwithstanding the provisions of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/959) and the Children Act 1989, no placement of a child with a kinship carer that is approved by the Director of Children’s Services, shall be considered an unregistered placement.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow local authorities to place a child with a kinship carer without needing to meet the fostering placement standards, where it is judged by the local authority to be in the best interests of the child, as a registered placement, including for the purposes of Ofsted inspection.</p>

74

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship carers: early permanence</b><br> In section 10(5B) of the Children Act 1989 (power of court to make section 8 orders), for “of at least one year immediately preceding the application” substitute “determined by the court”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the requirement for kinship carers to have lived with the child for whom they are making a Section 8 order under the Children Act 1989 for at least one year.</p>

75

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Requirements for kinship care approval</b><br> Regulation 26 of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/581) (assessment of prospective foster parents) does not apply to kinship carers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the requirement for kinship carers who have been approved by the Director of Children’s Services, including after a family group decision-making process, to be reassessed by the fostering panel.</p>

76

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care report</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of day on which this Act is passed, carry out a full review assessing the effectiveness of the current pathways for approval of kinship carers.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must lay a report setting out the findings of the review before each House of Parliament.<br> (3) Following the publication of the report in subsection (1), the Secretary of State must introduce regulations for the approval of kinship carers.<br> (4) These regulations must seek to—<br> (a) improve the safety and wellbeing of children in kinship care,<br> (b) reduce barriers to becoming a kinship carer,<br> (c) establish the requirement for a kinship child protection plan which is monitored by the local authority for a minimum period and until the arrangements for the child are judged to be safe and the welfare of the child is being promoted, and<br> (d) reduce the burden for local authorities and the family courts.<br> (5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the Secretary of State to review and update the approval requirements for kinship carers.</p>

79

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 6, page 11, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(c) all children who were previously looked-after and who are adopted.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to extend the steps local authorities take to promote educational achievement to all previously looked-after children who are adopted.</p>

80

Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 6, page 11, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(e) to improve career and employment opportunities for children within subsection (2).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include career and employment opportunities as a part of educational achievement.</p>

83

Lord Bellingham (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 6, page 12, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(5) Before commencement of subsections (1) to (3) of this section, the Secretary of State must undertake and publish a review of the role, remit and effectiveness of virtual school heads, including the allocation of resources for virtual schools to be able to carry out their duties under this section.<br> (6) Within six months of the completion of the review, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the findings and conclusions of the review.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to carry out a review of the role and remit of the virtual school in regard to all cohorts under the virtual school umbrella, including the allocation of resources for virtual schools to be able to carry out their duties for each of these cohorts, and to report back to Parliament.</p>

85

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, leave out lines 16 to 18 and insert—<br> “(2) The authority must assess what staying close support is required in the interests of the person’s welfare, having due regard to the person’s—<br> (a) wishes and preferences,<br> (b) accommodation requirements,<br> (c) emotional and practical support needs, and<br> (d) existing support network.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify the scope of the staying close scheme.</p>

508

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 66, page 124, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(4A) Section 3 may not come into force until the Secretary of State has made a statement confirming that safeguarding partners which are party to an agreement under section 16J(1) of the Children Act 2004 (combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions) have equal responsibility for the effective delivery of the multi-agency child protection team.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to clarify that safeguarding partners which are party to an agreement under section 16J of the Children Act 2004 have equal responsibility for the effective delivery of the MACPT.</p>

509

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 66, page 124, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(4A) Section 3 may not come into force until the Secretary of State has published guidance to clarify how the duties in section 3 will be delivered and funded, including for non-statutory agencies.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify what resources and funding will be provided to ensure effective delivery of the additional duties set out in clause 3.</p>

92

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 38, at end insert—<br> “(c) any other support the local authority deems appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow the local authority to use its discretion to offer additional support to a care leaver under the age of 25.</p>

93

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 38, at end insert—<br> “(5A) A person specified in subsection (1) can refuse the offer of staying close support.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow care leavers to opt out of Staying Close support.</p>

96

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 8, page 13, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(e) setting out the transition arrangements for health and primary care for care leavers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include robust transition arrangements for health and into primary care for care leavers.</p>

97

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 8, page 13, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(e) enabling care leavers to maintain, strengthen and build family and social relationships.”

107

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Adoption and special guardianship support fund review</b><br> (1) Within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must conduct a review of the level of funding available per child from the adoption and special guardianship support fund.<br> (2) The review must produce recommendations regarding any steps necessary to increase the funds available per child.<br> (3) The review must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.”

108

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 14, line 35, after “accommodation” insert “to meet the needs”

109

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 14, line 36, at end insert “as close to home as reasonably practicable”

110

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 14, line 37, leave out “for meeting those requirements” and insert “to ensure a range of accommodation that is within, or near to, the local authority’s area, and that is capable of meeting the differing needs of children being looked after by the local authority”

112

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 1, leave out “for” and insert “to meet the needs of”

111

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 1, after “of” insert “sufficient local”

113

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 2, at end insert “as close to home as reasonably practicable”

114

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 5, after “of,” insert “sufficient”

115

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 5, after “new” insert “local”

116

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 7, after “authority” insert “as close to home as reasonably practicable”

133

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Local Authority support for children subject to deprivation of liberty orders in their relationships</b><br> Information required to be published by a local authority includes information about the authority’s arrangements for enabling children subject to deprivation of liberty orders to maintain, strengthen and build family and social relationships.”

134

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Foster care: room sharing</b><br> In section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000 after subsection (4) insert—<br> “(5) The national minimum standards under this section must include a clear statement that it is appropriate for children over the age of three years to share a room provided the fostering service provider takes into account any potential for bullying, any history of abuse or abusive behaviour, the wishes of the children concerned and all other pertinent facts.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to update the Fostering Services: National Minimum Standards and include a clear statement that it is appropriate for children over the age of three years to share a room provided the fostering service provider has taken into account the same issues which are currently to be taken into account when a room-sharing decision is made under the existing standards.</p>

147

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 21, page 39, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(1A) When discharging its duty under subsection (1), the relevant authority must consider the right to British citizenship of looked-after and relevant young people and how that entitlement can be secured to avoid adverse effect on their wellbeing.”

156

Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 26, page 44, line 5, leave out “, health or development” and insert “or health”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the definition of development of children, given the role which technology plays in modern jobs.</p>

176

Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Impact assessment: weekend jobs</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must carry out an assessment of the likely impact of section 26 (Employment of children in England) on the ability of children to get employment during the weekend.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must lay a report setting out the findings of the assessment before each House of Parliament.”

178

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Fosters carers’ delegated authority for children in their care</b><br> (1) Where a child (“C”) who is looked after by the local authority is placed with a foster parent (“F”) by a local authority, F may make decisions on C’s behalf in relation to the matters set out in subsection (2) where C’s placement plan does not specify an alternative decision maker.<br> (2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) are—<br> (a) medical and dental treatment,<br> (b) education,<br> (c) leisure and home life,<br> (d) faith and religious observance,<br> (e) use of social media,<br> (f) personal care, and<br> (g) any other matters which F considers appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that foster carers have a clear delegated authority to make the day to day decisions in a child’s life.</p>

179

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“English local authorities: duties relating to Start for Life offer</b><br> (1) An English local authority must publish a Start for Life offer for its area on its website under the heading “Start for Life”.<br> (2) A “Start for Life offer” for an English local authority’s area is information about the following services that the authority is aware are available in its area for infants, parents, or carers of infants—<br> (a) health visiting services provided by or on behalf of a public authority;<br> (b) services promoting positive relationships between infants and their parents or carers provided by or on behalf of a public authority;<br> (c) breastfeeding and other infant feeding services provided by or on behalf of a public authority;<br> (d) mental health services provided by or on behalf of a public authority;<br> (e) such other kinds of services that are—<br> (i) likely to support infants, parents, or carers of infants, and<br> (ii) provided by or on behalf of a public authority, as the Secretary of State may specify by regulations made by statutory instrument;<br> (f) such services that are likely to support infants, parents, or carers of infants being—<br> (i) services of a kind mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e) provided other than by or on behalf of a public authority, or<br> (ii) other services, whether or not provided by or on behalf of a public authority, as the local authority considers it appropriate to include information about in the Start for Life offer for its area.<br> (4) An English local authority must also—<br> (a) publish a Start for Life offer for its area by any other means it considers appropriate,<br> (b) take such steps as it considers appropriate to bring the Start for Life offer to the attention of parents and carers of infants in its area, and<br> (c) take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that the Start for Life offer is kept up to date.<br> (5) An English local authority must have regard to guidance published by the Secretary of State under section <i>(Guidance)</i> when complying with its duties under this section.<br> (6) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (2)(e) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This and the following four clauses require local authorities to make information available about support for infants, parents and carers of infants and include reporting requirements relating to such support, to help ensure children's safety and well-being in the critical first two years of life.</p>

180

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Guidance</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must publish guidance to English local authorities relating to their duties under section (<i>English local authorities: duties relating to Start for Life offer</i>).<br> (2) Before publishing guidance under subsection (1), and any revisions to the guidance that the Secretary of State considers substantive, the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) English local authorities, and<br> (b) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (3) If—<br> (a) consultation was undertaken during a period before the day (“The commencement day”) on which this section comes into force (including during a period that occurred before the day on which this Act is passed), and<br> (b) the consultation would to any extent have satisfied subsection (2) had it occurred on or after the commencement day,<br> <span class="wrapped">then, on the commencement day, the consultation is taken to satisfy subsection (2) to that extent.”</span>

181

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Secretary of State’s duty to report</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must publish a report each year relating to support available in England for infants, parents and carers of infants.<br> (2) The report must include—<br> (a) an overview of support that is available for such persons through services of the kind covered by section (<i>English local authorities: duties relating to Start for Life offer)</i>(2)(a) to (f), and<br> (b) such other information as the Secretary of State considers is appropriate to include in the report (for example, information about any impacts of support on outcomes for such persons, or steps that are being taken in relation to the collection of information relating to such impacts).<br> (3) A report under subsection (1) must be published on a government website as soon as reasonably practicable after 1 April in the relevant year.”

182

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Data protection</b><br> (1) Sections <i>(English local authorities: duties relating to Start for Life offer) </i>and <i>(Secretary of State’s duty to report)</i> do not require a publication of information if the publication would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether the publication would do so, take into account the duties imposed by those sections).<br> (2) In subsection (1), “the data protection legislation” has the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(9) of that Act).”

183

Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Interpretation</b><br> (1) In sections <i>(English local authorities: duties relating to Start for Life offer)</i> and <i>(Guidance)</i>—<br> “English local authority” means—<br> (a) a county council in England,<br> (b) a district council for an area in England for which there is no county council,<br> (c) a London borough council,<br> (d) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a local authority, or<br> (e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;<br> “infant” means a child under the age of two years.<br> (2) In section <i>(English local authorities: duties relating to Start for Life offer)</i>, a service is “provided by or on behalf of a public authority” if—<br> (a) the service is provided by or on behalf of a person who has a function of a public nature, and<br> (b) the service is provided in the performance of that function.”

186

Lord Holmes of Richmond (Con)
Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 46, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(5A) The appropriate authority must take all reasonable measures to ensure that provision under this section is accessible to all qualifying pupils with special educational needs or who are disabled.<br> (5B) In the case of a child who has special educational needs or is disabled, the local authority who is responsible for that child must co-operate with the appropriate authority in discharging its duties under this section in respect of that child.<br> (5C) Co-operation under subsection (5B) must include, but not be limited to—<br> (a) ensuring that any provision of home to school transport for that child is scheduled so that the child can attend the breakfast club, and<br> (b) reviewing any Education, Health and Care Plan to ensure that appropriate support is in place to enable the child to attend the breakfast club.<br> (5D) Where a child is receiving education otherwise than at school but would have been a qualifying pupil were they attending school, the local authority who is responsible for that child must endeavour to make arrangements for breakfast provision for that child, taking into account any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.”

194

Baroness Boycott (XB)
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)
Baroness Suttie (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Northern Ireland)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School food standards: breakfasts and lunch</b><br> The Secretary of State must—<br> (a) update the school food standards to ensure that—<br> (i) a variety of fruit is made available at both breakfast and lunchtime;<br> (ii) no food, condiment or spread is served at either breakfast or lunch that contains more than 5g of sugar per 100g;<br> (iii) two portions of vegetables are served with every lunch;<br> (iv) only water, dairy milk, or non-sweetened plant-based milk drinks are served at both breakfast and lunch;<br> (b) update the school food standards annually to ensure they—<br> (i) conform to the most recent nutritional advice according to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition;<br> (ii) have regard to the country’s sustainability and food security needs.”

197A

Lord Young of Acton (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 16, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“unless the branded item of school uniform has been provided or lent to the primary pupil or the secondary pupil free of charge by the appropriate authority or by anyone else.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendment would exclude from the restriction on branded clothing items of school uniform which have been provided or lent to a pupil free of charge.</p>

200

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Leave out Clause 29, and insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School uniforms</b><br> (1) Members of academy trusts must oversee the cost of school uniforms and all other apparel that is needed by pupils in their school in the course of an academic year.<br> (2) Members of academy trusts must require that the board of the academy trust that they oversee produces an annual report on—<br> (a) the cost of this uniform and apparel,<br> (b) what actions are being taken to minimise the cost of this uniform and apparel, and<br> (c) how effective the academy board has been in administering its duties in relation to uniform and apparel.<br> (3) The report in subsection (2) must be published on the Academy Trust website within 14 days of its submission to the members by the board.<br> (4) The Director of Children’s Services must oversee the cost of school uniforms and all other apparel that is needed by pupils in the local authority schools for which they have responsibility in the course of an academic year.<br> (5) Academy trusts or local authority schools must maintain and publish information on the cost of specific apparel needed by pupils in its schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to increase scrutiny and transparency in relation to the cost of bespoke uniform and apparel required by schools.</p>

213

Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 30, page 51, line 39, after “interests” insert “, intellectually, emotionally and physically,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the meaning of “best interests”</p>

224

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 53, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(12A) Where a local authority is in the process of making a decision about the removal of a child from the roll, all absences must be recorded as authorised by the proprietor of the school.”


Explanatory Text

<p>Deregistration from school is often triggered by crises – mental health, safeguarding issues in school, flat refusal by the child to attend, etc. Unauthorised absence can lead to fines. This amendment would avoid a parent being fined or otherwise penalised in the scenario where the parent clearly no longer consents to the educational arrangement with the school (which is a voluntary arrangement at the point of enrollment) and the decision is still in the process of being taken.</p>

226

Lord Meston (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 30, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Local authority duties in respect of children missing school</b><br> After Section 436A of the Education Act 1996 (Duty to make arrangements to identify children not receiving education), insert—<br> <b>“436AB</b> <b>Local authority duties in respect of children missing school</b><br> Local authorities must—<br> (a) implement and, where necessary, enforce consistent arrangements with all schools for the local authority to be promptly informed of any child missing education by reason of persistent non-attendance or irregular attendance at school for which no satisfactory or verifiable explanation is provided by those with parental responsibility for that child;<br> (b) take urgent steps to trace any child known or believed by that local authority to be missing school without authorisation of the school or without satisfactory explanation;<br> (c) provide appropriate support for that child as soon as the child has been traced;<br> (d) inform any court dealing with proceedings relating to the welfare of the child of the measures taken under this section, either directly or through Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require local authorities to trace and support children identified as missing school, and to inform the courts of this if proceedings relating to the welfare of the child are underway.</p>

237

Lord Hacking (Lab)
Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 54, leave out lines 40 to 44 and insert—<br> “(b) the names and home addresses of the parent or parents who are taking responsibility for the education of the child;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to identify the minimum requirement for providing information for the register and ensures that information is only included on parents who have responsibility for educating the child.</p>

451

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 53, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Placement of permanently excluded children of compulsory school age with unregistered providers</b><br> In the Education Act 1996, in section 19 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere), after subsection (4A) insert—<br> “(4B) Local authorities may not discharge their duty of providing suitable education under subsection (1) for children of compulsory school age, by reason of permanent exclusion, through full-time placement in an unregistered school or the equivalent of a full-time placement in multiple unregistered schools, unless the provider is, or the providers are, working towards registration.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment aims to prevent the long-term placement of permanently excluded pupils with unregistered providers, which lack regular inspection and formal oversight. It includes an exception for providers actively working towards registration, acknowledging both the shortage of registered alternative provision in some local authority areas and the valuable support offered by many unregistered settings.</p>

453

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 55, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Governance of managed moves by the local authority</b><br> After section 96 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, insert—<br> <b>“96A</b> <b>Governance of managed moves by the local authority</b><br> (1) Managed moves of a registered pupil from one maintained school or Academy to another must be arranged through the local authority’s fair access panel, as governed by the area’s Fair Access Protocol.<br> (2) The duty imposed by subsection (1) does not apply in circumstances where the child of compulsory school age is removed from the roll of one school and registered at another school solely as a consequence of the child’s change of ordinary residence, provided that the change of residence is documented and verified.<br> (3) The local authority must keep and maintain a record of all managed moves occurring to, from, or within its area and this record must include—<br> (a) the reasons for the move,<br> (b) the schools involved,<br> (c) whether the move was voluntary or directed, and<br> (d) the outcome for the pupil.<br> (4) Where a managed move results in the registration of a pupil at a school within the area of a different local authority, the responsibility for monitoring the educational outcomes and welfare of the pupil following the move transfer to the receiving local authority upon the pupil’s registration at the new school.<br> (5) Each local authority must submit an annual report to the Secretary of State containing a summary of managed moves conducted under this section.<br> (6) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to local authorities and schools on the implementation of this section, to which they must have regard.<br> (7) In this section—<br> “managed moves” means a permanent change of the pupil’s school registration, where a move is not a result of—<br> (a) a permanent exclusion under section 51A of the Education Act 2002,<br> (b) a transfer to a special school pursuant to section 42 of the Children and Families Act 2014,<br> (c) a change of registration due to school closure,<br> (d) movement between educational phases,<br> (e) a change in school type as a consequence of the Academy Act 2010;<br> “school” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Education Act 1996.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires all schools to route all managed moves through the local area’s existing Fair Access Protocol (FAP) and local authorities to report on their use to the Department for Education. This would subject managed moves to a collaborative peer review and ensure appropriate local authority and the Department of Education knowledge and oversight.</p>

151

Baroness Stedman-Scott (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Schedule 1, page 126, line 6, at end insert—<br> “15 Jobcentre Plus.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to add Jobcentre Plus to the list of relevant authorities.</p>

457

Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD)
Tabled: 16 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Reporting of faith-based selection in school admissions</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, collect and publish data on the individual admission arrangements used by all schools.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, on an annual basis—<br> (a) require schools, via the school census, to report their current admission policy, specifying the proportion of places that may be allocated based on faith-related criteria such as proof of religious affiliation;<br> (b) include information on school admissions and faith-based selection in all relevant education data publications, including national education statistics, Department for Education published data files, and the ‘Get Information About Schools’ service.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new Clause would introduce a requirement for regular and transparent reporting of individual school admission arrangements. It seeks to clarify the extent to which schools with a religious character use faith-based criteria—such as proof of faith—for selecting pupils.</p>

15th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 15 May 2025

6

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(1A) Before a child is reunited with any family member after a period of being looked after, a local authority must offer a family group decision-making meeting to the child’s parents or any other person with parental responsibility.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that family group decision-making meetings are held before family reunification.</p>

486

Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Baroness Thornton (Lab)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Draft legislative proposal: early years strategy</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a draft Bill containing legislative proposals for a comprehensive early years strategy.<br> (2) The draft Bill required by subsection (1) must include—<br> (a) provisions to support the rollout of the Start for Life and Family Hubs programme nationally,<br> (b) adequate funding for government departments to improve data collection on the wellbeing of children in social care,<br> (c) a workforce plan for the children’s social care workforce, to complement the NHS Workforce Plan and support multi-disciplinary working in teams for the most vulnerable children, and<br> (d) guidelines for the recording of children’s early health and development as key data points contributing to consistent identifiers required by section 16LB of the Children Act 2004.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay the draft Bill under subsection (1) before Parliament within six months of the day on which this Act is passed.”

433

Lord Lexden (Con)
Lord Black of Brentwood (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 39, page 96, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(2D) Subsection (2)(i) does not prevent any special institution from making special provision for any child after they have been admitted to the institution if, in the professional opinion of the institution, that child has a type or types of special needs for which the school does not ordinarily make special provision and which could only be identified after admission.<br> (2E) In the case of any school relying on the provisions of subsection (2D), they may make a material change application if they reasonably expect that the special provision will be required for more than two academic terms, or if the exemption will apply to three or more pupils on their roll.<br> (2F) In making this material change application, it is not to be considered retrospective, nor will a school relying on the provisions of subsection (2D) suffer any detriment or adverse judgement, even if the application is made after the special provision begins, provided that they make the application within two academic terms of the provision beginning.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment reflects the concerns of some independent special institutions that the requirement to submit a material change application before offering new special needs provision would make it impossible to support pupils who are admitted presenting one need, but are later discovered to have further special needs.</p>

19

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Cessation of child protection plans</b><br> When proceedings are initiated or a care or supervision order is issued under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision), if there is any cessation of a child protection plan for a child under five years old, the cessation must be signed off by the relevant Director of Children’s Services or Head of Social Work Practice.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the relevant Director of Children’s Services or Head of Social Work Practice must sign off any cessation of child protection plans for children under five years old once proceedings have been initiated or once a care or supervision order has been issued.</p>

434

Baroness Blackstone (Lab)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 42, page 100, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(f) search the premises.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow the HM lnspectors to search premises for evidence it is conducting an offence of operating an illegal school without need for a warrant.</p>

29

Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 25 and 26


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify what support the Secretary of State will require multi-agency partners to offer.</p>

30

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 3, page 3, line 27, leave out from beginning to end of line 11 on page 4


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to confirm that Local Authorities can use their discretion in how the MACPTs are implemented operationally in their areas.</p>

31

Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 4, line 3, at end insert—<br> “(e) representatives from any other relevant agencies.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that there is an effective multi-agency team.</p>

440

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 47, page 111, line 13, at end insert—<br> “(5A) Subsection (1)(b)(ii) does not apply in relation to an educational institution that has received an OFSTED rating of Good or equivalent in the last three years.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name of Lord Agnew seeks to ensure that academies which are rated as “Good” are not required to follow the National Curriculum.</p>

33

Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 3, page 4, leave out lines 8 to 11


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment aims to leave discretion about the qualifications of those who are part of MACPTs to the relevant agency responsible. It also aims for clarity about where the Secretary of State might lift the requirement for qualifications in this work.</p>

34

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 3, page 4, line 14, at end insert—<br> “(7A) The local authority must provide the resources to enable continuous professional development training to be provided to all teachers and teaching assistants with responsibilities for supporting vulnerable children that interact with multi agency child protection teams.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that schools have the resources to meet their statutory commitments.</p>

441

Lord Addington (LD)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 47, page 111, line 16, at end insert, “, except that an Academy school is not obliged to deliver the National Curriculum to a child with SEND, provided that, if appropriate, assisted technology is used to support the child's learning.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove an obligation to deliver the National Curriculum to a child with SEND, provided the child is offered appropriate assistive technology to support their learning.</p>

442

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 47, page 111, line 28, at end insert “, unless the Academy school has received an OFSTED rating of Good or equivalent in the last three years.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name of Lord Agnew seeks to ensure that academies which are rated as “Good” are not required to follow the National Curriculum.</p>

36

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 4, line 41, at end insert—<br> “(5) Any arrangements made under this section must have due regard to the existing multi-agency child and adult protection arrangements in the area.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify how the new statutory MACPTs will work with existing local multi agency safeguarding arrangements, both statutory and non-statutory.</p>

39

Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 5, line 43, leave out “only”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with another in the name of Baroness O’Neill, seeks to clarify how cases that cross local authority borders will be managed.</p>

40

Baroness O'Neill of Bexley (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 5, line 44, at end insert “or in other local authorities where appropriate to meet the safeguarding needs of the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with another in the name of Baroness O’Neill, seeks to clarify how cases that cross local authority borders will be managed.</p>

46

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(6A) Where information is disclosed under this section, the recipient must consider the safety and welfare of others to whom the information may relate or involve and take steps to promote their safety and welfare, particularly in cases of domestic abuse.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that other vulnerable members of a household are not inadvertently put at risk by the sharing of information, and that safety plans are put in place where needed.</p>

51

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 4, page 7, leave out lines 21 to 27 and insert—<br> “(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision relating to the consistent identifier.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section the NHS number is the consistent identifier.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the single use identifier is described on the face of the Bill.</p>

447

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 50, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: conversion to maintained schools</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish a report setting out proposals for converting—<br> (a) academy chains,<br> (b) individual academies, and<br> (c) free schools,<br> <span class="wrapped">to maintained schools under local authority control.</span><br> (2) The review must consider—<br> (a) legislative changes required to enable the conversion process,<br> (b) how a conversion process for a school would be triggered,<br> (c) the potential role of different levels of local government in school oversight,<br> (d) how conversion would impact the ownership of school land and buildings, and<br> (e) the resources made available to local authorities when schools are converted.<br> (3) Within six months of the completion of the review, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the findings and conclusions of the review.”

64

Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, line 35, at end insert—<br> ““NHS Number” means the number, consisting of 10 numeric digits, which serves as the national unique identifier used for the purpose of safely, accurately and efficiently sharing information relating to a registered patient across the whole of the health service in England;<br> “the health service” has the meaning given in section 275 (index of defined expressions) of the National Health Service Act 2006;”


Explanatory Text

<p>The amendments seeks to mandate that the single use identifier must be the child’s existing NHS number.</p>

70

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 5, page 9, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(e) legal support;<br> (f) family group decision making.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to include, in the kinship local offer, information on any legal support available including advice services and information on when family group decision making is offered.</p>

71

Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 5, page 10, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(8) In fulfilling its duties under subsection (7) a local authority must annually consult and collect feedback from children in kinship care and their carers about its kinship local offer.<br> (9) Feedback received under subsection (8) must be published annually.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to consult children and carers when reviewing their kinship care offer.</p>

72

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 5, page 10, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(8) A local authority must from time to time publish—<br> (a) comments about its kinship local offer it has received from or on behalf of children, kinship carers and others with lived experience of aspects of kinship care;<br> (b) the authority's response to those comments (including details of any action the authority intends to take).<br> (9) Comments published under subsection (8)(a) must be published in a form that does not enable the person making them to be identified.<br> (10) Regulations made by statutory instrument may make further provision about—<br> (a) information to be included in an authority's kinship local offer;<br> (b) how an authority's kinship local offer is to be published;<br> (c) who is to be involved and consulted by an authority in developing, preparing and reviewing its kinship local offer;<br> (d) how an authority is to involve children, kinship carers and others with lived experience of aspects of kinship care in the development, preparation and review of its local kinship offer;<br> (e) the publication of comments on the kinship local offer, and the local authority's response, under subsection (8)(b) (including circumstances in which comments are not required to be published).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would give the Secretary of State explicit power to set out in regulations how the kinship local offer should be published, when it should be reviewed, and how children and families are to be involved in developing it.</p>

82

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 6, page 11, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(7) All children of secondary school age in kinship care must be offered a funded boarding school place in a state secondary school as near as practically possible to the address of the kinship carer.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seek to encourage higher levels of participation in kinship caring through the provision of boarding places for children in kinship care.</p>

89

Earl of Effingham (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Where staying close support is provided, it must be provided with due regard to the wishes of the relevant person and a record must be kept of that person’s wishes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require local authorities to take account of the wishes of the relevant young person when providing staying close support and keep a record of those wishes.</p>

106

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of disparities affecting care leavers</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, undertake a review of the disparities that a relevant child, or former relevant child, may face compared to other children or young adults.<br> (2) The review must in particular consider the social issues which a relevant child, or former relevant child, may face, including—<br> (a) education and training,<br> (b) employment,<br> (c) forming and sustaining relationships with family, friends or other persons,<br> (d) financial security and poverty,<br> (e) health (which includes both mental and physical health),<br> (f) housing,<br> (g) interaction with the justice system.<br> (3) The review must also in particular consider any potential discrimination a relevant child, or former relevant child, may face because of their status as a relevant child, or former relevant child.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must within 24 months of the day on which this Act is passed—<br> (a) prepare and publish a report of the review, and<br> (b) lay a copy of the report before Parliament.<br> (5) In this section—<br> “relevant child” —<br> (a) in England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 23A(2) of the Children Act 1989,<br> (b) in Scotland, is to be construed in accordance with section 26A of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;<br> “former relevant child” —<br> (a) in England and Wales, has the meaning given by section 23C(1) of the Children Act 1989 and is aged under 25,<br> (b) in Scotland, applies to anyone who is could qualify for the after-care provisions in section 29 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;<br> “young adult” means a person aged 18 or over but under 25.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new Clause requires the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the disparities which care leavers face, prepare a report of the review and lay the report before Parliament.</p>

119

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 10, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Boarding school offer for looked after children</b><br> All looked after children of secondary school age must be offered a funded boarding school place in a state secondary school in their local authority area.”

120

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 16, line 30, at end insert—<br> “(1AA) A child who is being looked after by a local authority in England and is under the age of 13 may not, whilst being kept in relevant accommodation in England, be deprived of their liberty in that accommodation unless this has been authorised by the Secretary of State.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that deprivation of liberty orders could not be issued to children under the age of 13 unless expressly authorised by the Secretary of State, in line with provisions relating to children’s homes.</p>

121

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 16, line 37, at end insert “, and this is reflected in its statement of purpose, and”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with another in the name of Baroness Barran, seek to ensure only registered children’s homes can be used as relevant accommodation, and that this purpose is reflected in the establishment’s statement of purpose.</p>

122

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 16, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(c) is a registered children’s home.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with another in the name of Baroness Barran, seek to ensure only registered children’s homes can be used as relevant accommodation, and that this purpose is reflected in the establishment’s statement of purpose.</p>

123

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 16, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(1C) The Director of Children’s Services must review a deprivation of liberty order under this section every 4 weeks to ensure that it is appropriate for the order to remain in place.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require a review of deprivation of liberty orders to ensure that they remain appropriate for the relevant child.</p>

124

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 17, line 4, at end insert—<br> “(4A) After subsection (2) insert—<br> “(2A) Regulations made under subsection (2) must apply equally to children deprived of their liberty, whether in secure accommodation or relevant accommodation, and the Secretary of State must consult any persons they consider appropriate before making such regulations.<br> (2B) It is the duty of a court hearing an application under this section to have regard to the general principle that the deprivation of liberty of a child is a measure of last resort.<br> (2C) Unless it would not be consistent with the child’s welfare, a local authority making an application to the court under this section must propose accommodation for the child which—<br> (a) has been judged to be providing high quality care and treatment within the last 12 months by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills or the Care Inspectorate Wales,<br> (b) has other children living there,<br> (c) is near the child’s home, and<br> (d) has been approved by the local authority’s Director of Children’s Services.<br> (2D) Where an application is made under this section with respect to a child, the appropriate local authority must, within such time as the court may direct, prepare a plan setting out the action to be taken to end the deprivation of liberty of that child (a “recovery plan”).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to introduce additional protections for all looked-after children deprived of their liberty under section 25 of the Children Act 1989, in both secure accommodation and relevant accommodation.</p>

126

Baroness Berridge (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 17, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(8ZB) For the purposes of this section, any children deprived of their liberty under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court shall be deemed to be looked after children.”

131

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Use of restraint on children in care and subject to deprivation of liberty orders</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, and every 12 months thereafter, lay before Parliament a report on the use of restraint on children—<br> (a) in care settings, and<br> (b) subject to deprivation of liberty orders.”

132

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Independent reviewing officer functions in relation to deprivation of liberty</b><br> (1) Section 25B of the Children Act 1989 (functions of the independent reviewing officer) is amended as follows.<br> (2) After subsection (3) insert—<br> “(3A) It shall be the duty of the independent reviewing officer to refer a child’s case to an officer of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service if the child’s recovery plan made under section 25 is not effectively implemented by the local authority or any other body or person.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to expand the legal duties of the independent reviewing officer, building upon section 25B of the Children Act 1989 and Regulation 45(3) of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010.</p>

139

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 13, page 22, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(2A) The CIECSS must pursue the imposition of fines against parents where one or more of their children are attending school for less than 80% of the designated time required.<br> (2B) The CIECSS must, when deciding the amount of fine to be levied, take account of the reason for non attendance.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that parents who allow their children to be persistently absent must be fined by the CIECSS.</p>

142

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 15, page 29, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(c) a supported accommodation setting in England.”

171

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Bereavement support services for children</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations establish a protocol for the collection and dissemination of information relating to bereavement support services for children.<br> (2) A protocol made under subsection (1) must—<br> (a) define the bereavement support services to which the protocol applies, which must include services provided by—<br> (i) local authorities,<br> (ii) NHS bodies, and<br> (iii) charities and other third sector organisations;<br> (b) place a duty on the Secretary of State to publish information, including online, about services to which the protocol applies;<br> (c) place a duty on specified public bodies and other persons to provide information to children about services to which the protocol applies, including—<br> (i) specialist services for children,<br> (ii) services provided online, and<br> (iii) accessible services for deaf and disabled children;<br> (d) where a duty under paragraph (c) applies, require the identification of children who may require a service to which the protocol applies.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must make regulations under this section by statutory instrument.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.<br> (5) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a draft statutory instrument containing regulations under this section within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to establish a protocol for the collection and dissemination of information about bereavement support services to children and young people.</p>

172

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Meston (XB)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Post-removal support for parents to prevent further removals (No. 2)</b><br> (1) Where a child—<br> (a) is removed from the care of a parent further to any order made pursuant to—<br> (i) section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision orders),<br> (ii) section 22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (placement orders),<br> (iii) section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (adoption orders), or<br> (iv) section 14A of the Children Act 1989 (special guardianship orders), or<br> (b) becomes a looked after child further to an arrangement or order made pursuant to—<br> (i) section 20 of the Children Act 1989 (provision of accommodation for children: voluntary arrangements), or<br> (ii) section 25 of the Children Act 1989 (secure accommodation orders),<br> <span class="wrapped">the local authority shall provide support to the parent, where the parent is identified as being at risk of experiencing further child removals.</span><br> (2) In discharging their duty under subsection (1), the local authority shall provide a range of services, including specialist therapeutic support, appropriate to the particular needs of the parent to reduce the risk of further child removals.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces a new clause which seeks to ensure that local authorities offer evidence based support to reduce the risk of a child being removed from a mother who has already had a child or children removed from her care.</p>

173

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National neglect strategy</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must prepare and publish a national neglect strategy that explores and addresses the causes and impacts of child neglect, for the purposes of ensuring that children do not experience neglect.<br> (2) In preparing a national neglect strategy the Secretary of State must consider what measures ought to be taken in each of the following areas—<br> (a) the sharing of local and national best practice in dealing with neglect as soon as it is identified;<br> (b) promoting awareness of child neglect to relevant public agencies;<br> (c) the provision of information, advice and training to professionals working with families on the presentation of neglect;<br> (d) the provision of local authorities in identifying and responding to neglect;<br> (e) the provision of information, advice and assistance to parents and the promotion of neglect awareness training to parents;<br> (f) reviewing the definition of neglect within statutory guidance, to ensure it is fit for purpose.<br> (3) When preparing the strategy, the Secretary of State must, in addition—<br> (a) consider which groups of children may be disproportionately affected by neglect;<br> (b) consider the likely impact on neglect of each measure within each of those groups;<br> (c) consider the role that socio-economic disadvantage has on levels of neglect;<br> (d) consult with local authorities and other relevant individuals and agencies, including children and families, to inform the strategy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to prepare a national neglect strategy to better understand and address the causes and impacts of child neglect, providing greater protection and support for children and families.</p>

174

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Prohibition of delivery of children’s social care services by for-profit companies</b><br> (1) Any new organisations created to deliver the provisions related to children’s social care in this Part must not be operated by for-profit companies.<br> (2) Within five years of the day on which this Act is passed the Secretary of State must ensure that any such organisations in the control of for-profit companies are transferred to not-for-profit or state entities.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the profit motive from children’s social care services covered by this Part.</p>

175

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Baroness Boycott (XB)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Holiday meals and activity programmes for pupils in receipt of free school meals</b><br> (1) A local authority must—<br> (a) provide, or<br> (b) coordinate the provision of programmes which provide<br> <span class="wrapped">free meals and activities to relevant children during school holidays.</span><br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “relevant children” means children in receipt of free school meals.<br> (3) The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument—<br> (a) specify minimum standards for meals and activities during school holidays;<br> (b) specify criteria that organisations involved in the delivery of meals and activities during school holidays must meet.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on local authorities to provide or coordinate free meals and activities for children eligible for free school meals during school holidays.</p>

184

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 45, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The Secretary of State must make arrangements to underwrite the full cost impact of the provision in subsection (1), including—<br> (a) recompense for teachers’ directed time diverted from teaching,<br> (b) additional non-teaching staff required for catering and supervision, and<br> (c) the cost of good quality ingredients to ensure that the meals are nutritious.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the Secretary of State underwrites the cost of providing free breakfast club provision.</p>

185

Lord Addington (LD)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 45, line 35, at end insert “and,<br> (c) the provision before the start of the first school session on each school day of voluntary activities known to improve wellbeing, including—<br> (i) community sports programmes,<br> (ii) art, music and cultural activities, and<br> (iii) youth clubs and mentoring.<br> (2A) When providing voluntary activities in subsection (2)(c), schools must—<br> (a) identify and engage with local voluntary and community organisations,<br> (b) ensure pupils and families are informed about available opportunities, and<br> (c) consider access and inclusion for disadvantaged or vulnerable pupils.”

279

Lord Nash (Con)
Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(c) allow the local authority to inspect the materials being used in the child’s education and to see the child’s work.”

79

Justin Madders (Lab)
Nia Griffith (Lab)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 15 May 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 46, page 53, line 40, leave out “listed” and insert “qualifying”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 72.</p>

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 15 May 2025
This amendment was stood part

<i>The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 31 stand part of the Bill.</i>


Explanatory Text

<p>This is intended to probe how Clause 31 relates to Clause 4, whether all children will now be included in registers or whether some are still left out, and how children will come to the local authority’s attention as needing to be registered.</p>

452

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Leave out Clause 54, and insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Local authority and academy admission intervention threshold</b><br> For section 96 of School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Direction to admit child to specified school) substitute—<br> <b>“96</b> <b>Local authority and academy admission intervention threshold</b><br> (1) A local authority may only directly intervene to admit pupils to a school where—<br> (a) the admission authority has demonstrably failed to meet admissions obligations, or<br> (b) there is clear evidence of disadvantage or unfair treatment of the pupil involved.<br> (2) Any local authority direction for admission under subsection (1) must—<br> (a) be justified with clear evidence, or<br> (b) be preceded by formal consultation with the relevant admission authority.<br> (3) An admission authority which is an academy trust may independently determine admission criteria for schools under its control, provided such criteria—<br> (a) comply with basic fairness and minimum national standards, and<br> (b) are published and transparent.<br> (4) Before making significant changes to admission criteria under subsection (3), the admissions authority must consult—<br> (a) local authorities,<br> (b) parents of pupils attending schools within the Trust, and<br> (c) other relevant stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Trust.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment limits local authority powers to intervene in admissions to situations where the admission authority has failed to meet its admissions obligations or has treated pupils unfairly. It also outlines the procedure for academy admissions.</p>

454

Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con)
Tabled: 15 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 56, page 119, line 7, at end insert—<br> <b>“88IB</b> <b>Admission authority appeals</b><br> (1) An admission authority may appeal decisions made by the schools' adjudicator regarding admissions numbers or arrangements.<br> (2) Appeals under subsection (1) must be made to an independent panel appointed by the Secretary of State, whose decision is to be final.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to provide admission authorities with an explicit right to appeal adjudicator decisions in relation to admission numbers.</p>

14th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025

2

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 7 to 10 and insert—<br> “(1) When a local authority starts formal child protection proceedings in relation to a child, the authority must offer a family group decision-making meeting to the child’s parents or any other person with parental responsibility for the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require the offer of a family group decision making meeting when formal child protection proceedings are initiated and / or when the child protection plan is failing to protect the child instead of before the local authority makes an application for a care and supervision order as the trigger for offering the meeting.</p>

4

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(1A) A family group decision-making meeting must be offered by the relevant local authority when a family is going through private law proceedings.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to reduce the conflict in private law proceedings by offering a family group decision making meeting, allow other family members to support the child as well as to identify where there are significant safeguarding risks to the child/children. It seeks to strengthen the intention that mediation and reconciliation out of court are better for the child.</p>

5

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The family group decision-making meeting, or meetings, must follow an evidence based approach including the appointment of an independent and suitably trained coordinator, including in relation to domestic abuse.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that family group decision-making meetings follow an evidence based approach.</p>

7

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 3, after second “meeting” insert “process including preparation”

476

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Educational cessation</b><br> Where a child has demonstrably completed a course of education equivalent to five GCSEs at grades 4–9, they shall no longer be subject to compulsory education requirements under Part VI of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow children who have already completed the equivalent of GCSE-level work to be exempt from further compulsory education. This acknowledges that some children may exceed the educational requirements before the traditional age of 16.</p>

477

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Experimental home education zones</b><br> The Secretary of State may designate up to three local authority areas as experimental education zones, exempt from national education regulation for a period of ten years.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to create experimental zones where communities may opt out of national education laws to trial alternative education systems including in relation to home education and gather long-term data.</p>

8

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(4A) The family group decision making meeting must—<br> (a) be facilitated by a trained coordinator, who has no decision-making responsibility for the child, and<br> (b) include private time for the family network members attending the meeting and the child, if in attendance, to draw up their proposal to address concerns about the child’s welfare.”

9

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(4A) The local authority must work with the child and their family network to implement the proposal made in (4)(b), where it addresses the local authority’s concerns about the child’s welfare.”

478

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Early graduate certificate for advanced learners</b><br> A child who has demonstrably completed education equivalent to A-levels before the age of 16 is entitled to an official certificate of graduation issued by the Secretary of State.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment enables early academic achievers to receive formal recognition, ensuring they can progress to further education or employment without being held back by age-based constraints.</p>

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Lord Lucas gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 36 stand part of the Bill.</i>


Explanatory Text

<p>This is intended to allow discussion of this clause in general, the intended regulations, and the effect on various classes of entity including after-school religious instruction.</p>

428

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 37, page 81, line 36, at end insert—<br> “(1B) Powers under subsection (1) may not be exercised in relation to an academy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment specifies that the Secretary of State should rely on the provisions in Funding Agreements as regards to academies.</p>

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(4A) A family group decision-making meeting must be chaired by a systemic family therapist or other similarly qualified professional.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require family group decision-making meetings to be chaired by a family therapist or other professional with equivalent qualifications.</p>

479

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Wellbeing support for schools</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must provide statutory guidance for all relevant schools on whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing.<br> (2) Such guidance should include, but not be limited to—<br> (a) identifying and measuring children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing;<br> (b) the collation of appropriate wellbeing data to adapt both internal and external support within settings;<br> (c) appropriate training and development for teachers and other school staff;<br> (d) access to mental health support within schools;<br> (e) further specialist provision as required within community services.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must report to Parliament each year on progress made in implementing the guidance and how wellbeing data collected is informing appropriate support offered through community services.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to provide statutory guidance on whole school approaches to mental health and wellbeing and to report to Parliament annually on progress.</p>

480

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Approved free schools in pre-opening</b><br> The Secretary of State must make provision for the opening of all free schools whose applications were approved prior to October 2024.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to proceed with the opening of free schools whose opening was paused in October 2024.</p>

10

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 9, leave out from “welfare” to “and” in line 11

11

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 14, at end insert—<br> “(5A) A family group decision-making meeting may only be attended by such members of the “family network” as are agreed by those persons listed in subsection (1) and subject to subsection (3).”

12

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(7A) Where a local authority is not intending to make an application under section 31 of the Children Act 1989, or issue a letter before proceedings in relation to a child, but where a Director of Children’s Services is satisfied that holding a family group decision-making meeting would assist in formulating a plan to help meet the needs of the child the Director must arrange for an offer of a family group decision making meeting to be made to—<br> (a) the child’s parents,<br> (b) any other person with parental responsibility for the child, and<br> (c) the child, if they have reached the age of sixteen.”

13

Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Baroness Drake (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 21 to 23 and insert—<br> “(8) The child should be invited to be involved in their family-group decision-making meeting, where consistent with their welfare.”

15

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) If the child is under the age of two, the family group decision-making conference must not delay the timetable for the making of permanent arrangements regarding the child’s care.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is designed to ensure that the offer of a family group decision-making meeting does not unduly delay making permanent arrangements regarding the child’s care.</p>

16

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) Nothing in this section permits an extension to the 26-week limit for care proceedings in section 14(2)(ii) of the Children and Families Act 2014.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify that where a family group decision making process is used, it does not delay care proceedings beyond the 26 week limit.</p>

17

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) If the child is to be looked after by other family members as a result of the family group decision-making meeting, the local authority must make arrangements for the safety and welfare of the child concerned and where necessary, draw up a child protection plan.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that if a child is going to be looked after by other family members, the local authority takes appropriate action to ensure their safety and welfare.</p>

26

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(6) The Secretary of State must produce a report on the impact of the inclusion of childcare and education agencies in safeguarding arrangements on the resources and costs of education and childcare organisations in England.<br> (7) A report under subsection (6) must be made within two years of the day on which this Act is passed and annually thereafter.<br> (8) The Secretary of State must lay a report made under subsection (6) before Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to report on the impact on the inclusion of childcare and education agencies in safeguarding arrangements on the resources and costs of education and childcare organisations.</p>

438

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 46, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Fast-track teacher qualification access for home educators</b><br> A parent who has home educated for at least three years may apply for fast-tracked access to a qualified teacher status pathway, without requiring additional in-school experience.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to acknowledge the teaching experience of home educators by enabling direct access to teacher qualification pathways without repeating basic training.</p>

37

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 3, page 4, line 41, at end insert—<br> <b>“16EC</b> <b>Report on work and impact of multi-agency child protection teams</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must report annually on the work and impact of multi-agency child protection teams.<br> (2) A report under this section shall include analysis of—<br> (a) the membership of multi-agency child protection teams,<br> (b) the specific child protection activities undertaken by such teams,<br> (c) best practice in multi-agency work, and<br> (d) the impact of multi-agency child protection teams on—<br> (i) information sharing,<br> (ii) risk identification, and<br> (iii) joining up services between children’s social care, police, health services, education and other agencies, including the voluntary sector.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to report on the effectiveness of multi-agency child protection teams.</p>

41

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 4, page 6, line 11, leave out from beginning to end of line 19 on page 7


Explanatory Text

<p>This is a probing amendment which seeks to question the effectiveness of the drafting of 16LA</p>

44

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 4, page 6, line 30, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Where the relevant person considers that the disclosure would be more detrimental to the child than not disclosing the information, this decision must be recorded.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require that decisions made not to disclose information must be recorded.</p>

45

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(6A) Where information is disclosed under this section, the recipient must consider the safety and welfare of others to whom the information may relate or involve and take steps to promote their safety and welfare, particularly in cases of domestic abuse or elder abuse.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that other vulnerable members of a household are not inadvertently put at risk by the sharing of information, and that safety plans are put in place where needed.</p>

448

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 52, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Power to prescribe pay and conditions for teachers</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act—<br> (a) make provision for the power of the governing bodies of maintained schools to set the pay and working conditions of school teachers to be made equivalent with the relevant powers of academies;<br> (b) provide guidance to all applicable schools that—<br> (i) pay levels given in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document are to be treated as the minimum pay of relevant teachers;<br> (ii) teachers may be paid above the pay levels given in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document;<br> (iii) they must have regard to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document but may vary from it.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would make the pay set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document a “floor”, and extend freedoms over pay and conditions to local authority maintained schools.</p>

127

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 11, page 17, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(8A) After subsection (9) insert—<br> “(10) Where a child is kept in secure accommodation under this section, the relevant local authority has a duty to provide therapeutic treatment for the child.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would place a duty on local authorities to provide therapeutic treatment for children subject to a deprivation of liberty order.</p>

137

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 12, page 18, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(3A) The CIECSS may require an unannounced visit by a Regulation 44 visitor to a children’s home, if it reasonably suspects that there are administrative breaches or minor concerns about the quality of care being provided.<br> (3B) After a Regulation 44 visitor has inspected the relevant children’s home or homes, the local authority may issue an improvement plan notice based on their findings.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would rely on the use of Regulation 44 visitors to inform the content of an improvement plan notice where the CIECSS has concerns about minor or technical breaches.</p>

169

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Post-removal support for parents to prevent further removals</b><br> (1) Where a baby is removed at birth from the care of a parent further to any order made pursuant to—<br> (a) section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision orders),<br> (b) section 22 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (placement orders),<br> (c) section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (adoption orders), or<br> (d) section 14A of the Children Act 1989 (special guardianship orders),<br> <span class="wrapped">the local authority must provide support to the parent, where the parent is identified as being at risk of experiencing further child removals.</span><br> (2) In discharging their duty under subsection (1), the local authority must provide a range of services, including specialist therapeutic support, appropriate to the particular needs of the parent to reduce the risk of further child removals.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces a new clause which seeks to ensure that local authorities offer evidence based support to reduce the risk of a baby being removed from a mother who has already had a child or children removed from her care.</p>

170

Baroness Cash (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National capacity plan for children’s homes</b><br> (1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, the Secretary of State must publish a national capacity plan for children’s homes.<br> (2) A national capacity plan under subsection (1) must include the following—<br> (a) the number of children looked after who are living in homes that are not in line with their care plan, or are living in distance placements due to a lack of local placements that are able to meet their needs;<br> (b) how far from their primary location those children are living and which terms of their care plan are not being met, if any;<br> (c) information about the total number of each type of care settings that are required to ensure that local authorities are meeting the requirements of Section 22G of the Children Act 1989 and the number of each type of setting by area;<br> (d) an assessment of the efficacy of the support that Government provided to local authorities to meet the requirements of Section 22G of the Children Act 1989, and to prevent children looked after being moved to distance placements;<br> (e) what support the Government will be providing to local authorities to address any deficiencies identified under subsection (2)(d) above to meet the requirements of Section 22G of the Children Act 1989, and to prevent children looked after being moved to distance placements.<br> (3) The Secretary of State may delegate the compilation of the national capacity plan under subsection (1).<br> (4) In subsection (2) the term “distance placements” means a placement for a child looked after by the local authority more than 20 miles from their home.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to introduce a national plan to ensure there are sufficient children’s homes in the right places for looked after children.</p>

202

Baroness Parminter (LD)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School uniforms: second-hand provision</b><br> (1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school must provide access to second hand items of school uniform.<br> (2) In this section, “the appropriate authority” means—<br> (a) in relation to an Academy school, an alternative provision Academy, a non-maintained special school, a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts, the proprietor;<br> (b) in relation to a maintained school, the governing body;<br> (c) in relation to a pupil referral unit, the local authority.”

203

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 30, page 51, line 2, leave out “condition A or”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with another in the name of Baroness Barran, seeks to remove the requirement for local authorities to consent to the withdrawal of a child with SEND from school.</p>

214

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 30, page 51, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(c) must offer the parent a voluntary information session before they deregister a child from a maintained school for the purpose of elective home education, which must include—<br> (i) an explanation of the parent’s legal rights and responsibilities involved in home education,<br> (ii) available support services, and<br> (iii) the process and implications of withdrawal.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures parents receive clear, factual information about their legal rights and duties before deciding to deregister their child from school.</p>

219

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 52, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(8A) Where a local authority refuses consent in respect of a child who meets the criteria for Condition A, the local authority must provide the parents or carers of the relevant child with a statement of reasons for the decision.<br> (8B) A statement of reasons provided under subsection (8A) must include an assessment of the costs and benefits to the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require a local authority to submit a statement of reasons when they do not agree for a child who meets Condition A to be home educated.</p>

223

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 53, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(12A) If a parent is not satisfied with the determination of the Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers under subsections (10) or (11), they can refer that determination to an independent ombudsman who must investigate whether there have been any instances of local authority overreach in carrying out their duties in relation to subsection (6).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment establishes an independent ombudsman to review complaints about any local authority overreach in the parents’ requests to educate otherwise, strengthening accountability and ensuring parents have recourse when treated unfairly.</p>

333

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Multi-year registration certificates</b><br> A home-educating parent may apply for a certificate valid for five years that exempts them from annual oversight under section 436D of the Education Act 1996, provided no safeguarding concerns are present and educational provision has been deemed suitable.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to reduce unnecessary oversight by allowing families with a strong record to receive a five-year exemption certificate, recognising consistent good practice and reducing administrative burden.</p>

306

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 60, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(9) The Secretary of State must publish annually the GCSE results of children listed on the register.<br> (10) The Secretary of State must ensure that the GCSE results of children on the register are included for each set of outcome data published by the Government.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to record outcome data for children on the register as a subsection of each set of performance data published by the Department for Education.</p>

307

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 60, line 43, at end insert—<br> <b>“436FA</b> <b>Duty to maintain a transparency register of information processing</b><br> (1) The relevant person must maintain a record of processing of the use of information under section 463F, in a publicly available register.<br> (2) The record of processing under subsection (1) must contain the following information—<br> (a) the date on which the data was processed;<br> (b) the name of the organisation given access;<br> (c) the purpose for which the data was processed;<br> (d) a list of any of the types of data items accessed (as specified in sections 436C, 436D and 436E);<br> (e) whether the processing included automated-decision making;<br> (f) the date after which it is expected that the data must not be preserved in a form which permits identification of the data subjects.<br> (3) The relevant person must make the transparency register public.<br> (4) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about—<br> (a) the form in which the record of processing under subsection (2) is to be kept and made public;<br> (b) the period for which information in the record is to be retained;<br> (c) the circumstances in which information in the record may be disclosed, including any restrictions or safeguards that apply to such disclosures;<br> (d) the circumstances in which information in the record must be disclosed to the data subject or their legal guardian.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment should provide the same level of transparency to home educators and others in the new registers, as the Department for Education provides in an online transparency register of its national distribution of identifying state pupil data. This creates an oversight tool to mitigate risks of uncontrolled disclosure. This should promote public trust in use of the new data powers.</p>

313A

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“if (taken together with the local authority’s other actions) to do so is in the best interests of the child concerned”</span>

315

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(4) Where a parent has made a request for support, no action under section 436H may be taken in relation to educational suitability in the area where support has been requested.”


Explanatory Text

<p>A request for support could be taken as an indication that the education is currently not suitable. This amendment would avoid penalising any parents coming forward to improve their provision in this way.</p>

323

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Diplomatic immunity for international educators</b><br> A parent temporarily residing in the United Kingdom whose child is actively engaged in a recognised international education program shall be exempt from registration requirements under section 436B to 436D.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment exempts families temporarily based in the UK while participating in international education programs, allowing them to maintain their existing educational arrangements without regulatory interference.</p>

324

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Right of asylum-seeking families to home educate</b><br> (1) A family awaiting a decision on an asylum application shall have the right to educate their child at home without being subject to registration under section 436B.<br> (2) The parent must provide a written statement confirming they are providing suitable home education and, to the best of their knowledge, have done so prior to arrival in the United Kingdom.<br> (3) A local authority may not require further information unless it has reasonable grounds to believe the child is at risk of significant harm, as defined in section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure families seeking asylum retain the right to home educate without added procedural burdens while awaiting immigration decisions, with the intention of minimising disruption to children’s education.</p>

325

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Age-based reduction of oversight</b><br> A child aged 14 or over may, with parental agreement, register as a self-directed learner and shall not be subject to oversight under section 436B unless safeguarding concerns arise.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow children aged 14 and older to register as self-directed learners, free from routine oversight. It seeks to respect the autonomy of older students to take control of their education outside of formal systems.</p>

326

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Crisis exemption from educational requirements</b><br> A child shall not be required to be registered under section 436B or comply with formal education duties if their family is displaced or severely affected by war, natural disaster, or economic collapse.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to provide compassionate exemptions from educational regulation during periods of personal or national crisis.</p>

328

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Prohibition on data sharing with immigration authorities</b><br> Data collected under section 436B must not be shared with immigration enforcement bodies under any circumstances.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that data collected under section 436B may not be shared with immigration enforcement bodies under any circumstances.</p>

329

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Independent review board</b><br> The Secretary of State must establish a board composed of home educators and education law experts to monitor and evaluate the impact of section 436B.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment creates a board to independently assess the register’s operation and ensure home educators are represented in the evaluation process.</p>

330

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Pilot scheme before national implementation</b><br> Sections 436B to 436G must not come into full effect until a two-year pilot programme of the registration requirements has been completed in at least three local authorities.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces a pilot phase to test the registration scheme before full national rollout, in order to allow for evidence-led refinement of the provisions.</p>

327

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Appeal rights for older children</b><br> A child aged 14 to 18 shall have the right to appeal to an independent tribunal against a local authority decision under sections 436B to 436G.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to give older children the right to challenge decisions that affect their education, ensuring their voice is included in home education matters.</p>

369

Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Blackstone (Lab)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 76, leave out lines 30 to 37 and insert—<br> “(8) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the equivalent of one day’s wages at the National Minimum Wage.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment sets a reasonable upper limit on fines for failure to comply with school attendance orders to ensure they remain proportionate and do not unfairly burden low-income families.</p>

370

Baroness Blackstone (Lab)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)

LORD WEI

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 32, page 76, line 32, leave out “4” and insert “5”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to make the fine for school attendance order offences unlimited where there are serious breaches of such offences.</p>

373

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Exemption from penalty for mental health or bullying</b><br> A parent must not be subject to penalty or enforcement under section 436Q of the Education Act 1996 if the withdrawal of their child from school was supported by a medical professional due to bullying or mental health concerns.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment protects families from penalties where withdrawal is supported by clinical advice due to bullying or mental health risks.</p>

374

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“No fines for off-grid families</b><br> A family that produces its own energy and food and lives more than ten miles from the nearest maintained school shall be exempt from penalties for non-attendance under section 436Q of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to exempt off-grid families from education-related fines where conventional schooling is impractical or unnecessary.</p>

392

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Protection from truancy penalties in lawful home education</b><br> After section 447 of the Education Act 1996 insert—<br> <b>“447A</b> <b>Protection from truancy penalties in lawful home education</b><br> (1) No parent shall be subject to prosecution or penalty under sections 444 to 447 of this Act for non-attendance, where—<br> (a) the child has been lawfully withdrawn from school, and<br> (b) the parent is providing, or intends to provide, suitable education in accordance with section 7.<br> (2) This section does not prevent a local authority from issuing a School Attendance Order under section 437, but no such order may be issued solely on the basis of non-attendance, without first assessing the suitability of education being provided.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment protects parents from truancy-related penalties when they have lawfully withdrawn their child for home education. It ensures that enforcement action is only taken where there is clear evidence that suitable education is not being provided, not merely on the basis of school non-attendance.</p>

393

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to delay formal education</b><br> A parent may elect to delay the start of their child’s formal education until the academic year following their seventh birthday without penalty.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows parents to delay formal education to age seven, aligning with international practice and supporting readiness-based learning.</p>

394

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Study into privacy-preserving technologies</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, commission an independent study into the use of zero-knowledge proof technology as a method to verify educational provision in elective home educating families without compromising the privacy of those families.<br> (2) The findings of the study must be published and laid before Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to commission an independent study into the use of zero-knowledge proof technologies as a means of verifying education provision without compromising family privacy in elective home-educating families. It supports innovation in safeguarding and accountability while upholding principles of data minimisation and proportionality.</p>

395

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Local authority transparency reports</b><br> Each local authority must publish an annual report detailing its engagement with home-educating families, including data on support, complaints, and outcomes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to increase transparency by requiring annual reporting of local authority practice, with the intention of supporting public accountability in the regulation of home education.</p>

396

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Independent research into home education</b><br> The Secretary of State must fund independent academic research into effective home education practices and publish findings every three years.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to commit the government to funding research into home education methods, ensuring evidence-based policy and best practice guidance.</p>

397

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Parental referendum on regulatory expansion</b><br> No new national regulatory measure concerning home education may be introduced unless approved by a majority of registered home-educating families through a parental referendum.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment intends to creates a democratic safeguard requiring parental approval before introducing new national home education regulations.</p>

398

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Protections for parents with disabilities</b><br> Parents with disabilities who home educate must not be subjected to more oversight than other parents solely on the basis of disability.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to protect parents with disabilities from unequal treatment in home education oversight, with the intention of ensuring non-discrimination.</p>

399

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Children’s right to refuse school attendance</b><br> A child aged eight or over has the right to express a preference for home education or school attendance, and this preference must be taken into account in any local authority or court decision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that children aged eight and older have a say in their educational setting, with the intention of recognising their developing autonomy and right to participate in decisions affecting them.</p>

400

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Petition system for policy review</b><br> If 10,000 or more home-educating parents sign a verified petition on any home education matter, the Secretary of State must publish a formal response and conduct a policy review within six months.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow the home education community to initiate a government review on key issues, with the intention of promoting responsiveness and democratic engagement in education policy.</p>

401

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home education rebate for school place shortages</b><br> Where no school place is available within a reasonable distance, a parent who home educates shall be entitled to claim a rebate equal to the per-pupil education funding allocation.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures parents who home educate due to lack of available school places are not financially penalised, by enabling them to reclaim equivalent funding.</p>

402

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Council tax exemption for home educators</b><br> A local authority must reduce the council tax bill of any household educating a child at home by an amount equivalent to the funding per pupil provided to schools by local authorities.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that home-educating families are not required to contribute financially to local school services they do not use, through a council tax adjustment.</p>

403

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Emergency hearings: home education cases</b><br> Where a child is removed or proposed to be removed from the care of a parent due to concerns arising from home education, the parent shall have the right to an emergency court hearing within 48 hours.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to provide a legal right to parents to a prompt court hearing if a local authority seeks to remove a child due to concerns about home education.</p>

404

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Ban on algorithmic school allocation</b><br> A child withdrawn from school for elective home education may not be automatically re-enrolled in another school through an algorithmic or automated placement process without parental consent.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that families who choose home education are not automatically re-enrolled into a different school by local authorities. It seeks to protect the family’s right to decide on home education without interference from algorithmic school allocation systems.</p>

405

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Local authorities: requirement for proof of educational superiority</b><br> A local authority may not interfere with a child’s home education under section 436B of the Education Act 1996 unless it can demonstrate that its own maintained schools consistently outperform the education provided by the parent.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires councils to show that their state schools offer superior outcomes before intervening with a home-educating family, preventing arbitrary enforcement.</p>

406

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Qualifications for local authority officers making determinations about home education suitability</b><br> No local authority officer may make determinations about home education suitability unless they have passed an accredited assessment in alternative education methods.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that officials overseeing home education are qualified in alternative education, with the intention of improving the quality and fairness of their decisions.</p>

407

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home education funding parity</b><br> The Secretary of State must ensure that home-educating families are eligible to receive per-pupil funding equivalent to that provided to maintained schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to give home educators access to public education funding, with the intention of supporting fairer distribution of educational resources.</p>

408

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Equal access to SEN and mental health services</b><br> A child educated at home must be entitled to the same access to publicly funded special educational needs and mental health support as children attending maintained schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that home-educated children are not excluded from essential services provided to school pupils.</p>

409

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Child-led school closure mechanism</b><br> Where at least 80% of pupils in a maintained school, aged 10 or over, express a preference for home education through a verified process, the Secretary of State must consult on transitioning that school into a home education support hub.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides a mechanism for students to initiate the transformation of a school into a home education hub if the vast majority prefer home-based learning, with the intention of supporting child-led educational reform.</p>

410

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National home education TV channel</b><br> The Secretary of State must fund and maintain a public broadcast service dedicated to delivering curriculum-aligned educational content for home-educated children.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment establishes a government-funded educational TV channel to support home-educating families.</p>

411

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National Insurance credits for full-time home educators</b><br> A parent who provides full-time home education must be treated as having limited capability for work for the purpose of receiving National Insurance credits.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable parents who home educate full-time to receive pension protection through NI credits, similar to unpaid carers.</p>

412

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Access to school facilities</b><br> A child educated at home shall be entitled to reasonable access to facilities and extracurricular activities offered by local maintained schools, including sports facilities and libraries.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides home-educated children with access to public school resources, supporting enrichment and inclusion.</p>

413

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Multi-generational home education tax break</b><br> A grandparent, aunt, uncle, or other extended family member who materially contributes to a child’s home education may claim a pro-rata tax rebate equivalent to 20% of the average per-pupil state funding allocation.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment offers a tax rebate to extended family members who actively support home education, recognising multi-generational educational care and relieving household financial burdens.</p>

414

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Removal of school-based legal custody</b><br> A school may not exercise in loco parentis responsibilities for a child unless the parent has provided explicit written consent, renewed annually.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that schools may only assume parental responsibility (in loco parentis) with explicit, annually renewed parental consent. It seeks to protect part-time home-educating families by preventing schools from automatically claiming authority over a child’s welfare or educational decisions without the parent’s ongoing approval.</p>

415

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Mandatory secondment for education officials</b><br> Any Department for Education employee involved in home education policy must undertake a twelve-month secondment in an alternative education setting before drafting or revising guidance.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that DfE staff have real-world experience with alternative education before shaping policy, improving relevance and reducing bias.</p>

416

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Oath of non-coercion for teachers</b><br> A teacher employed by a maintained school must not attempt to coerce or pressure a child or parent to attend or remain in school if they express a desire to home educate, and must swear or affirm an annual oath in writing to that effect as part of their professional responsibilities.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment prevents teachers from using undue influence to discourage or obstruct home education. It reinforces the right of families to choose education freely without coercion from school personnel.</p>

417

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home education and the school year</b><br> When making a decision under a provision in this Act, a Local Authority cannot consider the educational calendar or timetable used by a family whose child has been withdrawn from school.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment grants home-educating families freedom from the school term calendar, allowing them to provide flexible, continuous education suited to their child’s needs. It also protects explicitly against local authorities penalising them for following a non-traditional timetable.</p>

418

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Penalties for false allegations against home educators</b><br> Where a report concerning a home-educating family is found to be malicious or knowingly false, the local authority shall refer the reporting individual for review, and a civil penalty may be imposed by a magistrate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to deter false or malicious claims against home-educating families by introducing consequences for those who make unfounded reports, while maintaining proper safeguards and due process.</p>

419

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Funding eligibility for home education cooperatives</b><br> A home education cooperative comprising 50 or more families shall be eligible to apply for per-pupil public education funding equivalent to that received by maintained schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow large home education cooperatives to access public funding on a similar basis to schools.</p>

420

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Disqualification of inspectors by parent report</b><br> If three or more home-educating families submit documented complaints of misconduct by a local authority inspector, that individual shall be suspended from duties relating to home education pending review.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to protect home educators from any bias or inappropriate conduct by officials by requiring their temporary removal from oversight roles following multiple complaints.</p>

421

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home educators may vote on local school budgets</b><br> A home-educating parent who pays local education-related taxes shall have the right to vote on local authority education budgets and school funding allocations.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to grants home educators a say in how local education funds are spent.</p>

422

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Minimum wage compensation for mandated oversight</b><br> Where home educators are required to submit reports, attend meetings, or be subject to oversight, they shall be entitled to compensation equal to the prevailing hourly minimum wage for time spent complying.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that home educators are compensated for time spent complying with oversight requirements, in the light of their role as unpaid educators and protecting against any uncompensated administrative burdens.</p>

423

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>““Education as trade” model</b><br> (1) A home-educated child is permitted to demonstrate educational attainment through the provision of services, mentoring, or trade in knowledge-based activities as evidence of learning.<br> (2) Such activities are to be considered education for the purposes of section 7 of the Education Act 1996 (Duty of parents to secure education of children of compulsory school age).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow children to demonstrate learning through trade, mentorship, or service-based contributions.</p>

424

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home educator policy initiative</b><br> A local authority must formally consider and respond to any education policy proposal signed by at least 500 home-educating families in its area.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable home educators to initiate policy discussions with local authorities, who must respond if 500 home-educating families sign a proposal.</p>

425

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Sunset clauses on home education legislation</b><br> Any legislation or regulation concerning home education shall automatically expire five years after enactment unless reviewed and reapproved by Parliament following public consultation.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that all laws concerning home education are regularly reviewed and renewed only with public and parliamentary input, promoting accountability and adaptability in policy.</p>

426

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Exam access at independent schools</b><br> (1) An independent school must not deny access to sit examinations to a home-educated child solely on the basis that the child is not enrolled.<br> (2) Reasonable fees may be charged for administration.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require independent schools to allow home-educated children to sit exams even if they are not enrolled.</p>

450

Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 53, page 115, line 26, at end insert—<br> <b>“85ZB</b> <b>Managed moves and the Fair Access Protocol</b><br> (1) Before the initiation of any managed move of a registered pupil from one maintained school or Academy to another, the pupil must be considered under the local authority’s Fair Access Protocol.<br> (2) The consideration under subsection (1) must include consultation with—<br> (a) the current school,<br> (b) the proposed receiving school, and<br> (c) the parent or carer of the pupil, and where appropriate, the pupil.<br> (3) The local authority must keep and maintain a record of all managed moves occurring to, from, or within its area.<br> (4) Where a managed move results in the registration of a pupil at a school within the area of a different local authority, the responsibility for monitoring the educational outcomes and welfare of the pupil following the move shall transfer to that receiving local authority upon the pupil's registration at the new school.<br> (5) The duty imposed by subsection (1) above does not apply—<br> (a) in circumstances where the child of compulsory school age is removed from the roll of one school and registered at another school solely as a consequence of the child's change of ordinary residence, provided that—<br> (i) the change of residence is documented and verified, and<br> (ii) arrangements for re-registration at a new school are underway or have been made within a reasonable period.<br> (6) A record under subsection (3) must include—<br> (a) the reasons for the move,<br> (b) the schools involved,<br> (c) whether the move was voluntary or directed, and<br> (d) the outcome for the pupil.<br> (7) Each local authority must submit an annual report to the Secretary of State containing a summary of managed moves conducted under this section.<br> (8) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to local authorities and schools on the implementation of this section, to which they must have regard.<br> (9) In this section—<br> “managed moves” means a permanent change of the pupil’s school registration, where a move is not a result of—<br> (a) a permanent exclusion under Section 51A of the Education Act 1996;<br> (b) a transfer to a special school pursuant to Section 42 of the Children and Families Act 2014;<br> (c) a change of registration due to school closure;<br> (d) movement between educational phases;<br> (e) change in school type as a consequence of the Academy Act 2010.<br> “school” has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Education Act 1996.”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 59, line 22, at beginning insert “intentionally"

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 59, line 22, after “(5)” insert— “(ab) is a substantial provider of out-of-school education,

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 59, leave out from beginning of line 31 to end of line 43 on page 60

None

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 60, line 44, at end insert— “(9) The Secretary of State must publish annually the GCSE results of children listed on the register. (10) The Secretary of State must ensure that the GCSE results of children on the register are included for each set of outcome data published by the Government.

None

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 2, leave out from beginning to “provide” on line 3 and insert “A local authority must offer to”

None

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 6, leave out from “provided” to end of line 7 and insert “must”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 7, after “request” insert “and the needs of the child and the educational preferences of its parents"

None

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 11, at end insert— "(2A) A local authority must, on request, secure the provision of an examination centre within a reasonable distance where a child registered under section 436B may take any examination that the Secretary of State has authorised for administration by a relevant school."

None

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 11, at end insert— “(2A) A local authority must facilitate, or make, arrangements for children registered under section 436B- (a) to be offered facilities and training on the same terms as the local authority offers them to pupils at relevant schools, (b) to be offered facilities and training (e.g. student discounts) on the same terms as organisations other than the local authority offer them to pupils at relevant schools, (c) to have access to colleges for courses for 14-16 year-olds, and for level 3 courses at colleges for which a home educated child has the aptitude but not standard qualifications, (d) to be offered signposting and support to access SEN referrals and assessments, support for older SEN students transitioning into adulthood, and access SEN provision such as speech therapists if not in school, (e) to be offered, on request, the provision of vouchers equivalent to the value of free school meals for qualifying children, (f) to be offered, on request, the provision of alternative provision such as equine therapy which ordinarily requires a school referral, (g) to be offered, on request, the provision of speciality equipment for children with SEND (such as braille readers), (h) where they have an ECHP, to have personal budgets and independent payments in line with provision to children in schools, and (i) to have access to work experience."

None

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "(4) It is the duty of a local authority (a) as far as possible, to maintain good relationships with, consult with, and support local elective home education groups, (b) to employ staff to manage their elective home education functions who are suitably trained and experienced, with knowledge and understanding of approaches to home education, SEND, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, human rights & GDPR, and (c) to organise supportive and informal events where the local authority officials can meet home educating families and facilitate question and answer sessions between home educators and the officials."

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Performance reporting A local authority must report annually, in a form specified by the Secretary of State, on the educational performance of children who attained the age of 19 in the previous year and who did belong to one of the following categories - (a) children under section 19 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere: England); (b) children educated under section 61 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (special education provision otherwise than in schools, post-16 institutions etc); (c) children who are “looked after"; (d) children who are on the register established by section 436B.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- “436GA No oversight in rural areas Families living more than ten miles from the nearest maintained school shall not be required to be registered under section 436B unless safeguarding concerns are present."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- “436GA Privacy-preserving AI reporting tool for home education (1) A home-educating parent may satisfy a local authority request for information under section 436D(2)(a) by submitting progress data to an approved Al-based reporting tool. (2) A tool under subsection (1) may generate an anonymised summary report accessible to the local authority. (3) The report must not be stored, copied, or reused, and must be automatically destroyed after 30 days. (4) The local authority may not request such a report from any given home-educating family more than once in any 12-month period. (5) Any AI tool used must be open source or subject to independent peer review to ensure fairness and transparency."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Rolling review requirement (1) The Secretary of State shall review the operation and impact of sections 436B to 436G every two years and lay the findings before Parliament. (2) Sections 436B to 436G shall cease to have effect 12 months after the review, unless a resolution approving their continuation has been passed by both Houses of Parliament. (3) Any such resolution may be subject to conditions, modifications, or time limits as Parliament sees fit."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- “436GA Automatic home education registration exemption for chess masters A child who has achieved chess grandmaster status shall be considered to be receiving a suitable education and shall be exempt from registration under section 436B."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Recognition of nomadic learning lifestyles Families who live a nomadic lifestyle, including but not limited to travelling performers, van-dwellers, or digital nomads, shall be exempt from registration under section 436B, provided education is demonstrably provided."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Diplomatic immunity for international educators A parent temporarily residing in the United Kingdom whose child is actively engaged in a recognised international education program shall be exempt from registration requirements under section 436B to 436D.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Right of asylum-seeking families to home educate (1) A family awaiting a decision on an asylum application shall have the right to educate their child at home without being subject to registration under section 436B. (2) The parent must provide a written statement confirming they are providing suitable home education and, to the best of their knowledge, have done so prior to arrival in the United Kingdom. (3) A local authority may not require further information unless it has reasonable grounds to believe the child is at risk of significant harm, as defined in section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Age-based reduction of oversight A child aged 14 or over may, with parental agreement, register as a self-directed learner and shall not be subject to oversight under section 436B unless safeguarding concerns arise.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Crisis exemption from educational requirements A child shall not be required to be registered under section 436B or comply with formal education duties if their family is displaced or severely affected by war, natural disaster, or economic collapse.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Appeal rights for older children A child aged 14 to 18 shall have the right to appeal to an independent tribunal against a local authority decision under sections 436B to 436G."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Prohibition on data sharing with immigration authorities Data collected under section 436B must not be shared with immigration enforcement bodies under any circumstances.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Independent review board The Secretary of State must establish a board composed of home educators and education law experts to monitor and evaluate the impact of section 436B.”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert- "436GA Pilot scheme before national implementation Sections 436B to 436G must not come into full effect until a two-year pilot programme of the registration requirements has been completed in at least three local authorities."

None

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause – "Review of impact on home educators and reduction of unnecessary reporting (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, conduct a review and report of the impact of section 31 on home educators in England. (2) The review must include an assessment of - (a) the administrative and reporting requirements placed on home educators as a result of section 31, (b) the administrative and reporting requirements placed on local authorities as a result of section 31, (c) the extent to which such requirements are necessary for safeguarding purposes, and (d) any data or reporting obligations that can be reduced or removed for home educators where they are not essential for safeguarding. (3) The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament setting out the findings of the review, including - (a) an analysis of the impact of section 31 on home educators, (b) a clear outline of any data or reporting obligations that will no longer be required from home educators, and (c) a timeline for the removal of unnecessary reporting obligations, which must not exceed 12 months from the publication of the report. (4) In conducting the review, the Secretary of State must consult with representatives of home educators and relevant stakeholders. (5) The report must be made publicly available. (6) The Secretary of State must ensure that any reporting obligations identified as unnecessary under subsection (3)(b) are removed within the timeframe specified in subsection (3)(c).”

None

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause- "Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school After section 436G of the Education Act 1996 (inserted by section 31) insert – "436GA Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school Where a child is eligible to be registered by the authority under section 436B, the authority must- (a) provide for the child to be able to sit any relevant national examination, and (b) provide financial assistance to enable the child to sit any relevant national examination, where requested by the parent or carer of the child."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause – "Self-certification for SEN students A child with special educational needs must not be required to be registered under section 436B of the Education Act 1996 if the parent provides a written statement that- (a) identifies the child's special educational needs or the basis on which such needs are reasonably suspected, (b) describes the tailored educational provision being made to meet those needs, and (c) outlines a reasonable approach for monitoring progress or outcomes.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause – "Multi-year registration certificates A home-educating parent may apply for a certificate valid for five years that exempts them from annual oversight under section 436D of the Education Act 1996, provided no safeguarding concerns are present and educational provision has been deemed suitable."

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 64, line 29, leave out “must” and insert “may”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 64, line 32, after “age” insert – “(ab) all relevant support has been offered to the parent,”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 3 and 4

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 9 to 11

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, line 10, at end insert “if those enquiries meet a specified threshold”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 20 and 21

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, line 29, at end insert- “and the information not provided, or the inaccuracy of the information provided, is of sufficient importance to justify a school attendance order.”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 30 to 35

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, line 35, at end insert- “and the information not provided, or the inaccuracy of the information provided, is of sufficient importance to justify a school attendance order.”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 65, line 39, leave out from “delay” to “and” in line 42

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 66, line 4, leave out from beginning to end of line 36 on page 67

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 66, leave out lines 24 to 27

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 66, line 37 leave out “all of the” and insert “the major”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 66, line 38, leave out “and where the child lives”

None

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 66, line 39, leave out “how the child is being educated” and insert “the form the child’s education takes”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 66, line 42, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 67

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 67, line 2, at end insert “, subject to a court order to that effect.”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 67, line 2, at end insert - "(d) must consider what the local authority knows of the child's reaction to strangers, schools and persons in authority."

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 67, line 11, leave out from “delay” to “and” in line 14

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 67, line 21, at end insert- "(c) the child relocates outside the jurisdiction.”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 67, line 24, leave out from “delay” to “inform” in line 26

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 68, line 4, leave out “amend” and insert “review”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 68, leave out lines 7 to 10

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 70, leave out line 10 and insert- "the parent shall be considered as having fulfilled their duty to provide suitable education to the child."

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 73, line 42, at end insert- "(5) If a child subject to a notice leaves the jurisdiction, the local authority must revoke the order."

None

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 74, line 37, at end insert- "(4A) In arriving at an opinion under subsection (4) the local authority must consult a panel, established for that purpose, including established home-educating parents."

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 74, line 43, leave out from beginning to end of line 12 on page 75

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 76, line 9, at end insert “, unless the child is no longer resident within the jurisdiction.”

None

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 76, leave out lines 30 to 33 and insert "(8) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 76, leave out lines 30 to 37 and insert- "(8) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the equivalent of one day's wages at the National Minimum Wage."

None

Baroness Blackstone (Lab)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 76, line 32, leave out “4” and insert “5”

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 76, line 33, at end insert “but the child’s best interests shall be taken fully into account when deciding the sentence.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause – "Non-criminalisation of home education (1) A parent shall not be subject to criminal conviction, and no criminal record shall result, solely from a failure to comply with the registration requirements under section 436B of the Education Act 1996 (inserted by this Act). (2) Any enforcement action for non-registration must be civil in nature and proportionate to the educational context."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause – “Exemption from penalty for mental health or bullying A parent must not be subject to penalty or enforcement under section 436Q of the Education Act 1996 if the withdrawal of their child from school was supported by a medical professional due to bullying or mental health concerns.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause- "No fines for off-grid families A family that produces its own energy and food and lives more than ten miles from the nearest maintained school shall be exempt from penalties for non-attendance under section 436Q of the Education Act 1996."

None

Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 33, page 78, line 28, at end insert- "(5) A parent is entitled to claim compensation in respect of any breaches of data protection in relation to actions under this Act."

None

Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 34, insert the following new Clause – "Notification and registration of licence approval to local authority In The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014, after section 31, insert the following- "32 Notification and registration of licence approval to local authorities (1) Where a licensing authority approves a licence, they must notify the local authority in which the child resides, including information about the - (a) type of licence; (b) duration of performance; (c) duration of absence from school setting; (d) details of alternative education provision during performance. (2) Where a local authority receives notification of an approved licence and must register a child under section 436B of The Education Act 1996, they must update the register to specify the reason of absence as performance related. (3) Where a local authority is also the licencing authority and must register a child under section 436B of The Education Act 1996, they must update the register to specify the reason of absence as performance related.””

None

Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 34, insert the following new Clause- "Review of The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014 Within 6 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must conduct a review of the effect of the provisions in this Act on the operation of The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Protection of home education rights during emergency or authoritarian rule (1) In the event of a national emergency or authoritarian governance, the courts shall have the final authority to safeguard the right to home educate in accordance with this Act. (2) Authoritarian governance shall be defined as any period during which emergency regulations or executive actions suspend, limit, or derogate from rights protected under the Human Rights Act 1998 or the European Convention on Human Rights."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Limit on review duration without cause (1) A home-educating family must not remain under continued review or monitoring by a local authority for more than 30 days unless the authority has reasonable cause to suspect that the child is at risk of significant harm, as defined in section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989. (2) Where no such risk is found, the case must be closed, and the family notified in writing within 10 working days."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- “Protection from reporting bias If more than 50% of home education reports from a local authority in any calendar year are negative, an independent review must be triggered to assess objectivity and fairness."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Inclusion of home educators on safeguarding panels (1) Any safeguarding panel considering cases involving home-educated children must include at least one person with direct home education experience. (2) For the purposes of this section, a “safeguarding panel" means any joint inter-agency structure, entity, local authority or other authority making decisions about children who are home-educated, or may be home-educated in the future, for safeguarding purposes or to prevent them from harm.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause "Home Education Ombudsman (1) The Secretary of State must appoint an independent Home Education Ombudsman. (2) The Ombudsman's function is to investigate complaints from parents relating to the conduct, decisions, or practices of local authorities in the exercise of their functions under sections 436B to 436U of the Education Act 1996 (inserted by this Act). (3) The Ombudsman must be independent of the Government and of local authorities. (4) The Ombudsman must publish an annual report of findings and recommendations, designed to support any relevant judicial reviews undertaken by parents or carers who provide home education who are dissatisfied with the response of the Secretary of State to any written complaints made by those parents or carers about their treatment by local authorities and the impact of such treatment upon their activities or their rights to privacy, family life, and ability to home educate.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Exam support for home-educated children The Secretary of State must ensure that home-educated children are entitled to the same exam fee support and access to recent past papers as children enrolled in maintained schools.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Parity of treatment for home education A local authority, in exercising its functions under sections 436B to 436G of the Education Act 1996, must treat home education provision on a par with that of independent schools, including respecting the right of parents to determine curriculum, teaching methods, and educational philosophy, provided the education is suitable within the meaning of section 7 of the Education Act 1996."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause "Presumption of parental competence In assessing whether a child is receiving suitable education, a local authority shall presume that the parent is competent to provide such education, unless the authority can demonstrate, with clear and documented evidence, beyond reasonable doubt, that the education being provided is unsuitable."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Right to sue for educational failure A child compelled into formal schooling by a local authority may bring legal action against that authority for educational harm or failure to provide a suitable education if it can be demonstrated to have been as a result of being taken out of home education."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "No regulation of educational content A local authority must not comment on or assess the content or methodology of home education provided by a parent, provided it meets the standard of suitability under section 7 of the Education Act 1996."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Children's advisory board for home education policy The Secretary of State shall establish an annual review panel comprising at least 12 home-educated children aged 10 to 16, selected by lottery, to advise on education legislation affecting home education."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Home education workers' union Home-educating parents have the right to form, join, and collectively organise in a registered home education workers' union, including the right to petition and collectively bargain on education policy, on a par with other unions such as teachers' unions."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Tax relief for home education expenses The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act comes into force, introduce a scheme allowing parents who home educate to deduct education-related expenses from their taxable income."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Right to jury trial in forced school attendance cases No child may be compelled to attend school against the wishes of their parent or guardian unless the decision is upheld by a jury trial in a Magistrates' Court or Crown Court."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Protection from truancy penalties in lawful home education After section 447 of the Education Act 1996 insert - "447A Protection from truancy penalties in lawful home education (1) No parent shall be subject to prosecution or penalty under sections 444 to 447 of this Act for non-attendance, where - (a) the child has been lawfully withdrawn from school, and (b) the parent is providing, or intends to provide, suitable education in accordance with section 7. (2) This section does not prevent a local authority from issuing a School Attendance Order under section 437, but no such order may be issued solely on the basis of non-attendance, without first assessing the suitability of education being provided.””

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Right to delay formal education A parent may elect to delay the start of their child’s formal education until the academic year following their seventh birthday without penalty."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Study into privacy-preserving technologies (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, commission an independent study into the use of zero-knowledge proof technology as a method to verify educational provision in elective home educating families without compromising the privacy of those families. (2) The findings of the study must be published and laid before Parliament.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Local authority transparency reports Each local authority must publish an annual report detailing its engagement with home-educating families, including data on support, complaints, and outcomes.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Independent research into home education The Secretary of State must fund independent academic research into effective home education practices and publish findings every three years.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Parental referendum on regulatory expansion No new national regulatory measure concerning home education may be introduced unless approved by a majority of registered home-educating families through a parental referendum.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Protections for parents with disabilities Parents with disabilities who home educate must not be subjected to more oversight than other parents solely on the basis of disability."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Children's right to refuse school attendance A child aged eight or over has the right to express a preference for home education or school attendance, and this preference must be taken into account in any local authority or court decision."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Petition system for policy review If 10,000 or more home-educating parents sign a verified petition on any home education matter, the Secretary of State must publish a formal response and conduct a policy review within six months."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Home education rebate for school place shortages Where no school place is available within a reasonable distance, a parent who home educates shall be entitled to claim a rebate equal to the per-pupil education funding allocation."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – "Council tax exemption for home educators A local authority must reduce the council tax bill of any household educating a child at home by an amount equivalent to the funding per pupil provided to schools by local authorities.”

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause – “Emergency hearings: home education cases Where a child is removed or proposed to be removed from the care of a parent due to concerns arising from home education, the parent shall have the right to an emergency court hearing within 48 hours."

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 14 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 14 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause- "Ban on algorithmic school allocation A child withdrawn from school for elective home education may not be automatically re-enrolled in another school through an algorithmic or automated placement process without parental consent."

14th May 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
13th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 13 May 2025

472

Lord O'Donnell (XB)
Lord Layard (Lab)
Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Moynihan (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of a national children’s wellbeing measurement programme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must establish a national children’s wellbeing measurement programme.<br> (2) A programme established under this section must—<br> (a) conduct an annual online national survey of the wellbeing of children in relevant schools in England;<br> (b) provide central analysis of data and support for schools in the administration of the survey;<br> (c) make provision for school, parental and student consent to participation in the survey, ensuring that participation is voluntary and that results are handled confidentially;<br> (d) regularly publish the results of the survey and provide relevant data to participating schools, local authorities and other public bodies for the purposes of improving children’s wellbeing.<br> (3) For the purposes of this section, “wellbeing” includes the drivers of wellbeing, including nutrition, physical activity, participation in arts, culture and entertainment and any other factors the Secretary of State deems relevant.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section, “relevant schools” includes academy schools, alternative provision, maintained schools, non-maintained special schools, independent schools, and pupil referral units.”

473

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to convert underperforming schools to community learning hubs</b><br> Where Ofsted rates a school as inadequate for three consecutive years, a majority vote of local home-educating families may petition for its conversion into a community learning hub.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment empowers communities to repurpose failing schools into shared learning centres for home-educated children, promoting community-led education and flexible use of public assets.</p>

474

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Curriculum materials</b><br> All external resources used in schools must be published, citable, and accessible for public and regulatory scrutiny.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that only resources that are accessible in the public domain are used, so that parents can at all times know what their children are being taught.</p>

475

Lord Addington (LD)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of off-rolling in schools</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a review into the practice of off-rolling in schools.<br> (2) The review must produce proposals outlining the steps necessary to eliminate the practice of off-rolling in schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to review the practice of off-rolling and to produce proposals to eliminate the practice.</p>

431

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Clause 37, page 86, line 4, leave out from beginning to “(see” in line 5 and insert “In subsection (1), the reference to providing education or supervised activity does not include providing boarding accommodation or activities necessary to ensure the welfare of boarders”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies that the offence of providing education or supervised activity while the registration of an independent educational institution is suspended is not committed by providing boarding accommodation (which may be prohibited separately) or activity necessary to ensure the welfare of boarders, such as supervised meals or fire safety instruction.</p>

52

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 22, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The Secretary of State must specify the NHS number as the consistent identifier for children for the purposes of this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the government to confirm the use of the NHS number as the single unique identifier for children.</p>

53

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 22, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The Secretary of State must place a requirement on all designated persons listed in section 11 to include the consistent identifier in the information processed about a child no later than March 2029.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require full implementation of a single unique identifier for children before the anticipated next General Election in line with the government’s manifesto commitment.</p>

68

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty on local authorities to provide family support services for children and families</b><br> After section 19 of the Children Act 1989, insert—<br> <b>“19A</b> <b>Duty on local authorities to provide family support services for children and families</b><br> (1) A local authority has a duty to provide, so far as is reasonably practical, family support services to all children and parents residing in their area.<br> (2) Family support services provided by a local authority must—<br> (a) be provided within the authority area,<br> (b) seek to improve the health and educational outcomes of children in the relevant area, and<br> (c) seek to reduce the number of children in their area who suffer ill treatment or neglect.<br> (3) In this section, “family support services” refer to services which provide children and parents with—<br> (a) advice, guidance or counselling,<br> (b) social, cultural or recreational activities, or<br> (c) accommodation while receiving services provided under subsections (3)(a) and (b).<br> (4) In fulfilling its duty under subsection (1), a local authority must have regard to—<br> (a) the availability of and demand for family support services in its area,<br> (b) the availability of and demand for family support services in its area which are capable of meeting different needs, and<br> (c) the location of family support services and the equality of access across the authority area.<br> (5) A local authority must publish information about family support services—<br> (a) on the authority’s website, and<br> (b) in all public libraries in the local authority area.<br> (6) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision relating to the provision of family support services by local authorities.<br> (7) In this section—<br> “children and parents” means—<br> (a) a child under the age of 18;<br> (b) a young person aged 18-25 who has a diagnosis of special educational needs;<br> (c) the parents of a child or young person;<br> (d) a person who has parental responsibility for a child or young person; or<br> (e) a person who is pregnant.<br> “local authority” means—<br> (a) a county council in England;<br> (b) a district council in England;<br> (c) a London borough council;<br> (d) the Common Council of the City of London (in their capacity as a local authority);<br> (e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly;<br> (f) a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would introduce a requirement on local authorities to provide family support services for all children and parents in their area.</p>

503

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 65, page 123, line 33, at end insert—<br> “(b) section (<i>Employment of children in Scotland</i>) extends to Scotland only.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides for the clause inserted after clause 26 (by my amendment) to extend to Scotland.</p>

506

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, line 19, leave out subsection (3) and insert—<br> “(3) Subject to subsection (1), the following come into force, in relation to Wales, on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint—<br> (a) section (<i>Employment of children in England and Wales</i>);<br> (b) sections 30 to 35 and Schedule 2.<br> (3A) Subject to subsection (1), section (<i>Employment of children in Scotland</i>) comes into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides for certain provision for Wales or Scotland to be brought into force by (respectively) the Welsh Ministers or Scottish Ministers.</p>

84

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 7, page 12, line 8, after “support” insert “and staying put support”

507

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, line 22, leave out “(3)” and insert “(3A)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 66 inserting new subsection (3A).</p>

86

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 17, after “support” insert “or staying put support”

87

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 20, after “support” insert “or staying put support”

510

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, line 24, after “(3)” insert “, (3A)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 66 inserting new subsection (3A).</p>

88

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 21, after “support” insert “or staying put support”

511

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, line 28, leave out from “Act” to end of line 29 and insert “other than—<br> (a) the provisions listed in subsection (3) in relation to Wales;<br> (b) section (<i>Employment of children in Scotland</i>).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on my amendments to clause 66 inserting new subsections (3), (3A) and (7A).</p>

512

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, leave out line 32 and insert “any provision listed in subsection (3) in relation to Wales.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 66 inserting new subsection (3).</p>

90

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 24, after first “support” insert “and staying put support”

513

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(7A) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of section (<i>Employment of children in Scotland</i>).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides for the Scottish Ministers to make transitional and saving provision in connection with certain provision relating to Scotland.</p>

91

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(4A) “Staying put” has the meaning given by section 23CZA(2) of the Children Act 1989 (arrangements for certain former relevant children to continue to live with former foster parents).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, together with others to this Clause in the name of Lord Watson of Invergowrie, would include staying put support in the support provided by local authorities under this section and extend the provision of ‘staying put’ for young people to the age of 25.</p>

514

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 66, page 124, line 33, leave out “or (7)” and insert “, (7) or (7A)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on my amendment to clause 66 inserting new subsection (7A).</p>

99

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National offer for care leavers</b><br> After section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 insert—<br> <b>“2A</b> <b>National offer for care leavers</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must publish information about services which care leavers in all areas of England should be able to access to assist them in adulthood and independent living or in preparing for adulthood and independent living.<br> (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), services which may assist care leavers in adulthood and independent living or in preparing for adulthood and independent living include services relating to—<br> (a) health and well-being;<br> (b) relationships;<br> (c) education and training;<br> (d) employment;<br> (e) accommodation;<br> (f) participation in society.<br> (3) Information published by the Secretary of State under this section is to be known as the “National Offer for Care Leavers”.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must update the National Offer for Care Leavers from time to time.<br> (5) Before publishing or updating the National Offer for Care Leavers the Secretary of State must consult with relevant persons about which services may assist care leavers in adulthood and independent living or in preparing for adulthood and independent living.<br> (6) In this section—<br> “care leavers” means—<br> (a) eligible children within the meaning given by paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989;<br> (b) relevant children within the meaning given by section 23A(2) of that Act;<br> (c) persons aged under 25 who are former relevant children within the meaning given by section 23C(1) of that Act;<br> (d) persons qualifying for advice and assistance within the meaning given by section 24 of that Act;<br> “relevant persons” means—<br> (a) such care leavers as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of care leavers in England;<br> (b) other Ministers of State who have a role in arranging services that may assist care leavers in or preparing for independent living.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would introduce a new requirement on the Secretary of State for Education to publish a national offer detailing what support care leavers are entitled to claim by expanding the provisions in the Children and Social Work Act 2017 which require local authorities to produce a “Local offer”.</p>

104

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care allowance</b><br> (1) A person is entitled to a kinship care allowance for any week in which that person is engaged as a kinship carer in England.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship carer” has the meaning given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> (3) A person is not entitled to an allowance under this section unless that person satisfies conditions prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.<br> (4) A person may claim an allowance under this section in respect of more than one child.<br> (5) Where two or more persons would be entitled for the same week to such an allowance in respect of the same child, only one allowance may be claimed on the behalf of—<br> (a) the person jointly elected by those two for that purpose, or<br> (b) in default of such an election, the person determined by, and at the discretion of, the Secretary of State.<br> (6) Regulations may prescribe the circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this section as engaged, or regularly and substantially engaged, in caring for a child under an eligible kinship care arrangement.<br> (7) An allowance under this section is payable at the weekly rate specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.<br> (8) Regulations under subsection (7) may specify—<br> (a) different weekly rates for different ages of children being cared for, or<br> (b) different weekly rates for different regions of England.<br> (9) Regulations under subsection (7) must specify a weekly rate that is no lower than the minimum weekly allowance for foster carers published by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000.<br> (10) A statutory instrument containing regulations underthis section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean a person is entitled to a kinship care allowance for any week in which that person is engaged as a kinship carer in England.</p>

105

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Register of foster carers</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must introduce a register of local authority foster parents and independent foster parents who are—<br> (a) currently fostering children, or<br> (b) available to foster children.<br> (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), “local authority foster parent” is defined in accordance with section 105 of the Children Act 1989.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would introduce a register of foster carers. The intention is that having such a register, as exists for social workers, would improve the safeguarding of children, and matching and sufficiency of placements, and improve the status of foster carers.</p>

125

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Clause 11, page 17, line 12, at end insert—<br> “(6A) In subsection (5A), for “restrict the child’s” substitute “deprive the child of their”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures consistency with the terminology in section 25 of the Children Act 1989 as amended by clause 11.</p>

128

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Clause 11, page 17, line 24, leave out subsection (9) and insert—<br> “(9) In section 93 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (interpretation)—<br> (a) in the definition of “secure accommodation”, omit paragraph (b);<br> (b) after that definition insert—<br> “<br> “secure accommodation” , in relation to England, means secure accommodation within the meaning of section 25 of the Children Act 1989 or relevant accommodation within the meaning of that section;”.<br> (10) In section 202(1) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1) (interpretation)—<br> (a) in the definition of “secure accommodation”, omit paragraph (b);<br> (b) after that definition insert—<br> “<br> “secure accommodation” , in relation to England, means secure accommodation within the meaning of section 25 of the Children Act 1989 or relevant accommodation within the meaning of that section,”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the clause 11 amendments to section 25 of the Children Act 1989, to allow local authorities in England and Wales to seek authorisation for the deprivation of liberty of children in accommodation provided for care and treatment in England, extend to local authorities in Scotland.</p>

145

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of adoption support offered by local authorities</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review of the adequacy and effectiveness of adoption support services provided by local authorities.<br> (2) The review must include services provided by adoption agencies which have been commissioned by local authorities.<br> (3) The review must consider in particular—<br> (a) any updates required to existing regulations and guidance relating to adoption, and<br> (b) the support needs of, and support services currently available or provided to—<br> (i) relevant parties in relation to birth family contact;<br> (ii) young adult adoptees in relation to their transition to adulthood;<br> (iii) adult adoptees.<br> (4) Within six months of the completion of the review, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the findings and conclusions of the review.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would introduce a requirement on the Secretary of State for Education to conduct a review of adoption support services provided by local authorities and publish the findings.</p>

146

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 20, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care leave</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, entitle an individual to be absent from work on care leave under this section where—<br> (a) the individual is a kinship carer, and<br> (b) the individual satisfies conditions specified in the regulations.<br> (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) must include provision for determining—<br> (a) the extent of an individual’s entitlement to leave under this section, and<br> (b) when leave under this section may be taken.<br> (3) Provision under subsection (2)(a) must secure that—<br> (a) where one individual is entitled to leave under this section, they are entitled to at least 52 weeks of leave, or<br> (b) where more than one individual is entitled to leave under this section in respect of the same child, those individuals are entitled to share at least 52 weeks of leave between them.<br> (4) An employee is entitled to leave under this section only if the eligible kinship care arrangement is intended to last—<br> (a) at least one year, and<br> (b) until the child being cared for attains the age of 18.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship carer” has the meaning given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> (6) Regulations made under this section may make provision about how leave under this section is to be taken.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would introduce an entitlement for an individual to be absent from work on care leave where the individual is a kinship carer.</p>

157

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Leave out Clause 26 and insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Employment of children in England and Wales</b><br> (1) The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 is amended as follows.<br> (2) For section 18 substitute—<br> <b>“18</b> <b>Restrictions on employment of children</b><br> (1) A child may not be employed to work—<br> (a) so long as the child is under the age of 14 (subject to regulations under subsection (2));<br> (b) to do any work other than light work;<br> (c) to do work of a description specified in regulations made by the appropriate national authority;<br> (d) before 7.00 a.m. or after 8.00 p.m. on any day;<br> (e) on any day on which the child is required to attend school—<br> (i) for more than one hour before the start of school hours,<br> (ii) during school hours, or<br> (iii) for more than two hours in total in the day;<br> (f) for more than 12 hours in any week in which the child is required to attend school;<br> (g) for more than eight hours or, if the child is under 15, for more than five hours in any day on which the child is not required to attend school;<br> (h) for more than 35 hours or, if the child is under 15, for more than 25 hours in any week in which the child is not required to attend school;<br> (i) for more than four hours in any day without a break of one hour;<br> (j) at any time in a year unless at that time a person employing the child is satisfied that the child has had, or could still have, a period of at least two consecutive weeks without employment during a period in the year in which the child is not required to attend school.<br> (2) The appropriate national authority may by regulations authorise the employment of children aged 13 to do specified descriptions of light work.<br> (3) A child may not be employed to work except in accordance with a permit (a “child employment permit”) granted by a local authority on an application made in accordance with regulations made by the appropriate national authority.<br> (4) The appropriate national authority may by regulations—<br> (a) make provision in relation to child employment permits;<br> (b) provide that subsection (3) does not apply in specified cases or circumstances;<br> (c) make provision about the keeping of records.<br> (5) The provision that may be made in reliance on subsection (4)(a) includes provision—<br> (a) authorising a local authority to request such information as the authority considers appropriate, or to require a child to have a medical examination, for the purpose of enabling the authority to determine an application;<br> (b) requiring a local authority to have regard to specified matters when determining an application;<br> (c) for the grant of a child employment permit subject to conditions determined by a local authority;<br> (d) requiring a child employment permit to contain specified information;<br> (e) authorising a local authority to vary, suspend or revoke a child employment permit in specified circumstances;<br> (f) about appeals against—<br> (i) a decision to reject an application, or<br> (ii) the revocation of a child employment permit;<br> (g) imposing requirements on persons employing children (including requirements to produce child employment permits for inspection);<br> (h) requiring or authorising a local authority, in specified circumstances, to disclose information about a child employment permit to another local authority in England or Wales or to a local authority in Scotland.<br> (6) The appropriate national authority may by regulations make provision (subject to subsection (1) and regulations under subsection (2))—<br> (a) specifying the number of hours in each day, or in each week, for which children may be employed, and the times of day at which they may be employed;<br> (b) specifying the intervals to be allowed to children for meals and breaks, when in employment;<br> (c) about entitlement to leave;<br> (d) specifying other conditions to be met in relation to the employment of children.<br> (7) Nothing in this section, or in regulations made under any provision of this section, prevents a child from doing anything—<br> (a) under the authority of a licence granted under this Part, or<br> (b) in a case where by virtue of subsection (3) of section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 no licence under that section is required for the child to do it.<br> (8) In this section—<br> “appropriate national authority” means—<br> (a) in relation to England, the Secretary of State;<br> (b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;<br> “light work” means work which, on account of the inherent nature of the tasks which it involves and the particular conditions under which they are performed—<br> (a) is not likely to be harmful to the safety, health or development of children, and<br> (b) is not such as to be harmful to their education (through attendance at school or otherwise) as required by section 7 of the Education Act 1996 or to their participation in work experience in accordance with section 560 of that Act, or their capacity to benefit from the education received or the experience gained (as the case may be);<br> “local authority in Scotland” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994;<br> “specified” , in relation to regulations made under any provision of this section, means specified in the regulations;<br> “week” means any period of seven consecutive days;<br> “year” means a period of 12 months beginning with 1 January.<br> <b>18A</b> <b>Regulations under section 18: further provision</b><br> (1) Regulations under section 18 may—<br> (a) make different provision for different purposes or areas;<br> (b) make provision subject to exceptions;<br> (c) make transitional or saving provision.<br> (2) Except as provided by subsection (3), regulations under section 18 may provide for the processing of information in accordance with the regulations not to be in breach of—<br> (a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person processing the information, or<br> (b) any other restriction on the processing of information (however imposed).<br> (3) Regulations under section 18 are not to be read as requiring or authorising the processing of information that would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether particular processing of data would do so, take into account the duty imposed or power conferred by the provision of the regulations in question).<br> (4) Regulations under section 18 are to be made by statutory instrument.<br> (5) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 18 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.<br> (6) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 18 is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru.<br> (7) In this section “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).”<br> (3) In section 21 (penalties and legal proceedings in respect of general provisions as to employment), in subsection (1), after “byelaw” insert “or regulations”.<br> (4) In section 28 (powers of entry), in subsection (1), after “byelaw” insert “or regulations”.<br> (5) In section 30 (interpretation), in subsection (1), after “byelaws” insert “or regulations”.<br> (6) In Schedule 36A to the Education Act 1996, in the table, omit the entry for section 18 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (including the title of that Act).<br> (7) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Act 2012 (anaw 2), in the table, in the English language and Welsh language texts, omit the entry that relates to byelaws made under section 18 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (referred to as “adran 18 o Ddeddf Plant a Phobl Ifanc 1933” in the Welsh language text).”


Explanatory Text

<p>Clause 26 makes provision for England restricting employed work by children. This amendment replaces that clause to extend the application of that provision to Wales. It also includes a change to the definition of “light work” in the inserted section 18(8) to reflect that children may receive their compulsory education outside of school.</p>

158

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Employment of children in Scotland</b><br> (1) The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 is amended as follows.<br> (2) For section 28 substitute—<br> <b>“28</b> <b>Restrictions on employment of children</b><br> (1) A child may not be employed to work—<br> (a) so long as the child is under the age of 14 (subject to regulations under subsection (2));<br> (b) to do any work other than light work;<br> (c) to do work of a description specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers;<br> (d) before 7.00 a.m. or after 8.00 p.m. on any day;<br> (e) on any day on which the child is required to attend school—<br> (i) for more than one hour before the start of school hours,<br> (ii) during school hours, or<br> (iii) for more than two hours in total in the day;<br> (f) for more than 12 hours in any week in which the child is required to attend school;<br> (g) for more than eight hours or, if the child is under 15, for more than five hours in any day on which the child is not required to attend school;<br> (h) for more than 35 hours or, if the child is under 15, for more than 25 hours in any week in which the child is not required to attend school;<br> (i) for more than four hours in any day without a break of one hour;<br> (j) at any time in a year unless at that time a person employing the child is satisfied that the child has had, or could still have, a period of at least two consecutive weeks without employment during a period in the year in which the child is not required to attend school.<br> (2) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations authorise the employment of children aged 13 to do specified descriptions of light work.<br> (3) A child may not be employed to work except in accordance with a permit (a “child employment permit”) granted by a local authority on an application made in accordance with regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.<br> (4) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—<br> (a) make provision in relation to child employment permits;<br> (b) provide that subsection (3) does not apply in specified cases or circumstances;<br> (c) make provision about the keeping of records.<br> (5) The provision that may be made in reliance on subsection (4)(a) includes provision—<br> (a) authorising a local authority to request such information as the authority considers appropriate, or to require a child to have a medical examination, for the purpose of enabling the authority to determine an application;<br> (b) requiring a local authority to have regard to specified matters when determining an application;<br> (c) for the grant of a child employment permit subject to conditions determined by a local authority;<br> (d) requiring a child employment permit to contain specified information;<br> (e) authorising a local authority to vary, suspend or revoke a child employment permit in specified circumstances;<br> (f) about appeals against—<br> (i) a decision to reject an application, or<br> (ii) the revocation of a child employment permit;<br> (g) imposing requirements on persons employing children (including requirements to produce child employment permits for inspection);<br> (h) requiring or authorising a local authority, in specified circumstances, to disclose information about a child employment permit to another local authority in Scotland, to a local authority in England or to a local authority in Wales.<br> (6) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision (subject to subsection (1) and regulations under subsection (2))—<br> (a) specifying the number of hours in each day, or in each week, for which children may be employed, and the times of day at which they may be employed;<br> (b) specifying the intervals to be allowed to children for meals and breaks, when in employment;<br> (c) about entitlement to leave;<br> (d) specifying other conditions to be met in relation to the employment of children.<br> (7) Nothing in this section, or in regulations made under any provision of this section, prevents a child from doing anything—<br> (a) under the authority of a licence granted under this Part, or<br> (b) in a case where by virtue of subsection (3) of section 37 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963 no licence under that section is required for the child to do it.<br> (8) In this section—<br> “light work” means work which, on account of the inherent nature of the tasks which it involves and the particular conditions under which they are performed—<br> (a) is not likely to be harmful to the safety, health or development of children, and<br> (b) is not such as to be harmful to their education (through attendance at school or otherwise) as required by section 30 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 or to their participation in work experience in accordance with section 123 of that Act, or their capacity to benefit from the education received or the experience gained (as the case may be);<br> “local authority in England” and “local authority in Wales” have the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(1) of that Act);<br> “specified” , in relation to regulations made under any provision of this section, means specified in the regulations;<br> “week” means any period of seven consecutive days;<br> “year” means a period of 12 months beginning with 1 January.<br> <b>28A</b> <b>Regulations under section 28: further provision</b><br> (1) Regulations under section 28 may—<br> (a) make different provision for different purposes or areas;<br> (b) make provision subject to exceptions;<br> (c) make transitional or saving provision.<br> (2) Except as provided by subsection (3), regulations under section 28 may provide for the processing of information in accordance with the regulations not to be in breach of—<br> (a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person processing the information, or<br> (b) any other restriction on the processing of information (however imposed).<br> (3) Regulations under section 28 are not to be read as requiring or authorising the processing of information that would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether particular processing of data would do so, take into account the duty imposed or power conferred by the provision of the regulations in question).<br> (4) Regulations under section 28 are subject to the negative procedure (see Part 2 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10)).<br> (5) In this section “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).”<br> (3) In section 31 (penalties and legal proceedings in respect of general provisions as to employment), in subsection (1), after “byelaw” insert “or regulations”.<br> (4) In section 35 (confirmation of byelaws), in subsection (1), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Scottish Ministers”.<br> (5) In section 36 (powers of entry), in subsection (1), after “byelaw” insert “or regulations”.<br> (6) In section 37 (interpretation), after “byelaws” insert “or regulations”.<br> (7) In section 38 (savings)—<br> (a) omit subsection (3);<br> (b) in subsection (4), for “The said provisions” substitute “The provisions of this Part relating to employment”.<br> (8) In section 110(1) (interpretation), omit the definitions of “borstal institution” and “residential establishment”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause makes equivalent provision for Scotland to that made for England and Wales by my amendment to replace clause 26.</p>

167

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Reporting on early intervention services</b><br> (1) Local authorities in England exercising social services functions under the Children Act 1989 must report annually to the Secretary of State on early intervention services for children and families in their area funded by statutory safeguarding partners as defined in Section 16E of the Children Act 2004.<br> (2) Reports under subsection (1) must include—<br> (a) the number of children and families receiving early intervention support;<br> (b) demographic data relating to the children and families receiving support, including information on protected characteristics as defined in Section 4 of the Equality Act 2010;<br> (c) the types of early intervention services provided;<br> (d) measures taken to ensure accessibility and effectiveness of these services;<br> (e) sources through which children and families are referred to early intervention services;<br> (f) any other information the Secretary of State may require by regulations made by statutory instrument.<br> (3) In order to inform those reports—<br> (a) Integrated Care Boards must provide all necessary information to the reporting local authority;<br> (b) the Chief Officer of Police must provide all necessary information to the reporting local authority.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must compile and publish all reports submitted under subsection (1).<br> (5) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”

168

Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Child performers’ earnings</b><br> In regulation 14 (Earnings) of the Children (Performances and Activities)(England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3309), at end insert—<br> “(2) The licensing authority must include a condition in the licence that 15% of the sums earned by the child for taking part in the performance or activity must be paid by the employer into an account to be held in trust until the child reaches the age of 18 within thirty calendar days of the conclusion of the engagement.””

191

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Auto-enrolment for free school meals</b><br> After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert—<br> <b>“512ZAA</b> <b>Identification of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must identify all children eligible for free school meals in England.<br> (2) A child’s eligibility for free school meals is not dependent on any application having been made for free school meals on their behalf.<br> (3) Where a child has been identified as eligible for free school meals, the Secretary of State must provide for this information to be shared with—<br> (a) the school at which the child is registered, and<br> (b) the relevant local education authority.<br> (4) Where a school has been informed that a child on its pupil roll is eligible for free school meals, the school must provide that child with a free school meal.<br> (5) A local education authority must provide the means for a parent or guardian of a child who has been identified as eligible for free school meals to opt out of the provision of a free school meal under subsection (4).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to proactively identify all children eligible for free school meals in England, making the application process for free school meals opt-out rather than opt-in.</p>

192

Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Free school meals for all primary school pupils</b><br> (1) Section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In paragraph (4A)(b), after “year 2” insert “, year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6”.<br> (3) In subsection (4C), after the definition of “year 2” insert—<br> ““year 3” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 8;<br> “year 4” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 9;<br> “year 5” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 10;<br> “year 6” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 11.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend free school lunches to all primary school age children in state funded schools.</p>

193

Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause —<br> <b>“Registration of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert—<br> <b>“512ZAA</b> <b>Registration of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> The Secretary of State must ensure that free school meals are provided to—<br> (a) all children in England who are eligible to receive free school meals, and<br> (b) all children whose household income is less than £20,000 per year.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures auto-enrolment to free school meals for eligible children.</p>

218

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 52, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(8A) A local authority representative must not make any decision under this section in relation to elective home education unless that representative has at least two years of personal experience of home educating their own children.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires officials overseeing home education to have at least two years of personal experience, to ensure that decisions are informed by genuine understanding, reducing conflict, and improving trust, fairness, and oversight quality.</p>

332

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Self-certification for SEN students</b><br> A child with special educational needs must not be required to be registered under section 436B of the Education Act 1996 if the parent provides a written statement that—<br> (a) identifies the child’s special educational needs or the basis on which such needs are reasonably suspected,<br> (b) describes the tailored educational provision being made to meet those needs, and<br> (c) outlines a reasonable approach for monitoring progress or outcomes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows parents to self-certify SEN provision, provided they identify the child’s needs, describe tailored provision, and outline how they will monitor progress. It seeks to ensure educational adequacy while respecting family flexibility and protecting against misuse.</p>

276

Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) The registration system established under section 436B expires two years after the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 is passed, unless it is shown to improve safeguarding outcomes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces an automatic sunset clause requiring the registration system to demonstrate measurable safeguarding benefits to remain in effect.</p>

277

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 10, leave out from beginning to end of line 16 on page 58


Explanatory Text

<p>This would remove the obligation on parents to register or update information about their educational provision separate from the existing duties they have to respond to enquiries from local authorities.</p>

280

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 20, at end insert “but such a request may not be made more than once in any twelve-month period unless the local authority has reasonable cause to suspect that the child will suffer harm, as defined in section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989, if the information is not provided,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that local authorities may request information from parents no more than once per year, unless there is reasonable cause to suspect the child will otherwise suffer harm as defined in the Children Act 1989. It is intended to limit intrusion while preserving safeguarding powers.</p>

287

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(7) Where a parent does not provide information following a request under this Part, the local authority may not initiate further investigatory steps unless authorised by a magistrate or independent tribunal.<br> (8) A magistrate or tribunal may grant authorisation under subsection (7) only if the authority demonstrates—<br> (a) reasonable grounds to believe the child is not receiving suitable education, and<br> (b) that less intrusive alternatives have been attempted and exhausted.<br> (9) The authorisation under subsection (7) must specify—<br> (a) the purpose and limits of the investigation,<br> (b) the period of time for which it is valid, and<br> (c) how it complies with the child and family’s rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces a judicial oversight mechanism, requiring local authorities to seek authorisation from a magistrate or independent tribunal before undertaking intrusive investigations where a parent has not voluntarily provided information. It seeks to protect families from disproportionate interference and mirrors safeguards in criminal and child protection law.</p>

288A

Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 13 May 2025
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, leave out lines 19 to 22 and insert—<br> “(a) a person or organisation is providing regular out-of-school education to a child not registered in school, for more than 10 hours in a week, where the activity—<br> (i) is not primarily social or recreational,<br> (ii) takes place without any parent of the child being actively involved in the tuition or education supervision of the child,<br> (iii) takes place during normal school hours, and<br> (iv) is not a period of work experience, and”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit this section so that it does not apply to one-off or short-term activities, or to largely social or recreational activities that have some educational content such as Guides or sports training.</p>

297

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, leave out line 3


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that ministers and Ofsted do not have access to individual-level personal data.</p>

318

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>No oversight in rural areas</b><br> Families living more than ten miles from the nearest maintained school shall not be required to be registered under section 436B unless safeguarding concerns are present.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to provide a practical exemption from registration for families in remote areas, in the light of any difficulty in accessing schools and to reduce any unnecessary administrative burden.</p>

320

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Rolling review requirement</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State shall review the operation and impact of sections 436B to 436G every two years and lay the findings before Parliament.<br> (2) Sections 436B to 436G shall cease to have effect 12 months after the review, unless a resolution approving their continuation has been passed by both Houses of Parliament.<br> (3) Any such resolution may be subject to conditions, modifications, or time limits as Parliament sees fit.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment mandates a biennial review of the home education register to ensure transparency, accountability, and continuous policy evaluation.</p>

321

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Automatic home education registration exemption for chess masters</b><br> A child who has achieved chess grandmaster status shall be considered to be receiving a suitable education and shall be exempt from registration under section 436B.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment recognises that children who attain chess grandmaster status demonstrate exceptional intellectual achievement. It automatically treats them as receiving a sufficient education.</p>

322

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Recognition of nomadic learning lifestyles</b><br> Families who live a nomadic lifestyle, including but not limited to travelling performers, van-dwellers, or digital nomads, shall be exempt from registration under section 436B, provided education is demonstrably provided.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to recognise the requirements of nomadic families and seeks to exempt them from fixed-registration rules, while preserving the requirement to provide suitable education.</p>

319

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Privacy-preserving AI reporting tool for home education</b><br> (1) A home-educating parent may satisfy a local authority request for information under section 436D(2)(a) by submitting progress data to an approved AI-based reporting tool.<br> (2) A tool under subsection (1) may generate an anonymised summary report accessible to the local authority.<br> (3) The report must not be stored, copied, or reused, and must be automatically destroyed after 30 days.<br> (4) The local authority may not request such a report from any given home-educating family more than once in any 12-month period.<br> (5) Any AI tool used must be open source or subject to independent peer review to ensure fairness and transparency.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows parents to submit education data to a privacy-preserving AI system that generates a temporary, anonymised report for local authorities. The tool must be transparent, and data cannot be retained or reused. The amendment seeks to limit requests to once per year, with the intention of protecting family privacy and preventing misuse.</p>

362A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 72, line 40, leave out from “than” to “a” on line 41


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is connected to another in the name of Lord Storey which seeks to prevent school attendance orders being applied to children with an education, health and care plan.</p>

366A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 75, leave out lines 4 to 12


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is connected to another in the name of Lord Storey which seeks to prevent school attendance orders being applied to children with an education, health and care plan.</p>

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 13 May 2025
This amendment was stood part

<i>The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 32 stand part of the Bill.</i>


Explanatory Text

<p>This is intended to allow a general discussion of school attendance orders.</p>

385

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Presumption of parental competence</b><br> In assessing whether a child is receiving suitable education, a local authority shall presume that the parent is competent to provide such education, unless the authority can demonstrate, with clear and documented evidence, beyond reasonable doubt, that the education being provided is unsuitable.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment creates a legal presumption that parents are competent to educate their children. It requires local authorities to prove, beyond reasonable doubt and with clear evidence, that the education is unsuitable before intervening—ensuring parental rights are protected against speculative or unjustified action.</p>

379

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Limit on review duration without cause</b><br> (1) A home-educating family must not remain under continued review or monitoring by a local authority for more than 30 days unless the authority has reasonable cause to suspect that the child is at risk of significant harm, as defined in section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989.<br> (2) Where no such risk is found, the case must be closed, and the family notified in writing within 10 working days.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that home-educating families are not subject to prolonged review without specific concerns. If no safeguarding risk is identified within 30 days, local authorities must close the case and notify the family, protecting against unnecessary surveillance or open-ended monitoring.</p>

380

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Protection from reporting bias</b><br> If more than 50% of home education reports from a local authority in any calendar year are negative, an independent review must be triggered to assess objectivity and fairness.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that if local authority reports about home educators show consistent negativity, an independent review will assess potential bias, promoting fair and balanced oversight.</p>

381

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Inclusion of home educators on safeguarding panels</b><br> (1) Any safeguarding panel considering cases involving home-educated children must include at least one person with direct home education experience.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, a “safeguarding panel” means any joint inter-agency structure, entity, local authority or other authority making decisions about children who are home-educated, or may be home-educated in the future, for safeguarding purposes or to prevent them from harm.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures home education is fairly represented on safeguarding panels, adding practical insight to decision-making processes.</p>

382

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home Education Ombudsman</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must appoint an independent Home Education Ombudsman.<br> (2) The Ombudsman’s function is to investigate complaints from parents relating to the conduct, decisions, or practices of local authorities in the exercise of their functions under sections 436B to 436U of the Education Act 1996 (inserted by this Act).<br> (3) The Ombudsman must be independent of the Government and of local authorities.<br> (4) The Ombudsman must publish an annual report of findings and recommendations, designed to support any relevant judicial reviews undertaken by parents or carers who provide home education who are dissatisfied with the response of the Secretary of State to any written complaints made by those parents or carers about their treatment by local authorities and the impact of such treatment upon their activities or their rights to privacy, family life, and ability to home educate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment creates a statutory office of an independent Home Education Ombudsman, empowered to investigate complaints from families about how local authorities are exercising their duties in relation to elective home education. This would strengthen accountability and protect families from unjustified or inconsistent local practice.</p>

383

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Exam support for home-educated children</b><br> The Secretary of State must ensure that home-educated children are entitled to the same exam fee support and access to recent past papers as children enrolled in maintained schools.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures exam access parity by providing home-educated children with equivalent support to their peers in schools.</p>

384

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Parity of treatment for home education</b><br> A local authority, in exercising its functions under sections 436B to 436G of the Education Act 1996, must treat home education provision on a par with that of independent schools, including respecting the right of parents to determine curriculum, teaching methods, and educational philosophy, provided the education is suitable within the meaning of section 7 of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires local authorities to apply the same level of respect and discretion to home education as is afforded to independent schools, provided the education is suitable under section 7 of the Education Act 1996. It affirms parental discretion over curriculum, pedagogy, and educational approach.</p>

386

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to sue for educational failure</b><br> A child compelled into formal schooling by a local authority may bring legal action against that authority for educational harm or failure to provide a suitable education if it can be demonstrated to have been as a result of being taken out of home education.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment gives children the right to seek redress where forced schooling leads to demonstrable harm or failure, holding authorities accountable for poor educational outcomes.</p>

387

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“No regulation of educational content</b><br> A local authority must not comment on or assess the content or methodology of home education provided by a parent, provided it meets the standard of suitability under section 7 of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment protects curriculum freedom by preventing local authorities from regulating or judging the materials and pedagogical approaches used in lawful home education.</p>

388

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Children’s advisory board for home education policy</b><br> The Secretary of State shall establish an annual review panel comprising at least 12 home-educated children aged 10 to 16, selected by lottery, to advise on education legislation affecting home education.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to empower children who are home educated to contribute directly to policy through an annual children’s jury, ensuring their experiences and views are considered in law-making.</p>

389

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Home education workers’ union</b><br> Home-educating parents have the right to form, join, and collectively organise in a registered home education workers’ union, including the right to petition and collectively bargain on education policy, on a par with other unions such as teachers’ unions.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that home-educating parents have the legal right to form and join a recognised union, giving them formal standing to be consulted on education policy, seek legal redress collectively, and advocate for resources. It mirrors protections available to teachers’ unions and enables fair representation in law and policy making.</p>

390

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Tax relief for home education expenses</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act comes into force, introduce a scheme allowing parents who home educate to deduct education-related expenses from their taxable income.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow home educators to deduct educational costs such as books, tutoring, and exams from their taxable income.</p>

391

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Right to jury trial in forced school attendance cases</b><br> No child may be compelled to attend school against the wishes of their parent or guardian unless the decision is upheld by a jury trial in a Magistrates’ Court or Crown Court.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that families facing forced school attendance orders have the right to a jury trial, providing stronger procedural safeguards and a community-based judgment in contested cases.</p>

148

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Schedule 1, page 126, line 2, after “board” insert “established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies the entry in Schedule 1 relating to integrated care boards.</p>

149

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Schedule 1, page 126, line 3, after “trust” insert “within the meaning given by section 30 of the National Health Service Act 2006”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies the entry in Schedule 1 relating to NHS foundation trusts.</p>

150

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was agreed

Schedule 1, page 126, line 4, after “trust” insert “established under section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the reference in Schedule 1 to an NHS trust is a reference to an NHS trust in England.</p>

456

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Lord Dubs (Lab)
Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“50% cap on all new faith school admissions</b><br> (1) Any newly established maintained school or academy of a religious character that is selective on the basis of faith must adopt admissions criteria that provide that, if oversubscribed, at least 50% of its places available each year will be allocated without reference to faith-based admission criteria.<br> (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an Academy established by virtue of a maintained school being converted into an Academy under section 4 of the Academies Act 2010, unless it applied to the maintained school prior to conversion.<br> (3) In subsection (1), “newly established” means schools established more than two months after the date on which this Act comes into force.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require all new schools with faith-based admissions (other than those which were pre-existing maintained schools that have converted to being academies) to apply a 50% cap on faith-based admissions places when oversubscribed, in line with the cap for new academies and free schools.</p>

None

LORD WEI

Tabled: 13 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 39 to 42 and insert - "(i) that there exists clear, documented evidence that such withdrawal would result in harm to the child, or (ii) that there is no evidence that the child would suffer mental or physical harm by remaining in school,”

12th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 12 May 2025

1

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Purpose</b><br> (1) The purpose of this Act is to—<br> (a) improve the safety and wellbeing of children;<br> (b) improve the regulation of children’s homes, fostering agencies and other settings where looked after children are accommodated;<br> (c) improve safety and standards and remove barriers to opportunity in schools in England and Wales;<br> (d) make provision regarding children not in school.”

471

Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Lord Dubs (Lab)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Inclusion of non-religious beliefs in religious education</b><br> (1) Section 375 of the Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.<br> (2) Omit subsection (3) and insert—<br> “(3) Every agreed syllabus shall—<br> (a) reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian, and<br> (b) take account of the teachings of the other principal religions and non-religious beliefs represented in Great Britain.<br> (3A) In subsection (3)(b), the reference to non-religious beliefs is to non-religious philosophical convictions that—<br> (a) are explicitly non-religious, and<br> (b) are philosophical convictions within the meaning of Article 2 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights.<br> (3B) In subsection (3A)(b) “the European Convention on Human Rights” means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4 November 1950, as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom; and “the First Protocol”, in relation to that Convention, means the protocol to the Convention agreed at Paris on 20 March 1952.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires non-religious beliefs to be taught in religious education, and defines non-religious beliefs for those purposes.</p>

196

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 14, leave out “three” and insert “five”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment raises the item limit on branded secondary school uniform that a school can mandate from three to five items.</p>

197

Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 15, leave out “four” and insert “six”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment raises the item limit on branded secondary school uniform that a school can mandate from four to six items when including a tie.</p>

209

Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(5A) If a local authority in England receives a notification relating to a child who is a young carer, then it must ensure that a Young Carers’ Needs Assessment is offered under section 17ZA of the Children Act 1989 prior to the child being withdrawn from the school.<br> (5B) If a local authority in Wales receives a notification relating to a child who is a young carer, then it must ensure that a Needs Assessment is offered under section 24 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 prior to the child being withdrawn from the school.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that withdrawing a young carer from school does not result in increases in their caring responsibilities or the loss of support.</p>

212

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 39 to 43 and insert “that there exists clear, documented evidence, of a standard sufficient to satisfy a court, that withdrawal from school would result in harm to the child but otherwise must grant consent,<br> (c) must not refuse consent where the parent is reasonably concerned that the child is experiencing harm as a result of attending their current school, unless there is compelling evidence, of a standard sufficient to satisfy a court, that withdrawal would result in greater harm.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that a parent’s reasonable concern about the harm their child is experiencing in school is given due weight in decisions about elective home education. Local authorities may only refuse consent to withdraw where they can provide clear, documented evidence — of a standard sufficient to satisfy a court — that withdrawal would result in greater harm to the child. This aims to protect the child’s welfare while upholding the parent’s primary responsibility for their child’s education and well-being.</p>

215A

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(6A) Before they deregister a child from a maintained school for the purpose of elective home education, the relevant local authority must offer the parent a voluntary information session, which must include—<br> (a) an explanation of the parent’s legal rights and responsibilities involved in home education,<br> (b) information on available support services, and<br> (c) information on the process and implications of withdrawal.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures parents receive clear, factual information about their legal rights and duties before deciding to deregister their child from school.</p>

230

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 54, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(6A) A child is not required to be registered under this section if the parent provides evidence that any one of the following conditions is met—<br> (a) a competent home educator with at least five years of personal or professional experience has provided a sworn affidavit affirming that, in their judgment, the parent will be capable of providing a suitable education consistent with their educational philosophy,<br> (b) the parent has arranged and paid for the child to sit at least three externally assessed national qualifications, including but not limited to GCSEs, A-Levels, or accredited vocational awards, or<br> (c) the child is enrolled with a national online school or flexible provision provider known to support home-educated or otherwise educated children to a suitable standard.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name of Lord Wei exempt families from registration and data submission requirements where they can show credible evidence of suitable education through endorsement by an experienced educator, formal qualification entry, or enrolment in a recognised online provider.</p>

231

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 54, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(6A) A child is not required to be registered under this section if the parent has submitted a portfolio annually demonstrating suitable education and learning progress.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows an educational portfolio as an alternative to registration, offering a less intrusive way for parents to demonstrate their child is receiving suitable education.</p>

232

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(6A) A child is not required to be registered under this section if the parent has previously home-educated a child who progressed to university, employment, or vocational training.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment exempts families from the register where they have successfully home-educated another child into further education, training, or work, recognising proven parental competence.</p>

233

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(6A) A child is not required to be registered under this section if the parent holds Qualified Teacher Status or an education-related degree from a United Kingdom-accredited institution.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment exempts parents with formal teaching qualifications or degrees in education from registration, recognising their professional capacity to provide suitable education without additional oversight</p>

235

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 54, line 38, at end insert “, except where the collection of such information would be incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, including Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and Article 2 of Protocol 1 (parental right to education in line with convictions)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that data collection under section 436B respects rights under the European Convention on Human Rights, including Article 8 and Article 2 of Protocol 1. It prevents disproportionate interference with family life or educational convictions and upholds privacy and parental choice in home education.</p>

254

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(1A) A child who is not regarded as eligible for registration under section 436B(6A) shall not be subject to the information requirements under this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and another in the name of Lord Wei exempt families from registration and data submission requirements where they can show credible evidence of suitable education through endorsement by an experienced educator, formal qualification entry, or enrolment in a recognised online provider.</p>

254A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The requirement to provide information under subsection (1)(b) does not apply where a safeguarding concern in respect of either parent has been identified.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment removes the necessity of having the details of both parents where there is a safeguarding concern.</p>

270

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) Each local authority must establish a parental advisory board, composed primarily of home-educating parents, to advise on and scrutinise the authority’s home education policies and procedures.<br> (7) Where a local authority acts in a way that is contrary to the formal advice of the parental advisory board, it must publish a written statement setting out its reasons for doing so and make that statement available to the public within 28 days.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces a statutory requirement for each local authority to create a home education parental advisory board. It also requires authorities to provide public justification if they act against the advice of the board, ensuring greater accountability and transparency in decisions affecting home-educating families.</p>

271

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) The register of children not in school created under section 436B must be maintained solely by the local authority and must not be compiled into or made accessible through a national database.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment prohibits the creation of a centralised national database of home-educated children. It ensures that all data collected under section 436B remains under local control, in line with principles of data minimisation, family privacy, and proportionality.</p>

272

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) No information provided for the purposes of this section may be disclosed to any third party without the explicit written consent of the parent or guardian, unless the disclosure is necessary to comply with a statutory duty under the Children Act 1989.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that personal information collected under this section cannot be shared without parental consent, except where disclosure is required to fulfil statutory safeguarding duties under the Children Act 1989. It seeks to balance privacy protections with the need to act in a child’s best interests.</p>

273

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) All information collected under section 436B must be automatically deleted when the child reaches the age of 18, or re-enrols in a registered school.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment sets clear data retention limits, ensuring that children's personal information is deleted once they are no longer of compulsory education age or return to formal schooling.</p>

274

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) The register established under section 436B shall expire two years after its creation unless the Secretary of State publishes evidence that it has demonstrably improved safeguarding outcomes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment introduces a sunset clause to ensure the register remains under review and is retained only if shown to be effective in improving safeguarding outcomes.</p>

275

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) If any data collected under this section is subject to a breach, the responsible local authority must notify affected parents within 14 days and offer compensation.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides accountability for data breaches by requiring prompt notification and compensation for families affected by unauthorised disclosure of personal information.</p>

295

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Lord Lucas (Con)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 42, leave out “the following information” and insert “any of the following information they possess”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that providers will not risk fines for not having information.</p>

346

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, line 37, leave out “to D” and insert “or B”

349A

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 66, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(2A) A local authority must not serve an order under this section on a child’s parents if the child—<br> (a) has an education, health and care plan,<br> (b) experiences emotionally-based school avoidance, or<br> (c) is eligible for special educational needs support.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent school attendance orders being applied to children with certain health, emotional and learning needs.</p>

362

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 70, leave out line 10 and insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“the parent shall be considered as having fulfilled their duty to provide suitable education to the child.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that if a parent enrolled their child into an independent school and their financial circumstances changed, they would not be forced to pay unaffordable bills.</p>

364

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 74, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(4A) In arriving at an opinion under subsection (4) the local authority must consult a panel, established for that purpose, including established home-educating parents.”

372

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 32, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Non-criminalisation of home education</b><br> (1) A parent shall not be subject to criminal conviction, and no criminal record shall result, solely from a failure to comply with the registration requirements under section 436D of the Education Act 1996 (inserted by this Act).<br> (2) Any enforcement action for non-registration must be civil in nature and proportionate to the educational context.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment prevents parents from acquiring a criminal record solely due to a failure to register under new section 436D. It would ensure that enforcement is civil, not criminal, to avoid long-term harm to the family and child, while still allowing proportionate oversight where needed.</p>

378

Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 12 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 35, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Protection of home education rights during emergency or authoritarian rule</b><br> (1) In the event of a national emergency or authoritarian governance, the courts shall have the final authority to safeguard the right to home educate in accordance with this Act.<br> (2) Authoritarian governance shall be defined as any period during which emergency regulations or executive actions suspend, limit, or derogate from rights protected under the Human Rights Act 1998 or the European Convention on Human Rights.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to protect the legal right to home educate in exceptional national circumstances by placing judicial oversight above executive restrictions.</p>

9th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 9 May 2025

14

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 21 to 26 and insert—<br> “(8) The child in relation to whom the family group decision-making meeting is held must be supported to attend all or part of the meeting if they wish to do so, unless the local authority determines this not to be in the best interests of the child, in which instance efforts must be made to ensure their views are represented.<br> (9) In exercising functions under this section in relation to a child, the local authority must, so far as is reasonably practicable and consistent with the child’s welfare—<br> (a) ascertain the child’s wishes and feelings, and<br> (b) give due consideration (having regard to the child’s age and understanding) to such wishes and feelings of the child as they have been able to ascertain.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure the views of the child are explicitly sought and given due weight as part of the family group decision-making process, in decisions affecting the child.</p>

24

Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Longfield (Lab)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 2, page 3, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(4A) In subsection (3)—<br> (a) omit the “and” after paragraph (b) in the definition of “relevant agency”;<br> (b) after paragraph (b) in the definition of “relevant agency” insert “and<br> (c) those agencies which are designated childcare or education agencies.”.<br> (4B) After subsection (3) insert—<br> “(4) Before making regulations under subsection (3) the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) childcare and education agencies in England including primary, secondary and further education providers;<br> (b) local authorities in England;<br> (c) such other persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (5) Before making regulations under subsection (3) the Secretary of State must have regard to—<br> (a) the effectiveness of the arrangements set out in subsections (1) and (2);<br> (b) the range of structures created;<br> (c) whether sufficient time has passed to judge the effectiveness of these arrangements and structures.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would give a power to the Secretary of State to make childcare and education agencies a local statutory safeguarding partner.</p>

42

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 6, leave out lines 16 and 17


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable discussion on the breadth of meaning of subsection (1)(b) of inserted section 16LA, which might be read very widely.</p>

43

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 6, line 30, at end insert “, and in that context consideration must be given to whether or not the parent with care is subject to domestic abuse before disclosing data.”


Explanatory Text

<p>As abusive parents are often on the scene in such circumstances, this amendment seeks to enable discussion of how the government intends to safeguard abused parents and their children.</p>

50

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 4, page 7, leave out from beginning of line 20 to end of line 41 on page 8


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable a general discussion of inserted section 16LB.</p>

55

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 27, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“but must not include any form of physical identifier added to a child.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to rule out tattooing and electronic tagging.</p>

56

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 7, line 27, at end insert—<br> “(2A) The regulations prescribed in subsection (1) must specify—<br> (a) what information may be held in connection with the identifier,<br> (b) how information is added to the register containing the identifier,<br> (c) security arrangements in connection with the identifier,<br> (d) how access to registers containing the identifier is to be controlled,<br> (e) how completeness and accuracy of the identifier is to be maintained,<br> (f) how a register records what documents or cases are linked to the identifier to enable users to find out what else is known about a child, and<br> (g) what happens when a child reaches 18.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable a detailed discussion of how the identifier will be used.</p>

57

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(c) it has complied with specified measures to prevent the information being attached to the wrong child.”

58

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, leave out lines 8 and 9


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seek to allow debate of how this provision interacts with the professional responsibilities of medical practitioners.</p>

59

Lord Lucas (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, leave out lines 10 to 13


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate on consistent identifiers and GDPR.</p>

60

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 4, page 8, line 30, at end insert—<br> “(13A) The Secretary of State must by regulations specify penalties for the breach by any person of the requirements of this section or of regulations made under it.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable a discussion of how compliance is to be incentivised and effectively policed.</p>

77

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 6, page 11, line 4, leave out subsection (2)


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate on the implications of adding “and others” before section 23ZZA of the Children Act 1989.</p>

78

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 6, page 11, line 9, at end insert “, and publish what steps it has taken.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to make local authorities’ performance in relation to the education achievement of children in need or in kinship care more visible, so as to drive improvement, including for children placed in alternative provision.</p>

81

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 6, page 11, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(7) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify how local authorities should report on the educational achievements of children in need or in kinship care.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to make local authorities’ performance in relation to the education achievement of children in need or in kinship care more visible, so as to drive improvement, including for children placed in alternative provision.</p>

94

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 7, page 12, line 40, at end insert—<br> “(7) A local authority must publish an annual summary of actions taken under this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to make local authorities’ performance in relation to “staying close support” more visible, so as to drive improvement.</p>

95

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 8, page 13, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(2A) In subsection (2), after paragraph (f) insert—<br> “(g) financial literacy and financial support.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would introduce a requirement on local authorities to publish information about the services they provide to support care leavers to develop financial literacy and to better understand their financial entitlements as part of their Local Offer for Care Leavers.</p>

98

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 8, page 13, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(2C) A local authority must publish an annual summary of actions taken under this section.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to make local authorities’ performance in relation to local offers for care leavers more visible, so as to drive improvement.</p>

101

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Farmer (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Promoting relationships for looked after children</b><br> In section 22(3A) of the Children Act 1989, at end insert “and a duty to promote the child’s family and social relationships in ways which are consistent with the child’s welfare.””

102

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Sibling contact for looked after children</b><br> (1) In section 34(1) of the Children Act 1989, after paragraph (d) insert—<br> “(e) their siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).”<br> (2) In paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989, after paragraph (c) insert—<br> “(d) their siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would place the same emphasis on promoting looked after children’s relationships with their siblings, as already exists with parents.</p>

103

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of pupil premium to children subject to a kinship care arrangement</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, for the financial year beginning 1 April 2026 and for each year thereafter, provide that an amount is payable from the pupil premium grant to schools and local authorities in respect of each registered pupil in England who is who is a child living in kinship care.<br> (2) The amount payable under subsection (1) must be equal to the amount that is payable for a pupil who is a looked after child.<br> (3) In this section—<br> “a child living in kinship care” is to be interpreted in the same manner as given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act;<br> “looked after child” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989;<br> “pupil premium grant” means the grant of that name paid to a school or a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 (power of Secretary of State and Senedd Cymru to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would extend the pupil premium to children subject to a kinship care arrangement.</p>

117

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 10, page 15, line 13, at end insert—<br> “(aa) children and young people who are and have been looked after by local authorities, and”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that the views of children and young people are considered before making regulations in relation to local authority duties to secure accommodation for looked after children.</p>

118

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 10, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Accommodation of looked after children: restrictions</b><br> After section 22J of the Children Act 1989 (inserted by section 10), insert—<br> <b>“22K</b> <b>Accommodation of looked after children: restrictions</b><br> Looked after children may not be accommodated in adult homes or hostels.””

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 9 May 2025
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Arrangements for remaining in a residential children’s home after reaching adulthood</b><br> (1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 23CZA (arrangements for certain former relevant children to live with former foster parents)—<br> (a) at the end of the title insert “or at a residential children’s home”,<br> (b) at the end of subsection (2) insert “or by which a person who is a former relevant child by virtue of section 23C(1)(b) continues to live at the residential children’s home at which they were resident when they were looked after.”<br> (3) In paragraph 19BA in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (local authority support for looked after children)—<br> (a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “parent” insert “or in a residential children’s home”;<br> (b) in sub-paragraph (3)(b), after “parent” insert “or residential children’s home”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend the “staying put” arrangements that currently exist for young people placed with foster parents to those living in a residential children’s home.</p>

129

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Amending the sufficiency duty to prevent children being moved far away from home</b><br> (1) Section 22G of the Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In subsection (1), for “steps that secure, so far as reasonably practicable” substitute “all reasonable steps to secure”.<br> (3) In subsection (2)(a), after “within” insert “or is near to”.<br> (4) In subsection (3)(c), for “in” substitute “within, or is near to”.<br> (5) In subsection (4), omit from “having” to the end and substitute “there being a range of accommodation that—<br> (a) is within, or near to, the authority’s area, and<br> (b) is capable of meeting the differing needs of the children mentioned in subsection (3).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause amends the sufficiency duty to prevent children being moved far away from home.</p>

130

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Extending “staying put arrangements” to the age of 25</b><br> In section 23CZA(6) of the Children Act 1989, for “21” substitute “25”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would extend the Staying Put scheme to the age of 25.</p>

140

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 14, page 25, line 3, at end insert—<br> “(c) a supported accommodation setting in England;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment extends financial oversight measures to supported accommodation.</p>

144

Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of the ban on unregulated accommodation for 16 and 17 year-olds</b><br> (1) In the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010—<br> (a) in Regulation 27A (Prohibition on placing a child under 16 in an unregulated setting)—<br> (i) in the title, for “16” substitute “18”, and<br> (ii) for “16” substitute “18”,<br> (b) in Regulation 27B (Exception to the prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements), after paragraph (1), insert—<br> “(1A) The Secretary of State must ensure that all accommodation provided to looked after children aged 16 and 17 meets the standards of regulated children’s homes or other regulated supported accommodation.”<br> (2) In section 22C of the Children Act 1989 (Ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained), after subsection (6) insert—<br> “(6A) A local authority must not place a looked after child aged 16 or 17 in unregulated accommodation that does not meet the requirements set out in subsection (7).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would ensure that all accommodation provided to looked after children aged 16 and 17 meets the standards of regulated children’s homes or other regulated supported accommodation.</p>

152

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 22, page 40, line 3, leave out paragraph (a)


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the duty, of every relevant authority to looked-after children and relevant young people, contained in section 21(1), also applies when the Secretary of State in exercising immigration, asylum and nationality functions.</p>

153

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Care-experience in equality impact assessments</b><br> A public authority undertaking an equality impact assessment in the exercise of its duties under—<br> (a) section 149 of the Equality Act 2010;<br> (b) the Equality Act 2010 (Statutory Duties) (Wales) Regulations 2011;<br> (c) the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012;<br> (d) section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998,<br> <span class="wrapped">must include an assessment of the impact on persons who are or have been looked after by a local authority.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>By including Care Experience in Equality Impact Assessments, this amendment provides a mechanism that public bodies already understand and use, helping to support the extension of Corporate Parenting responsibilities in a way that is structured, measurable, and embedded in existing decision-making processes.</p>

Baroness Coffey (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 9 May 2025
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National statutory inquiry into grooming gangs</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 3 months of the day on which this Act is passed, set up a statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.<br> (2) An inquiry established under subsection (1) must seek to—<br> (a) identify common patterns of behaviour and offending between grooming gangs;<br> (b) identify the type, extent and volume of crimes committed by grooming gangs;<br> (c) identify the number of victims of crimes committed by grooming gangs;<br> (d) identify the ethnicity of members of grooming gangs;<br> (e) identify any failings, by action, omission or deliberate suppression, by—<br> (i) police,<br> (ii) local authorities,<br> (iii) prosecutors,<br> (iv) charities,<br> (v) political parties,<br> (vi) local and national government,<br> (vii) healthcare providers and heatlh services, or<br> (viii) other agencies or bodies,<br> <span class="wrapped">in the committal of crimes by grooming gangs, including by considering whether the ethnicity of the perpetrators of such crimes affected the response by such agencies or bodies;</span><br> (f) identify such national safeguarding actions as may be required to minimise the risk of further such offending occurring in future;<br> (g) identify good practice in protecting children.<br> (3) The inquiry may do anything it considers is calculated to facilitate, or is incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of its functions and the achievement of the requirements of subsection (2).<br> (4) An inquiry established under this section must publish a report within two years of the launch of the inquiry.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section—<br> “gang” means a group of at least three adult males whose purpose or intention is to commit a sexual offence against the same victim or group of victims;<br> “grooming” means—<br> (a) activity carried out with the primary intention of committing sexual offences against the victim who is a child;<br> (b) activity that is carried out, or predominantly carried out, in person;<br> (c) activity that includes the provision of illicit substances and/or alcohol either as part of the grooming or concurrent with the commission of the sexual offence.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would set up a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.</p>

154

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 26, page 43, line 8, leave out “, or to require a child to have a medical examination,”

155

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 26, page 43, leave out lines 39 to 44


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate on whether children being paid as performers can continue to be licensed to do so.</p>

164

Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National Care Offer</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, publish a document (the “National Care Offer”) which sets out the minimum standards of information that local authorities must publish under section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (local offer for care leavers).<br> (2) Before publishing or revising the National Care Offer, the Secretary of State must consult with persons that appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of care leavers.<br> (3) Where a consultation under subsection (2) results in recommendations to be made to the National Care Offer, the Secretary of State must—<br> (a) make the recommended changes or otherwise implement the recommendations, or<br> (b) where not intending to make the recommended changes or otherwise implement the recommendations, publish a response to the consultation outlining the reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision and the action that will be taken instead.”

165

Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Notification when a child is placed into temporary accommodation</b><br> (1) This section applies where a local authority is exercising its duty under Section 189B of the Housing Act 1996 (initial duty owed to all eligible persons who are homeless) to allocate temporary accommodation to a household which includes a child.<br> (2) A local authority must notify the following of the household’s homelessness status—<br> (a) the child’s school, and<br> (b) the child’s registered GP practice.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must issue guidance to schools and GPs on how to safeguard and promote a child’s welfare and wellbeing following receipt of a notification under subsection (2).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would establish a notification system requiring local authorities to alert schools and GPs, when a child is placed into temporary accommodation.</p>

166

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bshp)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Independent Guardians</b><br> (1) The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is amended as follows.<br> (2) For section 48 substitute—<br> <b>“Independent guardians</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must make arrangements to enable persons (“independent guardians”) to be available to represent and support children to whom this section applies.<br> (2) This section applies to a child if—<br> (a) a reference relating to that child has been, or is about to be, made to a competent authority for a determination for the purposes of Article 10 of the Trafficking Convention as to whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child is a victim of modern slavery or human trafficking, and<br> (b) there has not been a conclusive determination that the child is not such a victim; and for the purposes of this subsection a determination which has been challenged by way of proceedings for judicial review shall not be treated as conclusive until those proceedings are finally determined.<br> (3) This section also applies to a child who appears to the Secretary of State to be a separated child.”<br> (3) After section 48 insert— <br> <b>“48A</b> <b>Independent Guardians: functions</b><br> (1) This section defines the functions and duties of person appointed as an independent guardian under section 48.<br> (2) The functions of an independent guardian are to—<br> (a) ascertain and communicate the views of the child in relation to matters affecting the child;<br> (b) consult regularly with the child and keeping the child informed of legal and other proceedings affecting the child and any other matters affecting the child;<br> (c) contribute to a plan to safeguard and promote the future welfare of the child based on an individual assessment of that child’s best interests in line with leaving care services.<br> (3) In the discharge of their functions, the independent guardian must at all times act in the best interests of the child.<br> (4) The advocate will assist the child to obtain legal or other advice, assistance and representation, including by appointing and instructing legal representatives to act on the child's behalf.<br> (5) For the purposes of this Act—<br> “separated child” means a child who—<br> (a) is not ordinarily resident in England and Wales, and<br> (b) is separated from all persons who—<br> (i) have parental responsibility for the child, or<br> (ii) before the child’s arrival in England and Wales, were responsible for the child whether by law or custom.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to incorporate the entitlement to independent guardians for separated and trafficked children and set out their functions.</p>

187

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 27, page 47, line 35, at end insert—<br> <b>“551CA</b> <b>Promotion of supplementary models of breakfast club provision</b><br> The Secretary of State must seek to promote and support the development of supplementary models of breakfast club provision where appropriate, including—<br> (a) classroom based provision,<br> (b) nurture group services, and<br> (c) any other model that the Secretary of State reasonably considers to have added benefits beyond the provision of food.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to promote supplementary models of school breakfast provision.</p>

204

Lord Lucas (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 3 to 14


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow a general debate on condition A.</p>

205

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 16 and 17


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow a debate on the effects of this clause and of the reasons for section 47 enquiries, and the intersection with abusive relationships.</p>

206

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, line 17, after “child” insert “which bear directly upon the suitability of the child’s home as a location for their education, and are not prompted by the allegations of the other parent, or by the decision to home educate”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow a debate of whether section 47 investigations can be excluded from being taken into account.</p>

208

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 30 and 31


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe how school proprietors have knowledge of the information referenced in this paragraph.</p>

210

Lord Lucas (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, line 36, after “delay” insert “and, in any event, within 28 days”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the meaning of “without undue delay”.</p>

211

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 30, page 51, leave out lines 39 and 40


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to restore the current relationship between state and parents with regard to education.</p>

215

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(6A) In making a decision under subsection (6)(b)(i), a local authority must make a realistic assessment of similar children in the school where the child is to be placed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that any refusal is taken against the background of the actual characteristics of the school that the child might attend.</p>

216

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 52, leave out lines 8 and 9


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow discussion of “exceptional circumstances” and safeguards.</p>

217

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 52, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(8A) In subsection (8)(b), exceptional circumstances will always apply where domestic abuse is alleged or established, with or without the existence of a court order, unless the local authority has reasonable cause to think that the allegations are not true.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the intersection of domestic abuse and subsection (8)(b).</p>

220

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 52, line 18, after “child” insert “unless such other circumstances apply which make it unreasonable not to do so”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to cover such events as children relocating including out of the UK.</p>

221

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 52, leave out lines 24 to 35 and insert—<br> “(10) A parent may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the local authority to refuse consent to withdraw the child from school, or the local authority’s failure to grant such consent within 28 days of the parent’s application for consent.<br> (10A) An appeal under subsection (10) must be brought within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the local authority’s decision was notified to the parent.<br> (10B) On an appeal, the Tribunal may—<br> (a) confirm the decision of the local authority, or<br> (b) direct that consent for withdrawal is given.<br> (10C) The Tribunal may, if the parent submits evidence from a suitably qualifies medical practitioner as to the likely harm to the child if they remain in school, and evidence as to the parent’s suitability to care for the child at home, direct that the child be allowed to remain at home pending determination of the appeal.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would afford a parent a right of appeal against a local authority decision to refuse home schooling.</p>

222

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 53, line 10, at end insert “, unless—<br> (a) substantial new evidence is available which could change that decision, or<br> (b) the child is being disadvantaged by the decision.”

225

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 53, leave out lines 11 to 24


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to discuss whether the definition of “relevant local authority” is right.</p>

227

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, leave out lines 6 to 12


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow discussion of how these provisions will work in practice, and the meanings of “some of the time” and “part-time”, and to avoid duplication and confusion.</p>

228

Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con) - Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 12, at end insert—<br> “(5A) Subsection (5)(b) does not apply where a child has been granted a licence or an authorisation to perform under a Body of Persons Approval by a licensing authority under the Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3309).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean a local authority does not need to register a child where their absence is due to licensed performance granted under the 2014 Regulations, as licence conditions if applicable stipulate a child must receive an education during the licensing period.</p>

229

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(c) for the maintenance by central government of a register of Gypsy, traveller, boat dwellers and show people and others who do not have a fixed local authority and move frequently.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seek to adjust how itinerant populations, who often home educate for cultural reasons, and whose children need targeted support, are kept in view.</p>

253

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In subsection (1), “education” includes every experience which may result in a child learning.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow discussion of where, in the context of home education, the boundary is between education and other aspects of life.</p>

259

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, leave out lines 9 to 12


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to explore the reasons and need for this paragraph, and whether it is an unreasonable invasion of privacy.</p>

285

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 40, at end insert—<br> “(4A) A local authority may make no more than one request in any 12-month period for a meeting with the parent, to collect data submissions, or a visit to the child’s home, unless it has reasonable cause to suspect the child is at risk of harm.<br> (4B) A failure by a parent to meet or to provide information annually under subsection (2)(a) shall not, by itself, be treated as evidence that the child is not receiving suitable education.<br> (4C) Any unauthorised visit, investigation, or data request by a local authority in breach of this Part shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding £5,000.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit local authority requests to once per year unless there are safeguarding concerns, prevent assumptions of neglect based on non-cooperation alone, and introduce penalties for unauthorised actions. It reinforces proportionality, safeguards family privacy, and ensures statutory limits are respected.</p>

298

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, line 5, after “child,” insert, “measured by the time elapsed between the child clocking in and clocking out,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to explore how time will be measured, and the requirements imposed by this provision.</p>

376

Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 34, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Notification and registration of licence or Body of Persons Approval to local authority</b><br> In the Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3309), after regulation 31, insert the following—<br> <b>“32</b> <b>Notification and registration of licence approval to local authorities</b><br> (1) Where a licensing authority approves a licence or authorises a performance under a Body of Persons Approval, they must notify the local authority in which the child resides, including information about the—<br> (a) type of licence or Body of Persons Approval;<br> (b) duration of performance;<br> (c) duration of absence from school setting;<br> (d) details of any alternative education provision during performance.<br> (2) Where a local authority receives notification of an approved licence and must register a child under section 436B of the Education Act 1996, they must update the register to specify the reason of absence as performance-related.<br> (3) Where a local authority is also the licensing authority and must register a child under section 436B of the Education Act 1996, they must update the register to specify the reason of absence as performance-related.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires licensing authorities that approve a licence or authorise a performance under a Body of Persons Approval for a child to perform to notify the local authority in which the child resides.</p>

377

Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 9 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 34, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014</b><br> Within 6 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must conduct a review of the effect of the provisions in this Act on the operation of The Children (Performances and Activities) (England) Regulations 2014.”

8th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 8 May 2025

469

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bshp)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Child rights impact assessment</b><br> (1) A Minister of the Crown must prepare and publish a child rights impact assessment in relation to any legislative provision, policy decision, budgetary decision, or other decision of a strategic or operational nature that has or will have a direct or indirect impact on children’s wellbeing,social care or education, which are undertaken by virtue of the provisions in this Act.<br> (2) The purpose of a child rights impact assessment is to secure better or further effect of the rights set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).<br> (3) A child rights impact assessment must include consideration of the views, wishes and feeling of children and young people affected by the decision, insofar as the Minister is able to ascertain those views.<br> (4) A child rights impact assessment should be undertaken on all relevant legislation, policy and budget development which are undertaken by virtue of the provisions in this Act at the earliest possible opportunity and prior to making final decisions.<br> (5) The UNCRC includes the rights and obligations set out in—<br> (a) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 1;<br> (b) Articles 1 to 6(1), 6(3) and 7 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict;<br> (c) Articles 1 to 10 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;<br> (d) any other Optional Protocols to the UNCRC that the United Kingdom may in future ratify.<br> (6) The UNCRC rights and obligations for the purposes of this Act are subject to any reservations, objections or interpretative declarations by the United Kingdom as may be in force at the time.<br> (7) The UNCRC rights and obligations for the purposes of this Act should be interpreted in the light of General Comments prepared by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child under rule 77 of its procedure and Concluding Observations made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in response to a United Kingdom report under Article 45 paragraph (d) of the Convention.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment will introduce a statutory requirement for Ministers – and thereby government departments – to routinely prepare and make publicly available a children’s rights assessment of the impact and/or expected impact of any proposed legislation, policy, budgetary decision or other strategic or operational decision undertaken by virtue of the provisions in this Act as they relate to children’s wellbeing, social care or education.</p>

470

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bshp)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty on UK Ministers</b><br> (1) A Minister of the Crown must, when exercising any or all of their functions under this Act, as they relate to children’s wellbeing, social care or education, have due regard to the rights and obligations set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).<br> (2) In complying with the duty under subsection (1), Ministers of the Crown must take account of the relevant views, wishes and feelings of children insofar as the Minister is able to ascertain those views.<br> (3) When discharging their duties under the provisions in this Act, Ministers of the Crown must promote public awareness and understanding of the UNCRC as it relates to children’s wellbeing, social care or education, including among children, public authorities, and those performing public functions impacting children’s wellbeing, social care or education.<br> (4) In complying with this duty, Ministers of the Crown must prepare and publish child rights impact assessments in relation to any legislative provision, policy decision, budgetary decision, or other decision of a strategic or operational nature that has or will have a direct or indirect impact on children’s wellbeing, social care or education, which are undertaken by virtue of the provisions in this Act.<br> (5) As soon as is practicable after the end of each three-year period, the Secretary of State must publish (in such a manner as they deem appropriate) a report of the steps taken in that period specifically to secure implementation of the rights and obligations set out in the UNCRC, as they relate to children’s wellbeing, social care or education.<br> (6) A report published under subsection (5) must include—<br> (a) an assessment of the extent to which the UNCRC is being implemented for children and young people in relation to wellbeing, social care and education;<br> (b) steps taken to promote understanding and awareness of the rights of children, as they relate to wellbeing, social care or education.<br> (7) The UNCRC includes the rights and obligations set out in—<br> (a) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 1;<br> (b) Articles 1 to 6(1), 6(3) and 7 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict;<br> (c) Articles 1 to 10 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography;<br> (d) any other Optional Protocols to the UNCRC that the UK may in future ratify.<br> (8) The UNCRC rights and obligations for the purposes of this Act are subject to any reservations, objections or interpretative declarations by the United Kingdom as may be in force at the time.<br> (9) The UNCRC rights and obligations for the purposes of this Act should be interpreted in light of General Comments prepared by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child under rule 77 of its procedure and Concluding Observations made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in response to a UK report under Article 45 paragraph (d) of the Convention.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The purpose of this amendment is to require Ministers to have due regard to the rights and obligations set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when exercising their functions under this Act, as they relate to children’s wellbeing, social care or education.</p>

427

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 36, page 79, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(c) institutions in England that cater for children placed with them for alternative provision by local authorities.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to bring unregistered alternative provision within the scope of routine oversight.</p>

432

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 38, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Unregistered independent educational institutions: inspection powers</b><br> Section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008 (Unregistered independent educational institutions: inspection) is amended as follows—<br> (a) at the beginning of subsection (1)(a) insert “without a warrant,”<br> (b) at the beginning of subsection (1)(b) insert “compel the production of,”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow discussion of the efficiency and effectiveness of Ofsted’s powers in regard to investigating unregistered independent schools.</p>

443

Lord Carter of Haslemere (XB)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

In Clause 47, page 112, line 25, leave out subsection (5) and insert—<br> “(5) Section 96 of the Education Act 2002 (procedure for making certain orders and regulations) is amended as follows—<br> (a) at the beginning of subsection (7), insert “Subject to subsection (8),”;<br> (b) after subsection (7) insert—<br> “(8) An order made under any provision of this Part which would amend primary legislation, or regulations made under section 91, does not apply to an Academy school.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent orders made under section 96 of the Education Act 2002 which would amend primary legislation, or regulations under section 91 of the Act, from applying to an Academy School.</p>

504

Lord Lucas (Con)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 4, at end insert, “, but no part of Sections 30 to 35 and Schedule 2 may be commenced earlier than the day on which the National Cyber Security Centre (or an equivalent body designated by the Secretary of State) certifies that the arrangements for the security of the register of children not in school are in line with best practice and that testing of its systems is complete.”

234

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 37, leave out from beginning to end of line 15 on page 55


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe why this particular set of information is needed, and whether it is collected for non-elective home educated children.</p>

236

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 40, at end insert “, subject to such safeguards as the Secretary of State may specify”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe how abused parents and children will be safeguarded.</p>

238

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, leave out lines 41 to 44


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe why this data is needed and how it will be used.</p>

240

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, line 44, after “from” insert “or under the supervision of”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the exact meaning of paragraph (d).</p>

241

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, leave out lines 1 to 15


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable a discussion of the justification for and practicality of this provision, and the effect on providers.</p>

242

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 55, line 1, after “receives” insert “more than a specified amount of a specified type of”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate of how the effect of this paragraph might be limited.</p>

244

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 3, leave out “individuals and organisations” and insert “organisations (or, where no organisation is involved, individuals)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to avoid having to provide details of all the staff at, for example, an online school.</p>

245

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 4, at end insert “, unless the address concerned is a private residence and the child never visits it”


Explanatory Text

<p>Private tutors will often not provide parents with their home address so this amendment would remove the requirement to provide it in circumstances where the child never visits it.</p>

246

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 10, at end insert “, or a general description of the type of place if there is no fixed location”

247

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, leave out lines 11 to 15


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable a general discussion of the practicability of this sub-paragraph.</p>

248

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 11, at beginning insert “a rough estimate of”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the record-keeping required of parents under this sub-paragraph.</p>

145

Greg Smith (Con) - Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Energy Security and Net Zero)
Nick Timothy (Con) - Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
Ashley Fox (Con) - Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
Peter Bedford (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 2, page 13, line 25, leave out “a specified amount of time” and insert “48 hours”.


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment defines reasonable notice of a requestor requirement to work a shift as 48 hours.</p>

252

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In subsection (1) a child receives education from a person other than their parent if and only if that person is specifically employed (whether for remuneration or not) to provide education to that specific child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is intended to probe the definition of a child receiving education from a person other than their parent.</p>

255

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 55, leave out lines 20 and 21


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe whether the wording of this paragraph is compatible with ECHR rulings regarding requirements to disclose religion.</p>

256

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, leave out lines 30 to 35


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe whether the wording of this paragraph could result in an enquiry which found no safeguarding concern being held on record without good cause.</p>

257

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, leave out lines 36 to 42


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to object to the inclusion of this paragraph and explore the reasons for it.</p>

258

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, line 8, at end insert “, and the reasons why the child was looked after and the duration of that arrangement”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is intended to address situations such as one where a parent rushed into hospital might result in their children being classified as looked after for a few days until discharge, without that being a reflection on the care they provide the rest of the time.</p>

260

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, leave out lines 26 to 31


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment removes the ability of the Secretary of State to require additional information to be included in the register of children not in school.</p>

262

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, leave out lines 36 to 39


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe what it is anticipated this provision requires.</p>

263

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 56, leave out line 41


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe whether the register would be published if it contains sensitive data relating to children.</p>

264

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, leave out lines 43 and 44


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to explore what is envisaged by this paragraph, the proposed purpose of time recording and limitations upon it.</p>

265

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, leave out lines 1 to 9


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe data protection measures generally in relation to the register.</p>

266

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert “or information likely to be held by an abusive parent or partner”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe how safeguarding obligations may be fully protected.</p>

268

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) A local authority is liable for the consequences of data breaches from the register.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to incentivise due care by local authorities.</p>

269

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) A parent—<br> (a) must be provided with full access to the register;<br> (b) may request the local authority to add to or to amend the register, and the local authority must do so if they are satisfied that the register requires amendment, or note the parent’s request in the appropriate place in the register if they are not so satisfied;<br> <span class="wrapped">insofar as it concerns the children in their care.</span><br> (7) A parent may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the local authority to refuse access to the register, or to amend or annotate the register, or to the manner in which the register has been amended or annotated.<br> (8) An appeal under subsection (7) must be brought within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the local authority’s decision was notified to the parent.<br> (9) On an appeal, the Tribunal may—<br> (a) confirm the decision of the local authority, or<br> (b) direct that the local authority complies with the Tribunal’s decision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable parents to see what is in the register (subject to anti-abuse measures) and ask for amendments.</p>

278

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 16, at end insert “, in their own words”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would make it clear that a parent may provide information on, for example, the type of provider, in their own words.</p>

281

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 21, after “a” insert “substantial”

282

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Nothing in subsection (2) requires a parent to provide information to a local authority more than once in any period of 12 months.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate on the record-keeping and reporting required of parents.</p>

283

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 30, leave out “15” and insert “30”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow more time for parents to register their children as the events which lead to this necessity are often traumatic and chaotic.</p>

284

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, leave out lines 32 to 36 and insert—<br> “(b) in the case of duties under subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b), a period of 30 days following the request or event, or following the expiry of 12 months following the person’s previous response, whichever period ends later;”

286

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, leave out from line 41 to line 14 on page 58


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe checks and balances on SEND provision.</p>

288

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 58, leave out from beginning of line 17 to end of line 30 on page 59


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable discussion about new inserted section 436E.</p>

289

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>Clause 31, page 58, line 20, after “time” insert “(which must not be less than 10 hours per week)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the intention of paragraph (1)(a) and enable debate on any consequences of this provision.</p>

290

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 27, leave out “structured”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe what is meant by “structured”.</p>

292

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, leave out line 36


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment probes why the provision in sub-paragraph (iii) is required.</p>

294

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 39, leave out “as mentioned in subsection (1)(a)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to clarify how the provider might know this information.</p>

296

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 42, after “information” insert “(if they have it)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe this provision in relation to the case of websites, AI-assisted or otherwise, that the parents have signed up to.</p>

64

Justin Madders (Lab)
Nia Griffith (Lab)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 13 May 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 25, page 38, leave out lines 9 to 11 and insert—<br> “<table class="no-borders tableleft width-100" cols="2"><tbody class="left"><tr><td class="width-50"><p>“Part <ref class="valid" href="#amnd_59__cont__qstr__subsec_2__qstr__pt_5A">5A</ref> (outsourcing: protection of workers)”.</p></td><td class="width-50"><p /></td></tr></tbody></table>”<br> “Part 5A (outsourcing: protection of workers)”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 59.</p>

299

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, line 7, leave out from the first “child” to end of line 9


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to explore the meaning of the omitted words, and how the provider can know this information.</p>

300

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, leave out lines 10 to 12


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate on virtual and overseas providers.</p>

301

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, line 17, leave out “15” and insert “30”

302

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, line 18, at end insert “, or on the date on which the provider next opens for business”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment addresses the fact that some providers close for substantial periods, for example, over the summer.</p>

303

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, line 22, at beginning insert “intentionally”

304

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, line 22, after “(5)” insert—<br> “(ab) is a substantial provider of out-of-school education,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to discuss the effects of making small providers liable for fines.</p>

305

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 59, leave out from beginning of line 31 to end of line 43 on page 60


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable debate on safeguarding.</p>

311

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 7, after “request” insert “and the needs of the child and the educational preferences of its parents”

312

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(2A) A local authority must, on request, secure the provision of an examination centre within a reasonable distance where a child registered under section 436B may take any examination that the Secretary of State has authorised for administration by a relevant school.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that elective home educated children are able to access an examination centre within a reasonable distance.</p>

313

Lord Crisp (XB)

LORD WEI

Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(2A) A local authority must facilitate or make arrangements for children registered under section 436B—<br> (a) to be offered facilities and training on the same terms as the local authority offers them to pupils at relevant schools,<br> (b) to be offered facilities and training (e.g. student discounts) on the same terms as organisations other than the local authority offer them to pupils at relevant schools,<br> (c) to have access to colleges for courses for 14–16 year-olds, and for level 3 courses at colleges for which a home educated child has the aptitude but not standard qualifications,<br> (d) to have access to venues for taking public exams,<br> (e) to be offered signposting and support to access SEN referrals and assessments, support for older SEN students transitioning into adulthood, and access SEN provision such as speech therapists if not in school,<br> (f) to be offered, on request, the provision of alternative provision such as equine therapy which ordinarily requires a school referral,<br> (g) to be offered, on request, the provision of speciality equipment for children with SEND (such as braille readers),<br> (h) where they have an ECHP, to have personal budgets and independent payments in line with provision to children in schools, and<br> (i) to have access to work experience.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment sets out how local authorities should facilitate the education of children who are being home educated by giving them access to appropriate local authority services and facilitating their access to services provided by other organisations. It recognises that they have responsibilities to all the children in their area.</p>

317

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Performance reporting</b><br> A local authority must report annually, in a form specified by the Secretary of State, on the educational performance of children who attained the age of 19 in the previous year and who did belong to one of the following categories—<br> (a) children under section 19 (exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere: England);<br> (b) children educated under section 61 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (special education provision otherwise than in schools, post-16 institutions etc);<br> (c) children who are “looked after”;<br> (d) children who are on the register established by section 436B.”

314

Lord Crisp (XB)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(4) It is the duty of a local authority—<br> (a) to respect the right of parents to determine how their children are educated,<br> (b) as far as possible, to maintain good relationships with, consult with, and support local elective home education groups,<br> (c) as far as possible, to build positive and mutually respectful relationships with home education families and support them with the intellectual, emotional and physical development and wellbeing of their children,<br> (d) to employ staff to manage their elective home education functions who are suitably trained and experienced, with knowledge and understanding of approaches to home education, SEND, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people, human rights & GDPR, and<br> (e) to organise supportive and informal events where the local authority officials can meet home educating families and facilitate question and answer sessions between home educators and the officials.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to build positive relationships between local authorities and home educating parents by ensuring that local authorities meet with home educating children in informal settings and establish support structures, with a view to making the local authority’s work constructive and efficient.</p>

334

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 64, line 29, leave out “must” and insert “may”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that a local authority does not have to serve a preliminary notice, if this would be better for the child’s wellbeing.</p>

335

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 64, line 32, after “age” insert—<br> “(ab) all relevant support has been offered to the parent,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that local authorities have offered support to parents, before they can serve a preliminary notice.</p>

338

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 3 and 4


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment probes the circumstances in which the “best interest” test would be applied.</p>

339

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 9 to 11


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment probes the circumstances in which a local authority enquiry would satisfy condition B.</p>

340

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, line 10, at end insert “if those enquiries meet a specified threshold”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to explore the circumstances under which this would satisfy condition B.</p>

341

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 20 and 21


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to prevent local authorities from judging when it would be in a child’s best interest for them to receive education by regular attendance at school.</p>

343

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, line 29, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“and the information not provided, or the inaccuracy of the information provided, is of sufficient importance to justify a school attendance order.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require a parent’s serious error in relation to the provision of information before a preliminary notice can be justified under Condition C.</p>

344

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, leave out lines 30 to 35


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment probes the circumstances under which Condition D could justify the serving of a preliminary notice.</p>

345

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, line 35, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“and the information not provided, or the inaccuracy of the information provided, is of sufficient importance to justify a school attendance order.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require that a preliminary notice can only be justified under Condition D if there is a serious error in the information provided by the parent.</p>

347

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 65, line 39, leave out from “delay” to “and” in line 42


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the five day deadline for serving a preliminary notice.</p>

348

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Hacking (Lab)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 32, page 66, line 4, leave out from beginning to end of line 36 on page 67


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to facilitate debate of school attendance orders</p>

349

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 66, leave out lines 24 to 27


Explanatory Text

<p>This probing amendment seeks to remove the “suitable education” test from provision preventing the serving of a school attendance order.</p>

350

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 66, line 37 leave out “all of the” and insert “the major”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the requirement for local authorities to consider all of a child’s educational settings when determining whether to serve a school attendance order, as this could require them to consider an infeasibly large number of settings. Instead, the amendment proposes that local authorities consider “the major” settings.</p>

351

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 66, line 38, leave out “and where the child lives”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to avoid any discrimination based on the location of a child’s residence, when a local authority is considering settings for the purposes of determining whether a school attendance order must be served.</p>

352

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 66, line 39, leave out “how the child is being educated” and insert “the form the child’s education takes”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to avoid any implied ability to make financial enquiries.</p>

353

Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 32, page 66, line 42, leave out from beginning to end of line 2 on page 67


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the local authority’s power to request to visit a child at home, for the purpose of determining whether a school attendance order should be served.</p>

354

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 67, line 2, at end insert “, subject to a court order to that effect.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require that a local authority must possess a court order before visiting a child at home, for the purpose of determining whether a school attendance order should be served.</p>

355

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 67, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(d) must consider what the local authority knows of the child’s reaction to strangers, schools and persons in authority.”

356

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 67, line 11, leave out from “delay” to “and” in line 14


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the deadline for informing the governing body and headteacher when a maintained school is named in a school attendance order.</p>

358

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 67, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(c) the child relocates outside the jurisdiction.”

359

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 67, line 24, leave out from “delay” to “inform” in line 26


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe the deadline for informing the governing body and headteacher when a maintained school is named in a school attendance order.</p>

360

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 68, line 4, leave out “amend” and insert “review”

361

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 68, leave out lines 7 to 10


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe how this subsection could result in an inappropriate school being named if no review is held.</p>

363

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 73, line 42, at end insert—<br> “(5) If a child subject to a notice leaves the jurisdiction, the local authority must revoke the order.”

365

Lord Crisp (XB)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 74, leave out lines 38 to 42 and insert—<br> “(5) A parent may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the local authority to refuse to comply with a request under subsection (3).<br> (5A) An appeal under subsection (5) must be brought within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the local authority’s decision was notified to the parent.<br> (5B) On an appeal, the Tribunal may—<br> (a) confirm the decision of the local authority, or<br> (b) direct that the parent’s request should be granted.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would afford a parent a right of appeal against a local authority decision to refuse to end or revise a school attendance order.</p>

44

Justin Madders (Lab)
Jonathan Reynolds (LAB) - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Schedule 1, page 107, line 10, after “27BA(1)” insert “or 27BD(5A) or (5B)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendments 11 and 14.</p>

45

Justin Madders (Lab)
Jonathan Reynolds (LAB) - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Schedule 1, page 107, line 10, after “27BA(1)” insert “or or (2)”<br>27BEA(1)


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 13.</p>

366

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 74, line 43, leave out from beginning to end of line 12 on page 75

367

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 76, line 9, at end insert “, unless the child is no longer resident within the jurisdiction.”

371

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Frost (Con)
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb (Green)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 76, line 33, at end insert “but the child’s best interests shall be taken fully into account when deciding the sentence.”

375

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 33, page 78, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(5) A parent is entitled to claim compensation in respect of any breaches of data protection in relation to actions under this Act.”

449

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 53, page 115, line 26, at end insert—<br> <b>“85ZB</b> <b>Co-operation in providing parents with admissions information</b><br> (1) A local authority in England and the governing body of a maintained school in England must co-operate in the provision of admissions information to parents.<br> (2) The governing body of such a school, where it is the admissions authority for the school, must provide the local authority with such admissions information as is specified in regulations in the electronic format set out in those regulations, within the timescale set out in those regulations.<br> (3) Within one month of the deadline for schools to provide that information, a local authority must publish the information so provided and the equivalent information for schools for which it is the admissions authority in the same electronic format.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that complete, accurate, and consistent admissions information is available to all parents.</p>

468

Lord Lucas (Con)
Tabled: 8 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Alternative systems of education</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State may, if so requested, make a declaration that an alternative system of education is expected, when carefully followed, to be a suitable education for most children.<br> (2) The Secretary of State may take whatever advice they deem appropriate in arriving at such a conclusion.<br> (3) If the Secretary of State, having been so requested, refuses to make such a declaration, they shall publish in full their reasons for refusal.<br> (4) If the Secretary of State makes such a declaration, they must publish a full account of the alternative system of education concerned.<br> (5) In deciding whether to grant such a declaration, the Secretary of State may not require of the alternative system of education standards better than those obtaining, on average, in the worst 10 per cent of English state schools.<br> (6) The Secretary of State may at any time reconsider a decision to grant or refuse a declaration.<br> (7) A parent may appeal to the Tribunal against a decision of the secretary of state to refuse to make a declaration.<br> (8) An appeal under subsection (7) must be brought within a period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the Secretary of State’s decision was notified to the parent.<br> (9) On an appeal, the Tribunal may—<br> (a) confirm the decision of the Secretary of State, or<br> (b) direct that the Secretary of State should make a declaration.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to provide a route for the in-principle approval of religious and other systems of education, for example, Charedi schooling. This will allow discussion of how the government intends to approach these systems.</p>

7th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 7 May 2025

162

Lord Wills (Lab)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Impact assessment: child poverty and children’s social care</b><br> (1) Within twelve months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must publish an assessment of the impact of child poverty on social care leavers and the provision of children’s social care services.<br> (2) The assessment under subsection (1) must include consideration of—<br> (a) the long-term impact of child poverty on care leavers’ employment opportunities,<br> (b) the disproportionate representation of care leavers in prison,<br> (c) the cost to the state of the provision of children’s social care necessitated by child poverty, and<br> (d) any other matters which the Secretary of State considers appropriate or relevant.<br> (3) In preparing the impact assessment under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) providers of children’s social care in England and Wales;<br> (b) care leavers;<br> (c) local authorities;<br> (d) the Office for Budget Responsibility (in relation to the long-term costs of providing children’s social care, long-term unemployment among care-leavers, numbers of care-leavers in prison, and any other ways in which the numbers of children in care and care-leavers might affect the sustainability of public finances);<br> (e) any other such persons which the Secretary of State such persons they consider appropriate or relevant.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must lay the assessment under subsection (1) before both Houses of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This probing amendment seeks to require the Government to assess the relationship between child poverty and children’s social care.</p>

177

Lord Nash (Con)
Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Action to promote the wellbeing of children in relation to social media</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must, for the purposes of promoting the wellbeing of children—<br> (a) direct the Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom (“the UK CMOs”) to prepare and publish advice for parents and carers on the use of social media by children at different ages and developmental stages, and<br> (b) by regulations made my statutory instrument require all regulated user-to-user services to use highly-effective age assurance measures to prevent children under the age of 16 from becoming or being users.<br> (2) Any advice published under subsection (1)(a) must have regard to—<br> (a) the paper published on 7 February 2019 entitled “United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ commentary on 'Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews'”, and<br> (b) any scientific or other developments since the publication of that paper which appear to the UK CMOs to be relevant.<br> (3) Any regulations under subsection (1)(b) must be treated as an enforceable requirement within the meaning of section 131 (and for the purposes of Part 7) of the Online Safety Act 2023.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1)(b) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section—<br> “the Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom” means the Chief Medical Officers for—<br> (a) England,<br> (b) Wales,<br> (c) Scotland, and<br> (d) Northern Ireland;<br> “regulated user-to-user services” is as defined in the Online Safety Act 2023.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to take action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to their use of social media by commissioning advice from the Chief Medical Officers and introducing regulations to prevent under 16s from accessing social media.</p>

163

Lord Bird (XB)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Lord Bishop of Leicester (Bshp)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Child poverty targets</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy and no later than 31 March 2026 if that strategy has not been published, lay regulations made by statutory instrument that establish binding child poverty targets.<br> (2) Child poverty targets must include—<br> (a) targets for reducing the number of children living in poverty, and<br> (b) timescales by which each target must be achieved.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay an annual report before Parliament setting out—<br> (a) steps they have taken to deliver on the child poverty targets, and<br> (b) progress that has been made towards the child poverty targets.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would place a duty on the Secretary of State to set binding child poverty reduction targets in regulations.</p>

250

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)
Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(f) the reasons why a parent of a child has chosen to opt for elective home education.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the recording of the reasons parents opt for elective home education.</p>

251

Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(f) in the case of a child who is in the area of a local authority in England, whether the child is a young carer, including whether a young carers needs assessment has been carried out;<br> (g) in the case of a child who is in the area of a local authority in Wales, whether the child is a young carer, including whether a needs assessment has been carried out.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that local authorities are aware of which children in their area being educated other than in a school who have caring responsibilities.</p>

267

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 57, line 9, at end insert—<br> “(6) All information on the register must be destroyed by the local authority when a child reaches the age of 18.<br> (7) The local authority must ensure that all information shared from the register with other bodies is also destroyed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to destroy information held on the register once a child reaches the age of 18.</p>

309

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 31, page 61, line 2, leave out from beginning to “provide” on line 3 and insert “A local authority must offer to”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to offer appropriate support to the parent of a child on the register.</p>

310

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 6, leave out from “provided” to end of line 7 and insert “must”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to offer appropriate support to the parent of a child on the register.</p>

368

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)

LORD WEI

Lord Lucas (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 32, page 76, leave out lines 30 to 33 and insert—<br> “(8) A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would retain the maximum fine at level 3 (£1000) rather than level 4 (£2500) and would remove the possibility of imprisonment.</p>

464

Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Lord Bishop of Lincoln (Bshp)
Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con)
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Reporting of racist incidents in schools</b><br> Local authorities must require all schools under their authority to record and report any incidents of racism and faith-based bullying, and any subsequent action taken.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to require schools to record and report racist incidents and the action taken.</p>

465

Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Lord Dubs (Lab)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education in assemblies</b><br> (1) Chapter VI of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (religious education and worship) is amended as follows.<br> (2) For section 70(1) (requirements relating to collective worship) substitute—<br> “(1) Subject to section 71, each pupil in attendance at—<br> (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school in Wales,<br> (b) a foundation or voluntary school in England which is designated with a religious character, or<br> (c) an Academy in England which is designated with a religious character,<br> <span class="wrapped">must take part in an act of collective worship at least one time per week.”</span><br> (3) In section 70(2), for “community, foundation or voluntary school”, substitute “school to which subsection (1) applies”.<br> (4) After section 70, insert—<br> <b>“70A</b> <b>Requirements relating to assemblies</b><br> (1) This section applies to schools in England that are—<br> (a) maintained schools without a religious character,<br> (b) non-maintained special schools,<br> (c) City Technology Colleges, and<br> (d) academies without a religious character.<br> (2) Each pupil in attendance at a school to which this section applies must at least once during the school week take part in an assembly which is principally directed towards furthering the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of the pupils regardless of religion or belief.<br> (3) In relation to any school to which this section applies—<br> (a) the local authority responsible for education (in the case of maintained schools) and the governing body must exercise their functions with a view to securing, and<br> (b) the head teacher must secure,<br> <span class="wrapped">that subsection (2) is complied with.””</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment removes the requirement for daily collective worship in England for maintained schools and academies without a religious character, non-maintained special schools, and city technology colleges, and instead introduces a requirement for a minimum weekly assembly furthering spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.</p>

466

Lord Sandhurst (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Relationship, sex, and health education curriculum</b><br> All external resources used in schools within the relationship, sex, and health education curriculum and teaching time must be published, citable, and accessible for public and regulatory scrutiny.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that only resources that are accessible in the public domain are used to teach the RSHE curriculum.</p>

467

Lord Sandhurst (Con) - Opposition Whip (Lords)
Baroness Morris of Yardley (Lab)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Baroness Ludford (LD)
Tabled: 7 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Relationship, sex, and health education curriculum (No. 2)</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must issue guidance to schools on parental access to RSHE school curriculum materials.<br> (2) The guidance issued under subsection (1) must include—<br> (a) a clear instruction to schools that they must not prevent parents from requesting and viewing copies of school curriculum materials on the grounds that this could risk a breach of copyright, but may remind them of copyright law around copying and replication, and<br> (b) a clear instruction that schools must not enter into commercial confidentiality arrangements with third party providers who provide curriculum material for use with children in schools which purport to prevent their disclosure to parents and carers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure parents are able to view materials in the RSHE curriculum as existing copyright law already allows for limited copying and sharing of published material and seeks to prevent schools from entering into commercial confidentiality arrangements around curriculum material.</p>

6th May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 6 May 2025

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Baroness Barran gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 46 stand part of the Bill.</i>

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Baroness Barran gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 47 stand part of the Bill.</i>

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Baroness Barran gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 49 stand part of the Bill.</i>

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Baroness Barran gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 50 stand part of the Bill.</i>

66

Baroness Grey-Thompson (XB)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Lord Moynihan (Con)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse</b><br> (1) The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows.<br> (2) After section 16LB insert—<br> <b>“16LC</b> <b>Reporting of child sexual abuse</b><br> Subject to the provisions of section 16LD(7), (8), and (10) and section 16LF, providers of any one or more of the activities set out in Schedule 1A, who know of, or have reasonable grounds for suspecting the commission of, sexual abuse of children in their care, must, as soon as is practicable after it comes to their knowledge or attention, report it to—<br> (a) the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO),<br> (b) Local Authority Children’s Services, or<br> (c) such other single point of contact with the local authority as that authority may designate for that purpose.<br> <b>16LD</b> <b>Process</b><br> (1) If the report under section 16LC is made orally, the maker of the report must confirm the report in writing no later than seven days thereafter.<br> (2) Section 16LC applies whether or not the activities are defined in any enactment as regulated activities involving children.<br> (3) Section 16LC applies whether a commission of sexual abuse takes place, or is alleged or suspected to have taken place, in the setting of the activity or elsewhere.<br> (4) For the purposes of section 16LC the operators of a setting in which the activity takes place and staff employed at any such setting in a managerial or general welfare role are deemed to stand in a position of trust and are deemed to have direct contact with children in their care whether or not such children are or have been attended by them.<br> (5) For the purposes of section 16LC all other employed or contracted staff or voluntary staff and assistants are deemed to stand in a position of trust only if they have had direct contact with and have attended such children during their time in such a position.<br> (6) For the purposes of section 16LC children are or are deemed to be in the care of the providers of the activities set out in Schedule 1A—<br> (a) in the case of the operators of any setting in which the activity takes place and of staff employed by the operators at any such setting in a managerial or general welfare role, for the period of time during which the operators are bound contractually or otherwise to accommodate or to care for such children, whether such children are resident or in daily attendance wherever the activity is provided, and<br> (b) in the case of all other employed or contracted staff or voluntary staff and assistants, for the period of time only in which they are personally attending such children in the capacity for which they were employed, or their services were contracted for.<br> (7) The Secretary of State may, in exceptional cases, issue a suspension document to rescind or temporarily suspend the duty referred to in section 16LC in the case of any specified child or children if it appears to the Secretary of State that the child’s welfare, safety or protection would be prejudiced or compromised by the fulfilment of the duty.<br> (8) Where it appears to the Secretary of State that the welfare, safety and protection of children is furthered, they may exempt—<br> (a) any specified organisation that works with children generally, and its members, or<br> (b) any specified medical officer,<br> <span class="wrapped">from compliance with the duty referred to in section 16LC provided that no allegation is made against that entity or person.</span><br> (9) The Secretary of State may make regulations varying or adding to or deleting from the list of activities in Schedule 1A, whether or not such activities are defined in any enactment as regulated activities involving children.<br> (10) A person who makes a report under section 16LC in good faith, or who does any other thing required by sections 16LC to 16LF, may not by so doing be held liable in any civil or criminal or administrative proceeding, and may not be held to have breached any code of professional etiquette or ethics, or to have departed from any acceptable form of professional conduct.<br> (11) Reports under section 16LC and the identities of the persons making them must be received and held by their proper recipients in confidence.<br> <b>16LE</b> <b>Offences</b><br> (1) Failure to fulfil the duty set out in section 16LC following the procedure described in section 16LD before the expiry of the period of seven days of the matter, allegation or suspicion first coming to the knowledge or attention of the provider or of any person whose services are used by the provider as defined in section 16LD is an offence.<br> (2) A person who causes or threatens to cause any detriment to a mandated person, being a person placed under the duty to report pursuant to section 16LC above, or to another person, either wholly or partly related to the mandated person’s actual or intended provision of a report under section 16LC, is guilty of an offence.<br> (3) Detriment includes any personal, social, economic, professional, or other detriment to the person.<br> (4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a level 5 fine on the standard scale.<br> (5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a level 4 fine on the standard scale.<br> <b>16LF</b> <b>Defences</b><br> It is a defence—<br> (a) for any person to show that the Secretary of State acting pursuant to section 16LD(7) has issued a suspension document;<br> (b) for any person employed by or operating as an organisation that works with children or for any medical officer to show that the Secretary of State has by a suspension document, whether temporarily or permanently, exempted it and its members or any medical officer from compliance with the duty in section 16LC;<br> (c) to show that a report of the commission of the known or suspected child abuse has been made by any other party to the body or person under section 16LC(a) to (c) before or during the seven days referred to in section 16LE(1).<br> <b>16LG</b> <b>Definitions</b><br> In sections 16LC to 16LF—<br> “children” means persons under the age of 18 years;<br> “operators of a setting” , in the case of schools, sixth form colleges, and colleges of further education in private ownership, includes the proprietors, members of governing bodies, and board members in the case of ownership by a limited liability company;<br> “providers of activities” has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.”<br> (3) After Schedule 1, insert—<br> <span class="num-note"><span class="num">“Schedule 1A</span><span class="note">Section 16LC</span></span><br> <span class="schedule-heading">REGULATED AND OTHER ACTIVITIES</span><br> 1 Education including—<br> (a) schools;<br> (b) sixth form colleges;<br> (c) colleges of further education;<br> (d) pupil referral units;<br> (e) residential special schools;<br> (f) hospital education trusts;<br> (g) settings of education other than at schools;<br> (h) private tuition centres.<br> 2 Healthcare including—<br> (a) hospitals;<br> (b) hospices;<br> (c) GP surgeries;<br> (d) walk-in clinics;<br> (e) outpatient clinics.<br> 3 Others including—<br> (a) child nurseries and kindergarten provision;<br> (b) childminders and childcare providers registered on the early years register or the compulsory or voluntary part of the childcare register;<br> (c) registered social care providers and managers for children;<br> (d) children’s homes;<br> (e) children’s hospices;<br> (f) youth offender institutions;<br> (g) the Probation Service;<br> (h) private institutions contracted by public bodies to provide services to children;<br> (i) organisations providing activities to children, such as sports clubs, music, dance or drama groups, youth clubs, and Ministry of Defence cadet forces including Sea Cadets, the Volunteer Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force, the Air Training Corps and the Combined Cadet Force, Fire Cadets;<br> (j) organisations providing holidays for children or supervising children while on holiday;<br> (k) churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other places of worship and religious organisations, and other organisations holding non-religious worldviews;<br> (l) services offered to children by local authorities outwith their statutory duties;<br> (m) services offered to children by the police outwith their statutory duties;<br> (n) transport services including taxis and coaches commissioned by the providers of the regulated activities in this Schedule.””

67

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</b><br> (1) The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 58 (reasonable punishment: England), omit subsections (1) to (4).<br> (3) After section 58, insert—<br> <b>“58A</b> <b>Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</b><br> (1) The common law defence of reasonable punishment is abolished in relation to corporal punishment of a child taking place in England.<br> (2) Corporal punishment of a child taking place in England cannot be justified in any civil or criminal proceedings on the ground that it constituted reasonable punishment.<br> (3) Corporal punishment of a child taking place in England cannot be justified in any civil or criminal proceedings on the ground that it constituted acceptable conduct for the purposes of any other rule of the common law.<br> (4) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3) “corporal punishment” means any battery carried out as a punishment.<br> (5) The Secretary of State may make regulations for transitory, transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of this section.<br> (6) The power to make regulations under subsection (5) is exercisable by statutory instrument.<br> (7) This section comes into force six months after the day on which the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 comes into force.<br> <b>58B</b> <b>Promotion of public awareness and reporting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must take steps before the coming into force of section 58A to promote public awareness of the changes to the law to be made by that section.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, five years after its commencement, prepare a report on the effect of the changes to the law made by section 58A.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must, as soon as practicable after preparing a report under this section—<br> (a) lay the report before Parliament, and<br> (b) publish the report.<br> (4) The Secretary of State may make regulations for transitory, transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of this section.<br> (5) The power to make regulations under subsection (4) is exercisable by statutory instrument.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would abolish the common law defence of reasonable punishment in relation to corporal (physical) punishment of a child taking place in England, amend certain provisions of the Children Act 2004 relating to corporal punishment of children and place a duty on the Secretary of State to report this change.</p>

135

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 12, page 17, line 34, leave out “Improvement plan notice” and insert “Requirement for inspection”

136

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 12, page 17, line 35, leave out from “may” to end of line 36 and insert, “order an inspection of a parent undertaking, or any of its subsidiaries, if it has—”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to require an inspection rather than an improvement plan notice.</p>

138

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 12, page 18, line 19, leave out from beginning to end of line 10 on page 19


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to probe how the Department for Education intend improvement plans to work in practice.</p>

143

Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National foster care strategy</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, launch a dedicated foster care strategy.<br> (2) The strategy may examine—<br> (a) the sufficiency of foster carer provision, and make recommendations for how this could be improved;<br> (b) inefficiencies, if any, in current foster care commissioning practices, and make recommendations for improvement;<br> (c) where further research is required to gain a fully comprehensive view of the foster care sector.”

161

Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green)
Lord Bethell (Con)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Automatic enrolment for Healthy Start scheme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, introduce a scheme to automatically enrol certain individuals for the purposes of the Healthy Start scheme.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain individuals” means people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme on the basis of having a child under the age of 4.<br> (3) The scheme must provide the means for individuals to opt out of enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides for the auto-enrollment of certain individuals on to the Healthy Start scheme.</p>

190

Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“School food improvement scheme</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must review the national school food standards, including breakfasts, and institute a scheme for monitoring compliance with the standards in England, and supporting schools and school caterers in England to meet those standards (‘the national school food improvement scheme’).<br> (2) The purpose of the national school food improvement scheme will be to determine whether applicable food standards duties are being met in the provision of all food in schools in England and to assist schools and school caterers in meeting applicable food standards duties in England.<br> (3) The national school food improvement scheme may from time to time publish reports highlighting achievements, sharing successful approaches, and offering guidance as it sees fit relating to school food standards in England.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would improve the national school food standards and establish a national school food improvement scheme, to ensure that the breakfast club provision included within this Bill, along with all other school food, follows school food standards, and to support schools to meet those standards.</p>

198

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Where the appropriate authority of a relevant school provides second-hand branded items which—<br> (a) comply with the school’s uniform requirements,<br> (b) are in an acceptable condition, and<br> (c) can be purchased for significantly less than the cost of buying the item new,<br> <span class="wrapped">the appropriate authority may require a pupil to have more than three branded items of uniform.</span><br> (2B) Where the appropriate authority provides branded items which—<br> (a) comply with the school’s uniform requirements,<br> (b) are new, and<br> (c) can be purchased for significantly less than the cost of buying the item non-branded,<br> <span class="wrapped">the appropriate authority may require a pupil to have more than three branded items of uniform.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to allow schools to require more than three branded items of uniform if they are making them available, whether new or second-hand, at a lower cost than buying non-branded items.</p>

249

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Whitaker (Lab)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 15, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“unless the provision is provided on weekends or during school holidays.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that the requirements of paragraph (e) do not apply to education provided on weekends or during holidays.</p>

261

Lord Frost (Con)
Lord Wei (Con)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 56, leave out lines 32 and 33


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to enable a discussion about the breadth of this power and the lack of restrictions on it.</p>

455

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 56, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review: rural school admissions policies</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a review of school admission policies in rural areas.<br> (2) The review under subsection (1) must include an assessment of whether admissions policies in these areas are affected by the availability of home to school transport.”

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Baroness Barran gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 56 stand part of the Bill.</i>

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was stood part

<i>Baroness Barran gives notice of her intention to oppose the Question that Clause 57 stand part of the Bill.</i>

None

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD)
Tabled: 6 May 2025
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 7 May 2025
This amendment was no decision

After Clause 3, insert the following new Clause – "Child contact centres (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations – (a) require all child contact centres and organisations that offer child contact services to be accredited in accordance with national standards in relation to safeguarding and preventing domestic abuse; (b) require all child contact centre staff and volunteers to undertake mandatory safeguarding and domestic abuse training which must establish processes to centre the voice and experience of the child and parent or carer at all stages of parental involvement; (c) establish mechanisms to support and develop the role of contact centres in multi-agency risk assessment at a local level; (d) set out a system-wide approach to risk assessment and risk management in child contact centres, including the provision of specialist support for parents, carers and children; (e) ensure adequate funding and investment into child contact centres to ensure locally accessible and affordable provision. (2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”

2nd May 2025
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 84 Running list of amendments - 2 May 2025

444

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 47, insert the following new Clause —<br> <b>“Flexibility to take into account local circumstances when following the National Curriculum</b><br> (1) The Education Act 2002 (establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 87, after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) In any revision to the National Curriculum for England, the Secretary of State must ensure that the National Curriculum shall consist of—<br> (a) a core framework, and<br> (b) subjects or areas of learning outside the core framework that allow flexibility for each school to take account of their specific circumstances.”<br> (3) In section 210 (orders and regulations), after subsection (3)(e) insert— <br> “(ea) section 87, or”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to increase flexibility to take into account local circumstances when following the National Curriculum and to make any changes to the National Curriculum subject to Parliamentary approval.</p>

445

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 49, page 113, line 26, leave out from “as” to the end of line 28 and insert “are necessary to secure compliance with statutory duties, the requirements of a Funding Agreement, or charity law.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to limit the Secretary of State’s power of direction should an Academy breach, or act unreasonably in respect of, the performance of a relevant duty.</p>

65

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Baroness Burt of Solihull (LD)
Lord Meston (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 4, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Child contact centres</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations—<br> (a) require all child contact centres and organisations that offer child contact services to be accredited in accordance with national standards in relation to safeguarding and preventing domestic abuse;<br> (b) require all child contact centre staff and volunteers to undertake mandatory safeguarding and domestic abuse training which must establish processes to centre the voice and experience of the child and parent or carer at all stages of parental involvement;<br> (c) establish mechanisms to support and develop the role of contact centres in multi-agency risk assessment at a local level;<br> (d) set out a system-wide approach to risk assessment and risk management in child contact centres, including the provision of specialist support for parents, carers and children;<br> (e) ensure adequate funding and investment into child contact centres to ensure locally accessible and affordable provision.<br> (2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”

505

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab) - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XII Twelfth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was no decision

Clause 66, page 124, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Section (<i>Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</i>) comes into force at the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on a new clause amendment by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff.</p>

100

Lord Young of Cookham (Con)
Baroness Benjamin (LD)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of priority need status to under 25s</b><br> (1) The Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. 2022/2051) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In article (4), paragraph (1)(a), for “twenty-one” substitute “twenty-five”.<br> (3) In article (5), omit paragraph (1).”

141

Lord Addington (LD)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 15, page 29, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(c) independent schools wholly or mainly concerned with the provision of education and care for pupils with SEND.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to include independent special schools within the profit cap provision.</p>

159

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Baroness Berridge (Con)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of Child Protection Authority</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, establish a Child Protection Authority for England.<br> (2) The purpose of the Authority is to—<br> (a) improve practice in child protection,<br> (b) provide advice and make recommendations to the Government on child protection policy and reforms to improve child protection,<br> (c) inspect institutions and settings at some times and in such ways as it considers necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with child protection standards, and<br> (d) monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and other inquiries relating to the protection of children.<br> (3) The Authority must act with a view to—<br> (a) safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children;<br> (b) ensuring that institutions and settings fulfil their responsibilities in relation to child protection.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment establishes the Child Protection Authority for England.</p>

160

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National standards for children in need thresholds</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within one year of the day on which this Act is passed, conduct a review of the operation of section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (provision of services for children in need, their families and others).<br> (2) The review must assess regional and national variation in the type, frequency, and duration of support provided to children through child in need plans.<br> (3) The recommendations of the review must include the—<br> (a) setting of metrics in the Department for Education’s Children’s Social Care Dashboard for assessing the progress of children on child in need plans, and<br> (b) publication of national guidance to local authorities defining the thresholds of need that children and families must meet to be offered children in need support.<br> (4) The national guidance published under subsection (3)(b) must include—<br> (a) national triggers for an automatic referral to children’s social care, including when a primary care giver enters custody or inpatient mental health provision, and when a child is arrested,<br> (b) the Secretary of State’s expectations on how often children should receive help,<br> (c) the Secretary of State’s expectations on how frequently a child’s support should be reviewed when they have a child in need plan, and<br> (d) any other matters that the Secretary of State deems appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The purpose of this new clause is to reduce regional variations in the type, frequency and duration of support that children receive through child in need plans.</p>

188

Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn before debate

[<i>Withdrawn</i>]<br>After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Free school meals: provision and eligibility</b><br> Section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk) is amended as follows—<br> (a) after subsection (4)(c), insert—<br> “(ca) C meets any conditions prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph and belongs to a household whose income is less than £20,000 per year after tax.”<br> (b) after paragraph (4B), insert—<br> “(4BA) The Secretary of State must ensure that free school meals are provided to all children in England who are eligible to receive free school meals.”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would expand eligibility for free school meals for children from families earning less than £20,000 after tax.</p>

189

Baroness Walmsley (LD)
Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Baroness Cass (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 28, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of free school meal eligibility and pupil premium registration</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, conduct a review of—<br> (a) the number of children in England who are eligible for free school meals but are not claiming them,<br> (b) the number of children who are eligible for free school meals but are not registered for the purposes of pupil premium funding,<br> (c) the number of additional children who would be eligible for free school meals if the income thresholds had been uprated in line with inflation since 2018, and<br> (d) the number of additional children who would be eligible for free school meals if the income thresholds were set at £20,000 per annum after tax.<br> (2) A review under subsection (1) must include an assessment of—<br> (a) barriers preventing eligible children from claiming free school meals,<br> (b) disparities in take-up rates across different regions and demographics, and<br> (c) the financial and educational impact of under-registration on schools and local authorities.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament setting out the findings of the review, including any recommendations for improving registration for and take-up of free school meals and pupil premium funding.<br> (4) The review and report required under this section must be repeated annually.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires a review of free school meal eligibility and pupil premium registration.</p>

195

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 29, page 49, leave out lines 9 to 16 and insert—<br> “(1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school in England may not require a pupil at the school to have to buy branded items of school uniform for use during a school year which cost more in total to purchase than a specified monetary amount, to be reviewed annually.<br> (1A) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify the monetary amount that may apply to—<br> (a) a primary pupil, and<br> (b) a secondary pupil.<br> (1B) A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1A) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment imposes a monetary cap, rather than an item cap, on branded uniform items.</p>

199

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 29, page 49, line 27, at end insert “except items of kit required when representing the school in sporting activities”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to exclude items of PE kit required when representing the school in sporting activities from the limit on branded items of school uniform.</p>

201

Lord Mohammed of Tinsley (LD)
Lord Bishop of Manchester (Bshp)
Lord Bishop of Chelmsford (Bshp)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 29, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“VAT zero-rating for certain items of school uniform</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, make provision by regulations for certain items of school uniform to be zero-rated for the purposes of VAT.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain items of school uniform” means items of school uniform for pupils up to the age of 16.<br> (3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment makes provision for certain items of school uniform to be zero-rated for the purposes of VAT.</p>

207

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 30, page 51, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(c) providing services to the child or their family under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (provision of services for children in need, their families and others), or<br> (d) has ever provided services to the child or their family under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority’s duty to investigate).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure local authorities had to consent to withdrawing children from school if there is a child protection plan in place or if a child is a “child in need”, or if there has ever been a child protection plan in place, in relation to the relevant child or their family.</p>

239

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 54, leave out lines 43 and 44


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove a requirement for the register of children not in school to include details of how much time a child spends being educated by parents.</p>

243

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 55, line 2, at end insert “in respect of each individual or organisation which provides such education for more than six hours a week”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that information relating to short activities such as those operated by museums, libraries, companies and charities, as well as individual private tutoring activities, would only need to be recorded on the register of children not in school if they are provided for more than six hours a week.</p>

291

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 29, at end insert “but does not include any person or provider that is providing out-of-school education to home-educated children on weekends or during school holidays”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the requirement that providers of out-of-school education must provide information to local authorities in respect of education they provide on weekends or during school holidays to home-schooled children.</p>

293

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 58, line 36, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“but may not refer to an amount of time that is less than or equal to six hours a week.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to remove the requirement that providers of out-of-school education must provide information to local authorities where they provide education for fewer than six hours a week.</p>

316

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

Clause 31, page 61, line 23, at end insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Arrangement for national examinations for children not in school</b><br> Where a child is eligible to be registered by the authority under section 436B, the authority must—<br> (a) provide for the child to be able to sit any relevant national examination, and<br> (b) provide financial assistance to enable the child to sit any relevant national examination,<br> <span class="wrapped">where requested by the parent or carer of the child.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean that where a child is required to be placed on the register, that child qualifies for financial assistance to sit any relevant national exam.</p>

331

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Lord Crisp (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 31, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Review of impact on home educators and reduction of unnecessary reporting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, conduct a review and report of the impact of section 31 on home educators in England.<br> (2) The review must include an assessment of—<br> (a) the administrative and reporting requirements placed on home educators as a result of section 31,<br> (b) the administrative and reporting requirements placed on local authorities as a result of section 31,<br> (c) the extent to which such requirements are necessary for safeguarding purposes, and<br> (d) any data or reporting obligations that can be reduced or removed for home educators where they are not essential for safeguarding.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament setting out the findings of the review, including—<br> (a) an analysis of the impact of section 31 on home educators,<br> (b) a clear outline of any data or reporting obligations that will no longer be required from home educators, and<br> (c) a timeline for the removal of unnecessary reporting obligations, which must not exceed 12 months from the publication of the report.<br> (4) In conducting the review, the Secretary of State must consult with representatives of home educators and relevant stakeholders.<br> (5) The report must be made publicly available.<br> (6) The Secretary of State must ensure that any reporting obligations identified as unnecessary under subsection (3)(b) are removed within the timeframe specified in subsection (3)(c).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to conduct a review and report of the impact of section 31 on home educators in England.</p>

458

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Baroness Kidron (XB)
Lord Russell of Liverpool (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was not moved

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Prohibition of smartphones during the school day</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the day on which this Act is passed, all schools in England must have a policy that prohibits the use and possession of smartphones by pupils during the school day.<br> (2) Any policy implemented under subsection (1)—<br> (a) may provide for exemptions from the policy, or for an alternative policy, for sixth form students, in so far as such exemptions or alternative policies do not negatively impact upon the wider policy,<br> (b) may provide for exemptions for medical devices,<br> (c) is to be implemented as the relevant school leader considers appropriate, and<br> (d) may, where implemented by a boarding school or residential school, include appropriate guidance for the use of certain devices during other periods in which their pupils are on school premises, subject to such policies safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in accordance with relevant national standards.<br> (3) For the purposes of this section—<br> “smartphones” means a mobile telephone that is able to connect to the internet and whose main purpose is not the support of learning or study;<br> “the school day” includes all time between the start of the first lesson period and the end of the final lesson period.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause requires schools to ban the use of smartphones during the school day.</p>

459

Baroness Barran (Con) - Shadow Minister (Education)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Lord Bailey of Paddington (Con)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty for schools to report acts of violence against staff to the police</b><br> (1) Where an act which meets the conditions set out in subsection (2) takes place which involves the use or threat of force against a member of a school’s staff, the school must report the incident to the police.<br> (2) An act must be reported to the police where—<br> (a) it is directed towards a member of school staff or their property, and<br> (b) it takes place—<br> (i) on school property, or<br> (ii) because of the victim’s status as a member of a school’s staff.<br> (3) The provisions of this section do not require or imply a duty on the police to take specific actions in response to such reports.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause seeks to create a duty for all schools to report acts or threats of violence against their staff to the police. It would not create a requirement for the police to charge the perpetrator.</p>

460

Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“National tutoring guarantee</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish a report outlining the steps necessary to introduce a national tutoring guarantee.<br> (2) A “national tutoring guarantee” means a statutory requirement on the Secretary of State to ensure access to small group academic tutoring for all disadvantaged children who require academic support.<br> (3) A report published under this section must include an assessment of how best to deliver targeted academic support from qualified tutors to children—<br> (a) from low-income backgrounds,<br> (b) with low prior attainment,<br> (c) with additional needs, or<br> (d) who are young carers.<br> (4) In preparing a report under this section, the Secretary of State must consult with—<br> (a) headteachers,<br> (b) teachers,<br> (c) school leaders,<br> (d) parents of children from low-income backgrounds,<br> (e) children from low-income backgrounds, and<br> (f) other individuals or organisations as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (5) A report under this section must be laid before Parliament.<br> (6) Within three months of a report under this section being laid before Parliament, the Secretary of State must take steps to begin implementation of the recommendations contained in the report.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to publish a report outlining the steps required to introduce a national tutoring guarantee, and to begin implementing its recommendations.</p>

461

Lord Addington (LD)
Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of a national body for SEND</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, establish a national body for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in relation to children.<br> (2) The functions of the national body for SEND will include, but not be limited to—<br> (a) national coordination of SEND provision for children,<br> (b) supporting the delivery of SEND support for children with very high needs, and<br> (c) advising on funding needed by local authorities for SEND provision for children.<br> (3) Any mechanism used by the national body for SEND in advising on funding under subsection (2)(c) should be based on current need and may disregard historic spend.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the Secretary of State to establish a national body for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in relation to children.</p>

462

Baroness Tyler of Enfield (LD)
Lord Storey (LD) - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (XB)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty of school governing bodies regarding mental health provision</b><br> (1) Subject to subsection (3), the governing body of a maintained or academy school in England has a duty to make arrangements for provision in the school of a dedicated education mental health practitioner.<br> (2) In subsection (1) “education mental health practitioner” means a person with a graduate-level or postgraduate-level qualification of that name earned through a course commissioned by NHS England.<br> (3) Where a school has 100 or fewer pupils, the duty under subsection (1) may be satisfied through collaborative provision between several schools.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must provide, or make arrangements for the provision of, appropriate financial and other support to school governing bodies for the purposes of facilitating the fulfilling of the duty in subsection (1).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires the governing body of a maintained or academy school in England to make arrangements for provision in the school of a dedicated education mental health practitioner.</p>

463

Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab)
Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Non-affiliated)
Lord Hampton (XB)
Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bshp)
Tabled: 2 May 2025
HL Bill 84-XI Eleventh marshalled list for Committee
This amendment was withdrawn

After Clause 62, insert the following new Clause—<br> <b>“Duty to provide relationships and sex education and PSHE to persons who have not attained the age of 18 at further education institutions</b><br> (1) The Children and Social Work Act 2017 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 34 (education relating to relationships and sex)—<br> (a) at the end of subsection (1)(b) insert—<br> “(c) relationships and sex education to be provided to persons who have not attained the age of 18 and who are receiving education at post-16 education institutions in England.”;<br> (b) in subsection (2)(a), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (c) in subsection (2)(b), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (d) in subsection (2)(c), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”.<br> (3) In section 35 (other personal, social, health and economic education)—<br> (a) at the end of subsection (1)(b) insert—<br> “(c) to persons who have not attained the age of 18 and who are receiving education at post-16 education institutions in England.”;<br> (b) in subsection (2)(a), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (c) in subsection (2)(b), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (d) in subsection (2)(c), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend the existing provision of relationships and sex education and PSHE under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 to people under the age of 18 who are receiving education at post-16 education institutions in England.</p>

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225

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 14 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 45, page 104, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (1A) insert—<br> “(1B) Before deciding whether to issue an Academy order in respect of a maintained school, the Secretary of State must issue an invitation for expressions of interest for suitable sponsors.<br> (1C) The Secretary of State must make an assessment of whether or not to issue an Academy order based on the established track record of parties who responded to the invitation issued under subsection (1B) with an expression of interest in raising school standards.””

NC30

Tim Farron (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 14 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Benefits of outdoor education to children's wellbeing</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review on the benefits of outdoor education to children's wellbeing.<br> (2) A report on the review must be published within six months of the conclusion of the review.”

Gov 147

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 14 Mar 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 14 March 2025
This amendment was agreed to

Clause 27, page 67, line 11, at beginning insert “the person proves that arrangements have been made"

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NC31

Daisy Cooper (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Guidance on the admission of summer-born children with EHC plans</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish guidance for local authorities and school admissions authorities on the admission of summer-born children with education, health and care plans.<br> (2) Guidance published under this section must—<br> (a) detail the factors which must be taken into account when considering a request for a summer born child with an EHC plan to be placed outside of their normal age group;<br> (b) include a presumption that requests relating to the placement or admission of summer-born children with EHC plans should be considered on no less favourable terms than requests relating to summer-born children without EHC plans; and<br> (c) outline circumstances when it may, or may not, be appropriate for a child who has been placed outside of their normal age group to be moved to join their normal age group , with a presumption that such a placement should be no less favourable terms than placements relating to summer-born children without EHC plans;<br> (d) detail how parents may object to the placing of their child with their normal age group, and the process by which such objections will be considered.<br> (3) In developing guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must consult with—<br> (a) groups representing the interests of parents;<br> (b) individuals and organisations with expertise in supporting children with special educational needs and the parents of such children;<br> (c) other such parties as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section, “summer-born children” means children born between 1 April and 31 August.”

NC32

Daisy Cooper (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Collection and publication of data relating to summer-born children</b><br> (1) A local authority must collect and publish data on—<br> (a) the number and proportion of summer-born children who started school in the local authority’s area outside of their normal age group—<br> (i) with EHC plans, and<br> (ii) without EHC plans<br> (b) the number and proportion of summer-born children—<br> (i) with EHC plans, and<br> (ii) without EHC plans<br> <span class="wrapped">who started school in the local authority’s area outside of their normal age group and who have been required to join their normal age group;</span><br> (c) the number and proportion of summer-born children with EHC plans who started school in the local authority’s area outside of their normal age group and who have been required to join their normal age group in a—<br> (i) special school;<br> (ii) mainstream school.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must annually—<br> (a) conduct a statistical analysis of, and<br> (b) publish a report on the data collected by local authorities under subsection (1).”

NC34

Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Ian Lavery (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Provision of free school lunches to all primary school children</b><br> (1) Section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In paragraph (4A)(b), after "year 2," insert "year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6".<br> (3) In subsection (4C), after “age of 7;" insert—<br> “Year 3” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 8;<br> “Year 4” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 9;<br> “Year 5” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 10;<br> “Year 6” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 11;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend free school lunches to all primary school age children in state funded schools.</p>

NC38

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Power to prescribe pay and conditions for teachers</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act—<br> (a) make provision for the power of the governing bodies of maintained schools to set the pay and working conditions of school teachers to be made equivalent with the relevant powers of academies;<br> (b) provide guidance to all applicable schools that—<br> (i) pay levels given in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document are to be treated as the minimum pay of relevant teachers;<br> (ii) teachers may be paid above the pay levels given in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document;<br> (iii) they must have regard to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document but may vary from it.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would make the pay set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document a floor, and extend freedoms over pay and conditions to local authority maintained schools.</p>

NC39

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Approved free schools and university training colleges in pre-opening</b><br> The Secretary of State must make provision for the opening of all free schools and university training colleges whose applications were approved prior to October 2024.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to proceed with the opening of free schools whose opening was paused in October 2024.</p>

NC40

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Duty for schools to report acts of violence against staff to the police</b><br> (1) Where an act listed in subsection (2) takes place which involves the use or threat of force against a member of a school’s staff, the school must report the incident to the police.<br> (2) An act must be reported to the police where—<br> (a) it is directed towards a member of school staff or their property; and<br> (b) it takes place—<br> (i) on school property; or<br> (ii) because of the victim’s status as a member of a school’s staff.<br> (3) The provisions of this section do not require or imply a duty on the police to take specific actions in response to such reports.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would create a duty for all schools to report acts or threats of violence against their staff to the police. It would not create a requirement for the police to charge the perpetrator.</p>

NC41

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Right to review school curriculum material</b><br> Where requested by the parent or carer of a child on the school’s pupil roll, a school must allow such persons to view all materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum, including those provided by external, third-party, charitable or commercial providers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would ensure that parents can view materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum.</p>

NC48

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Review of Impact on Home Educators and Reduction of Unnecessary Reporting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, conduct a review and report of the impact of clause 26 on home educators in England.<br> (2) The review must include an assessment of<br> (a) the administrative and reporting requirements placed on home educators as a result of clause 26;<br> (b) the administrative and reporting requirements placed on local authorities as a result of clause 26;<br> (c) the extent to which such requirements are necessary for safeguarding purposes; and<br> (d) any data or reporting obligations that can be reduced or removed for home educators where they are not essential for safeguarding.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament setting out the findings of the review, including—<br> (a) an analysis of the impact of clause 26 on home educators;<br> (b) a clear outline of any data or reporting obligations that will no longer be required from home educators; and<br> (c) a timeline for the removal of unnecessary reporting obligations, which must not exceed 12 months from the publication of the report.<br> (4) In conducting the review, the Secretary of State must consult with representatives of home educators and relevant stakeholders.<br> (5) The report must be made publicly available.<br> (6) The Secretary of State must ensure that any reporting obligations identified as unnecessary under subsection (3)(b) are removed within the timeframe specified in subsection (3)(c).”

NC49

Ian Byrne (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Ian Lavery (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Provision of free meals and activities during school holidays</b><br> (1) A local authority must—<br> (a) provide; or<br> (b) coordinate the provision of programmes which provide,<br> free meals and activities to relevant children during school holidays.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “relevant children” means children in receipt of free school meals.<br> (3) The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument—<br> (a) specify minimum standards for meals and activities during school holidays;<br> (b) specify criteria that organisations involved in the delivery of meals and activities during school holidays must meet.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on local authorities to provide or coordinate free meals and activities for children eligible for free school meals during school holidays.</p>

NC51

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Flexibility to take into account local circumstances when following the National Curriculum</b><br> In section 87 of the Education Act 2002 (establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) In any revision to the National Curriculum for England, the Secretary of State must ensure that the National Curriculum shall consist of—<br> (a) a core framework; and<br> (b) subjects or areas of learning outside the core framework that allow flexibility for each school to take account of their specific circumstances.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would clarify that, when revised, the National Curriculum for England will provide a core framework as well as flexibility for schools to take account of their own specific circumstances.</p>

NC52

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Parliamentary approval of revisions of the National Curriculum</b><br> In section 87 of the Education Act 2002 (establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order), after subsection (3) insert—<br> “(3A) An order made under this section revising the National Curriculum for England shall be subject to the affirmative procedure.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would make revisions to the National Curriculum subject to parliamentary approval by the affirmative procedure.</p>

NC53

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school</b><br> After section 436G of the Education Act 1996, as inserted by section 25 of this Act, insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school</b><br> Where a child is eligible to be registered by the authority under section 436B, the authority must—<br> (a) provide for the child to be able to sit any relevant national examination; and<br> (b) provide financial assistance to enable the child to sit any relevant national examination; where requested by the parent or carer of the child.””

NC54

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>““Review of Free School Meal eligibility and Pupil Premium registration</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the day on which this Act is passed, conduct a review of—<br> (a) the number of children in England who are eligible for free school meals but are not claiming them,<br> (b) the number of children who are eligible for free school meals but are not registered for the purposes of pupil premium funding,<br> (c) the number of additional children who would be eligible for free school meals if the income thresholds had been uprated in line with inflation since 2018, and<br> (d) the number of additional children who would be eligible for free school meals if the income thresholds were set at £20,000 per annum after tax.<br> (2) A review under subsection (1) must include an assessment of—<br> (a) barriers preventing eligible children from claiming free school meals;<br> (b) disparities in take-up rates across different regions and demographics; and<br> (c) the financial and educational impact of under-registration on schools and local authorities.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must lay a report before Parliament setting out the findings of the review, including any recommendations for improving registration for and take-up of free school meals and pupil premium funding.<br> (4) The review and report required under this section must be repeated annually.”

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Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 41, line 23, at end insert “and for all pupils attending special schools”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the delivery of school breakfast provision to all pupils in special schools, regardless of their age.</p>

220

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 42, line 23, at end insert—<br> ““special schools” has the meaning set out in section 337 of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment defines special schools and is consequential on amendment 219.</p>

214

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 43, line 11, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Before making an application under subsection (1), the appropriate authority of a relevant school must consider whether the duty might be met by other forms of breakfast provision including—<br> (a) classroom-based provision, or<br> (b) takeaway provision, either at school or at a proximate site.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require schools to consider other models of breakfast provision before seeking an exemption from the duty to provide breakfast clubs.</p>

215

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 43, line 21, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“and if the condition in subsection (4A) is met.</span><br> <span class="wrapped">The condition in this subsection is that the Secretary of State is satisfied that the appropriate authority of a relevant school has fully considered other forms of breakfast provision in accordance with subsection (2A).”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to be satisfied that a school had considered other models of breakfast provision before granting an exemption from the duty to provide breakfast clubs.</p>

217

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 43, line 29, at end insert—<br> <b>“551CA</b> <b>Promotion of supplementary models of provision</b><br> The Secretary of State must seek to promote and support the development of supplementary models of provision where appropriate, including<br> (a) classroom based provision.<br> (b) takeaway provision, and<br> (c) nurture group services.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to promote supplementary models of provision.</p>

218

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 43, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(d) matters arising from the Secretary of State’s duty under section 551CA.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to develop guidance in connection with the duty to promote supplementary models of provision.</p>

212

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 44, line 5, at end insert—<br> <b>“551E</b> <b>Publication of data</b><br> The Secretary of State must acquire and regularly publish data on breakfast club provision in schools, including data on—<br> (a) the characteristics of those receiving breakfast in schools, including their eligibility for free school meals;<br> (b) uptake levels;<br> (c) satisfaction levels amongst pupils and parents; and<br> (d) any assessment of the impact of provision on attendance, behaviour, health and wellbeing.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to acquire and regularly publish data on breakfast club provision in schools.</p>

213

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 44, line 5, at end insert—<br> <b>“551E</b> <b>Advice and support</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must provide to any school to which the duty under section 551B applies advice and support services when requested by the appropriate authority of the school.<br> (2) Services provided by the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (1) should include advice and support from individuals with specialist knowledge of the delivery of school breakfast provision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make available to schools advice and support services delivered by people with specialist knowledge of the delivery of school breakfast provision.</p>

191

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 24, page 45, line 6, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Where the appropriate authority of a relevant school provides second hand items which—<br> (a) comply with the school’s uniform requirements,<br> (b) are in an acceptable condition,and<br> (c) can be purchased for significantly less than the cost of buying the item,<br> <span class="wrapped">the appropriate authority may require a pupil to have more than three branded items of uniform.</span><br> (2B) Where the appropriate authority provides new items which—<br> (a) comply with the school’s uniform requirements,<br> (b) are new, and<br> (c) can be purchased for significantly less than the cost of buying the item non-branded,<br> <span class="wrapped">the appropriate authority may require a pupil to have more than three branded items of uniform.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would allow schools to require more than three branded items of uniform if they are making them available, whether new or second hand, at a lower cost than buying non-branded items.</p>

190

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 24, page 45, line 15, after “school” insert “except items of kit required when representing the school in sporting activities”.


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would exclude items of PE kit required when representing the school in sporting activities from the limit on branded items of school uniform.</p>

200

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 24, page 47, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(8A) Where a local authority refuses consent in respect of a child who meets the criteria for Condition A, the local authority must provide the parents or carers of the relevant child with a statement of reasons for the decision.<br> (8B) A statement of reasons provided under subsection (8A) must include an assessment of the costs and benefits to the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require a local authority to submit a statement of reasons when they do not agree for a child who meets Condition A to be home educated.</p>

224

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 46, line 23, leave out subsection (3)

173

Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 46, line 32, after “action” insert “, or has previously taken action”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would widen the definition of “relevant child” to include children in relation to whom a local authority has previously taken action under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote their welfare.</p>

192

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 46, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(c) providing services to the child or their family under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, or<br> (d) a local authority which has ever provided services to the child or their family under section 47 of the Children Act 1989.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure local authorities had to consent to withdrawing children from school if there is a child protection plan in place or if a child is a ‘child in need’, or if there has ever been a child protection plan in place, in relation to the relevant child or their family.</p>

193

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 50, leave out lines 1 and 2


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would remove a requirement for the register of children not in school to include details of how much time a child spends being educated by parents.</p>

194

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 50, line 4, after “parent” insert “, in respect of each individual or organisation which provides such education for more than six hours a week”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that information relating to short activities such as those operated by museums, libraries, companies and charities, as well as individual private tutoring activities, would only need to be recorded on the register of children not in school if they are provided for more than six hours a week.</p>

195

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 50, line 17, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The requirements of subsection (1)(e) do not apply to provision provided on weekends or during school holidays.”

196

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 51, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(2A) The Secretary of State may only require further information about children to be included on the register by introducing regulations subject to the affirmative procedure.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to introduce regulations, subject to agreement in Parliament, when seeking to require additional information to be included in the register of children not in school.</p>

197

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 53, line 14, after “436B)” insert “but does not include any person or provider that is providing out-of-school education to home-educated children on weekends or during school holidays.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean that providers of out-of-school education would not be required to provide information to local authorities in respect of education they provide on weekends or during school holidays to home-schooled children.</p>

198

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 53, line 21, after “way” insert “, but may not refer to an amount of time that is less than or equal to six hours a week.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean that providers of out-of-school education would not be required to provide information to local authorities where they provide education for fewer than six hours a week.</p>

221

Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Josh Babarinde (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
Lee Dillon (LD)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 53, line 21, at end insert—<br> <span class="wrapped">“, but may not refer to an amount of time that is less than or equal to six hours a week.”</span>

199

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 55, line 22, at end insert—<br> “(9) The Secretary of State shall publish annually the GCSE results of children listed on the register.<br> (10) The Secretary of State shall ensure that the GCSE results of children on the register are included for each set of outcome data published by the Government.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to record outcome data for children on the register as a subsection of each set of performance data published by the Department for Education.</p>

203

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 32, page 72, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(1B) Powers under subsection (1) may not be exercised in relation to an academy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment specifies that the Secretary of State should rely on the provisions in Funding Agreements as regards to academies.</p>

204

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 34, page 87, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(2D) The Secretary of State must issue guidance for relevant institutions on how subsection (2)(g) is to be understood.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment to allow independent schools not to have to notify the Secretary of State about change of use for buildings.</p>

222

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 41, page 99, line 34, at end insert— <br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (5) insert—<br> “(5A) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section must have regard to—<br> (a) the availability of qualified teachers in each school subject, and<br> (b) the necessity or desirability of specific sectoral expertise for teachers in each school subject””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to take account of the availability of qualified teachers in each subject, and the desirability of specific sectoral expertise when making regulations under clause 40.</p>

208

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 44, page 103, line 9, leave out from “directions” to the end of line 11 and insert “as are necessary to secure compliance with statutory duties, the requirements of the Funding Agreement, or charity law.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would limit the Secretary of State’s power of direction should an Academy breach, or act unreasonably in respect of, the performance of a relevant duty.</p>

223

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 45, page 104, line 21, at end insert—<br> “(10) Before the amendments made by this section come into force, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report detailing—<br> (a) the mechanisms, including Academy Orders, by which improvement of school standards can be achieved, and<br> (b) guidance on the appropriate usage of these mechanisms.”

NC33

Will Forster (LD)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“National standards for children in need thresholds</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within a year of the passing of this Act, conduct a review of the operation of section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (Provision of services for children in need, their families and others).<br> (2) The review must assess regional and national variation in the type, frequency, and duration of support provided to children through child in need plans.<br> (3) The recommendations of the review must include the setting of—<br> (a) metrics in the Department for Education’s Children’s Social Care Dashboard for assessing the progress of children with child in need plans, and<br> (b) national guidance for local authorities defining the thresholds of need that children and families must meet to be offered children in need support.<br> (4) The national guidance issued under section (2)(b) must include—<br> (a) national triggers for an automatic referral to children’s social care, including when a primary care giver enters custody or inpatient mental health provision, and when a child is arrested,<br> (b) the Secretary of State’s expectations on how often children should receive help,<br> (c) the Secretary of State’s expectations on how frequently a child’s support should be reviewed when they have a child in need plan, and<br> (d) any other matters that the Secretary of State deems appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>The purpose of this new clause is to reduce regional variations in the type, frequency and duration of support that children receive through child in need plans.</p>

NC35

Bobby Dean (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of priority need status to under 25s</b><br> (1) The Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Order 2002 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In article (4), paragraph (1)(a), omit “twenty-one” and insert “twenty-five”.<br> (3) In article (5), omit paragraph (1).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend the priority need status under homelessness legislation to all care leavers up to the age of 25, regardless of vulnerability.</p>

NC36

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Damian Hinds (Con)
Kit Malthouse (Con)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must, for the purposes of promoting the wellbeing of children—<br> (a) direct the Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom (“the UK CMOs”) to prepare and publish advice for parents and carers on the use of smartphones and social media use by children,<br> (b) publish a plan for research into the impact of use of social media on children’s wellbeing, and<br> (c) require all schools in England to have a policy that prohibits the use and carrying of certain devices by pupils during the school day.<br> (2) Any advice published under subsection (1)(a) must have regard to—<br> (a) the paper published on 7 February 2019 entitled “United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ commentary on 'Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews'”, and<br> (b) any scientific or other developments since the publication of that paper which appear to the UK CMOs to be relevant.<br> (3) Any policy implemented under subsection (1)(c)—<br> (a) may provide for exemptions from the policy, or for an alternative policy, for sixth form students, in so far as such exemptions or alternative policies do not negatively impact upon the wider policy;<br> (b) may provide for exemptions for medical devices;<br> (c) is to be implemented as the relevant school leader considers appropriate; and<br> (d) may, where implemented by a boarding school or residential school, include appropriate guidance for the use of certain devices during other periods which their pupils are on school premises, subject to such policies safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in accordance with relevant national standards.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section—<br> “certain devices” means mobile phones and other devices which provide similar functionality and whose main purpose is not the support of learning or study;<br> “the Chief Medical Officers of the United Kingdom” means the Chief Medical Officers for—<br> (a) England,<br> (b) Wales,<br> (c) Scotland, and<br> (d) Northern Ireland<br> “the school day” includes all time between the start of the first lesson period and the end of the final lesson period.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to take action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media by commissioning a report from the Chief Medical Officers and requiring schools to ban the use of mobile telephones during the school day.</p>

NC37

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Cessation of Child Protection Plans</b><br> Where proceedings are initiated or a care and supervision order is issued under section 31 of the Children Act 1989, any cessation of child protection plans for children under five years old must be signed off by the relevant Director of Children's Services or Head of Social Work Practice.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would mean that the relevant Director of Children's Services or Head of Social Work Practice must sign off any cessation of child protection plans for children under five years old once proceedings have been initiated or once a care and supervision order has been issued.</p>

NC43

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Ian Lavery (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Automatic enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, introduce a scheme to automatically enrol certain individuals for the purposes of the Healthy Start scheme.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain individuals” means people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme on the basis of having a child under the age of 4.<br> (3) The scheme must provide the means for individuals to opt out of enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme.”

NC44

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Contact with siblings for children in care</b><br> (1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 34(1), after paragraph (d) insert—<br> “(e) his siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).”<br> (3) In paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 2, after paragraph (c) insert—<br> “(d) his siblings (whether of the whole or half blood).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would ensure that children in care are allowed reasonable contact with their siblings.</p>

NC45

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Arrangements for remaining in a residential children’s home after reaching adulthood</b><br> (1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 23CZA (arrangements for certain former relevant children to live with former foster parents), at the end of subsection (2) insert – “or by which a person who is a former relevant child by virtue of section 23C(1)(b) continues to live at the residential children’s home at which they were resident when they were looked after.<br> (3) In paragraph 19BA in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (local authority support for looked after children)—<br> (a) in sub-paragraph (1), after “parent” insert “or in a residential children’s home”;<br> (b) in sub-paragraph (3)(b), after “parent” insert “or residential children’s home”.’”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend the “staying put” arrangements that currently exist for young people placed with foster parents to those living in a residential children’s home.</p>

NC46

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of the ban on unregulated accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds</b><br> (1) In the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010—<br> (a) in Regulation 27A (Prohibition on placing a child under 16 in an unregulated setting), for “under 16” substitute “under 18”;<br> (b) in Regulation 27B (Exception to the prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements), after paragraph (1), insert—<br> “(1A) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all accommodation provided to looked after children aged 16 and 17 meets the standards of regulated children’s homes or other regulated supported accommodation.””<br> (2) In section 22C of the Children Act 1989 (Ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained), after subsection (6) insert—<br> “(6A) A local authority must not place a looked after child aged 16 or 17 in unregulated accommodation that does not meet the requirements set out in regulations made under subsection (7).””

NC47

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rosie Duffield (Ind)
Barry Gardiner (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Yasmin Qureshi (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Requirement for minimum standards for accommodation provided to 16- and 17-year-olds in care</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before Parliament regulations establishing national minimum standards for accommodation provided to 16- and 17-year-olds in care, ensuring—<br> (a) access to appropriate levels of support and supervision;<br> (b) safeguarding protections equivalent to those in regulated children’s homes; and<br> (c) oversight by Ofsted or another appropriate regulatory body.”

NC50

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of Child Protection Authority</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, establish a Child Protection Authority for England.<br> (2) The purpose of such an Authority will be to—<br> (a) improve practice in child protection;<br> (b) provide advice and make recommendations to the Government on child protection policy and reforms to improve child protection;<br> (c) inspect institutions and settings at some times and in such ways as it considers necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with child protection standards; and<br> (d) monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and other inquiries relating to the protection of children.<br> (3) The Authority must act with a view to—<br> (a) safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children;<br> (b) ensuring that institutions and settings fulfil their responsibilities in relation to child protection.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would seek to fulfil the second recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in establishing a Child Protection Authority for England.</p>

176

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out from start to “in” in line 8 and insert— <br> “When a local authority starts formal child protection proceedings.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the offer of a family group decision making meeting when formal child protection proceedings are initiated or when a child protection plan is failing to protect the child, rather than before a local authority makes an application for a care and supervision order.</p>

177

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 1, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(1A) A family group decision-making meeting must be offered by the relevant local authority when a family is going through private law proceedings.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to reduce the conflict in private law proceedings by offering a family group decision making meeting, allow other family members to support the child as well as to identify where there are significant safeguarding risks to the child/children. It would strengthen the intention that mediation and reconciliation out of court are better for the child.</p>

178

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert—<br> “(5) A family group decision-making meeting must be chaired by a systemic family therapist or other similarly qualified professional.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require family group decision-making meetings to be chaired by a family therapist or other professional with equivalent qualifications. Particularly in cases involving domestic abuse, including coercion and control, it is essential that the FGDP has the expertise to manage this and protect the child/children.</p>

172

Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 21 to 26 and insert—<br> “(8) The child in relation to whom the family group decision-making meeting is held should be supported to attend all or part of the meeting if they wish to do so, unless the local authority determines this not to be in the best interests of the child, in which instance efforts should be made to ensure their views are represented.<br> (9) In exercising functions under this section in relation to a child, the local authority must, so far as is reasonably practicable and consistent with the child’s welfare—<br> (a) ascertain the child’s wishes and feelings; and<br> (b) give due consideration (having regard to the child’s age and understanding) to such wishes and feelings of the child as they have been able to ascertain.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require a local authority to ascertain a child’s wishes and feelings regarding all aspects of family group decision-making, to give those views due consideration, and to support the child to participate in family group decision-making meetings where appropriate.</p>

179

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) If a child is to be looked after by other family members as a result of the family group decision-making meeting, the local authority must make arrangements to ensure the safety and welfare of the child and prepare a child protection plan that reflects this.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that if a child is going to be looked after by other family members, the local authority takes appropriate action, that is reflected in the child protection plan, to assure their safety and welfare.</p>

180

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) If the child is under the age of two, the family group decision-making conference must not delay the timetable for the making of permanent arrangements regarding the child’s care.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is designed to ensure that the offer of a family group decision-making meeting does not unduly delay making permanent arrangements regarding the child’s care</p>

181

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 4, page 6, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(4A) Where the relevant person considers that the disclosure would be more detrimental to the child than not disclosing the information, this decision must be recorded.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires decisions made not to disclose information to be recorded.</p>

182

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 4, page 6, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(6A) Where information is disclosed under this section, the recipient must consider the safety and welfare of others to whom the information may relate or involve and take steps to promote their safety and welfare, particularly in cases of domestic abuse or elder abuse.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment seeks to ensure that other vulnerable members of a household are not inadvertently put at risk by the sharing of information, and that safety plans are put in place where needed.</p>

174

Bobby Dean (LD)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 5, page 9, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(8) A kinship local offer published under subsection (5) must state when it will next be reviewed.<br> (9) Any review of a kinship local offer conducted by a local authority under subsection (7) must involve the participation of children and families.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that kinship families are actively engaged in shaping the support available to them, and that local authorities are held accountable for delivering their obligations.</p>

183

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 5, page 9, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(8) In fulfilling its duties under subsection (7) a local authority must annually consult and collect feedback from children in kinship care and their carers about its kinship local offer.<br> (9) Feedback received under subsection (8) must be published annually.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to consult children and carers when assessing their kinship care offer.</p>

184

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 8, at end insert—<br> “(3A) Where staying close support is provided, it must be provided with due regard to the wishes of the relevant person and a record must be kept of that person’s wishes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to take account of the wishes of the relevant young person when providing staying close support, and keep a record of those wishes.</p>

186

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 11, page 16, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(1AA) A child who is being looked after by a local authority in England and is under the age of 13 may not, whilst being kept in relevant accommodation in England, be deprived of their liberty in that accommodation unless this has been authorised by the Secretary of State.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that deprivation of liberty orders could not be issued to children under the age of 13 unless expressly authorised by the Secretary of State, in line with provisions relating to children’s homes.</p>

187

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 11, page 16, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(1C) The Secretary of State must review a deprivation of liberty order every 4 weeks to ensure that is appropriate for the order to remain in place.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require a review of deprivation of liberty orders to ensure that they remain appropriate for the relevant child.</p>

185

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 11, page 17, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(8A) After subsection (9) insert—<br> “(10) Where a child is kept in secure accommodation under this section, the relevant local authority has a duty to provide therapeutic treatment for the child.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would place a duty on local authorities to provide therapeutic treatment for children subject to a deprivation of liberty order.</p>

188

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 12, page 17, delete from line 21 to line 17 on page 21 and insert—<br> <b>“23A</b> <b>Requirement for inspection</b><br> (1) The CIECSS may order an inspection of a parent undertaking, or any of its subsidiaries, if it has–<br> (a) a subsidiary undertaking which meets the requirements of subsection (2), or<br> (b) two or more subsidiary undertakings which meet the requirements of subsection (3).<br> (2) A subsidiary undertaking meets the requirements of this subsection if–<br> (a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on two or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and<br> (b) the CIECSS reasonably suspects that there are grounds for cancelling the subsidiary undertaking’s registration in respect of two or more of those establishments or agencies.<br> (3) A subsidiary undertaking meets the requirements of this subsection if–<br> (a) the subsidiary undertaking is registered under this Part as carrying on one or more establishments or agencies for which the CIECSS is the registration authority, and<br> (b) the CIECSS reasonably suspects that there are grounds for cancelling the subsidiary undertaking’s registration in respect of one or more of those establishments or agencies.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require an inspection if the CIECSS believes that are reasons to cancel a children’s home registration, rather than issue an improvement plan notice.</p>

189

Laura Trott (Con) - Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 13 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 12, page 18, line 6, at end insert—<br> “(3A) The CIECSS may require an unannounced visit by Regulation 44 visitor to a children’s home, if it reasonably suspects that there are administrative breaches or minor concerns about the quality of care being provided.<br> (3B) After Regulation 44 visitors have inspected the relevant children’s home or homes, the local authority may issue an improvement plan notice based on their findings.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would rely on the use of Regulation 44 visitors to inform the content of an improvement plan notice where the CIECSS has concerns about minor or technical breaches.</p>

12th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2025

NC23

Zarah Sultana (Ind)
John McDonnell (Ind)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Provision of relationships and sex education and PSHE to persons who have not attained the age of 18 at further education providers</b><br> (1) The Children and Social Work Act 2017 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 34 (Education relating to relationships and sex)—<br> (a) at the end of subsection (1)(b) insert “and<br> (c) relationships and sex education to be provided to persons who have not attained the age of eighteen and who are receiving education at post-16 education institutions in England”;<br> (b) in subsection (2)(a), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (c) in subsection (2)(b), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (d) in subsection (2)(c), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”.<br> (3) In section 35 (Other personal, social, health and economic education)—<br> (a) at the end of subsection (1)(b) insert “and<br> (c) to persons who have not attained the age of eighteen and who are receiving education at post-16 education institutions in England”;<br> (b) in subsection (2)(a), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (c) in subsection (2)(b), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”;<br> (d) in subsection (2)(c), after “schools” insert “and further education providers”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend the existing provision of relationships and sex education and PSHE under the Children and Social Work Act 2017 to people under the age of 18 who are receiving education at post-16 education institutions in England.</p>

NC24

Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Cap on new faith schools’ admissions</b><br> (1) Any school or academy established more than two months after the passing of this Act which—<br> (a) is of a religious character, and<br> (b) is selective on the basis of faith,<br> must adopt admissions criteria which provide that, where the school is oversubscribed, at least 50% of the places available each year are allocated without reference to faith-based criteria.<br> (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an academy established as a result of a maintained school being converted into an academy under section 4 of the Academies Act 2010, except where the converted maintained school was—<br> (a) of a religious character, and<br> (b) selective on the basis of faith prior to conversion.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require new schools with faith-based admissions (other than those which were maintained schools that have converted to being academies) to apply a 50% cap on faith-based admissions places when oversubscribed, in line with the cap for new academies and free schools.</p>

NC25

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Bobby Dean (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care leave</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, entitle an individual to be absent from work on care leave under this section where—<br> (a) the individual is a kinship carer, and<br> (b) the individual satisfies conditions specified in the regulations.<br> (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) must include provision for determining—<br> (a) the extent of an individual’s entitlement to leave under this section; and<br> (b) when leave under this section may be taken.<br> (3) Provision under subsection (2)(a) must secure that—<br> (a) where one individual is entitled to leave under this section, they are entitled to at least 52 weeks of leave; or<br> (b) where more than one individual is entitled to leave under this section in respect of the same child, those individuals are entitled to share at least 52 weeks of leave between them.<br> (4) An employee is entitled to leave under this section only if the eligible kinship care arrangement is intended to last—<br> (a) at least one year, and<br> (b) until the child being cared for attains the age of 18.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship carer” has the meaning given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> (6) Regulations made under this section may make provision about how leave under this section is to be taken.”

NC26

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Bobby Dean (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care allowance</b><br> (1) A person is entitled to a kinship care allowance for any week in which that person is engaged as a kinship carer in England.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship carer” has the meaning given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> (3) A person is not entitled to an allowance under this section unless that person satisfies conditions prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.<br> (4) A person may claim an allowance under this section in respect of more than one child.<br> (5) Where two or more persons would be entitled for the same week to such an allowance in respect of the same child, only one allowance may be claimed on the behalf of—<br> (a) the person jointly elected by those two for that purpose, or<br> (b) in default of such an election, the person determined by, and at the discretion of, the Secretary of State.<br> (6) Regulations may prescribe the circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this section as engaged, or regularly and substantially engaged, in caring for a child under an eligible kinship care arrangement.<br> (7) An allowance under this section is payable at the weekly rate specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.<br> (8) Regulations under subsection (7) may specify—<br> (a) different weekly rates for different ages of children being cared for, or<br> (b) different weekly rates for different regions of England.<br> (9) Regulations under subsection (7) must specify a weekly rate that is no lower than the minimum weekly allowance for foster carers published by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000.”

NC27

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Bobby Dean (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of pupil premium to children subject to a kinship care arrangement</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, for the financial year beginning 1 April 2026 and for each year thereafter, provide that an amount is payable from the pupil premium grant to schools and local authorities in respect of each registered pupil in England who is who is a child living in kinship care.<br> (2) The amount payable under subsection (1) must be equal to the amount that is payable for a pupil who is a looked after child.<br> (3) In this section—<br> “a child living in kinship care” is to be interpreted in the same manner as given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> “looked after child” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989;<br> ”pupil premium grant” means the grant of that name paid to a school or a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 (power of Secretary of State and Senedd Cymru to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc).”

NC28

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Bobby Dean (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care</b><br> (1) For section 88B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (admission arrangements relating to children looked after by local authority) substitute— <br> <b>“88B</b> <b>Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care</b><br> (1) Regulations may require the admission authorities for maintained schools in England to include in their admission arrangements provision relating to the admission of children who are—<br> (a) looked after by a local authority in England, or<br> (b) living in kinship care as may be prescribed.<br> (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular include provision for securing that, subject to sections 86(3), 86B(2) and (4) and 87, such children are to be offered admission in preference to other children.<br> (3) In this section, “children who are living in kinship care” is to be interpreted in the same manner as given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.””

NC29

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of National Wellbeing Measurement Programme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must establish a national children and young people’s wellbeing measurement programme.<br> (2) A programme established under this section must—<br> (a) conduct a national survey of the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in relevant schools in England;<br> (b) support schools in the administration of the survey<br> (c) make provision for parental and student consent to participation in the survey, ensuring that participation is voluntary and that results are handled confidentially; and<br> (d) regularly publish the results of the survey and provide relevant data to participating schools, local authorities and other public bodies for the purposes of improving children and young people’s wellbeing.<br> (3) A programme established under this section must—<br> (a) be developed and piloted within two years of the passing of this Act;<br> (b) be fully implemented in England no later than the start of the academic year three years after the passing of this Act;<br> (c) be reviewed as to its effectiveness by the Secretary of State every three years.<br> (4) Any review of the programme under subsection (3)(c) must be published and laid before Parliament.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section “relevant school” means—<br> (a) an academy school,<br> (b) an alternative provision Academy,<br> (c) a maintained school,<br> (d) a non-maintained special school,<br> (e) an independent school, or<br> (f) a pupil referral unit, other than where established in a hospital.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to introduce a national programme to regularly measure and report on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in schools.</p>

171

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 15, page 29, line 18, at end insert— <br> “(c) independent schools with caring responsibilities and offering SEND provision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would include independent special schools within the profit cap provision.</p>

11th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Government Amendments tabled on 10 March 2025

NC17

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of new schools: data protection</b><br> After section 30 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 insert—<br> <b>“30A</b> <b>Data protection</b><br> (1) None of the provisions in or made by virtue of this Part (including Schedule 2) are to be read as requiring or authorising the processing of information which would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether the processing would do so, take into account the duty imposed or the power conferred by the provision in question).<br> (2) In this section, “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the provisions in or made under Part 2 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (including provisions inserted into that Part by clauses 52 to 55 and Schedule 3) do not override the provisions in the data protection legislation.</p>

132

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 23, page 44, line 6, at end insert—<br> “(1) In section 512B of the Education Act 1996 (provision of school lunches: Academies), after subsection (3) insert—<br> “(4) Subsections (1) and (3) apply to an agreement under section 482 in relation to a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts as they apply to Academy arrangements in relation to an Academy school or an alternative provision Academy.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that section 512B of the Education Act 1996 (which imposes requirements relating to the provision of school lunches at Academy schools and alternative provision Academies) also applies to city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts.</p>

133

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 23, page 44, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(4) Subsections (1) and (3) apply to an agreement under section 482 in relation to a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts as they apply to Academy arrangements in relation to an Academy school or an alternative provision Academy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the provision made by inserted section 512C of the Education Act 1996 (which applies the school food standards to Academy schools and alternative provision Academies) also applies to city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts.</p>

134

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 24, page 45, line 24, leave out “or a non-maintained special school” and insert “, a non-maintained special school, a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 135.</p>

135

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 24, page 45, line 33, at end insert “, or<br> (f) a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the definition of “relevant school” in section 551ZA (inserted into the Education Act 1996 by clause 24) includes a city technology college and a city college for the technology of the arts.</p>

20

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 46, line 21, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and the amendments in the name of Secretary Bridget Phillipson to clauses 25 to 29 and Schedule 1 ensure that the provisions in the Bill that relate to children not in school, that previously applied only in England, will also apply in Wales.</p>

21

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 46, line 24, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

22

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 46, line 25, leave out “337(1)” and insert “337”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

23

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 46, leave out lines 26 to 28 and insert—<br> “(b) an independent school within the meaning of section 463 which—<br> (i) in the case of a school in England, is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs;<br> (ii) in the case of a school in Wales, is wholly or mainly concerned with providing full-time education to persons for whom an individual development plan is maintained.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

24

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 46, line 29, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

25

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 47, line 44, leave out “the Secretary of State, and” and insert “—<br> (i) the Secretary of State, in relation to a local authority in England, and<br> (ii) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to a local authority in Wales, and”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

26

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 48, line 1, after “State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

27

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 48, line 7, leave out “the Secretary of State, and” and insert “—<br> (i) the Secretary of State, in relation to a local authority in England, and<br> (ii) the Welsh Ministers, in relation to a local authority in Wales, and”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

28

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 48, line 8, after “State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

29

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 25, page 48, line 10, after “considers” insert “, or the Welsh Ministers consider,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

30

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 48, line 35, leave out “: England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

31

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 48, line 37, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

136

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, line 6, after “pupil” insert “or a student registered”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is a minor drafting change to ensure that the correct label is used in relation to institutions where the children are referred to as students rather than pupils.</p>

137

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, line 15, after “pupil” insert “or a student registered”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is a minor drafting change to ensure that the correct label is used in relation to institutions where the children are referred to as students rather than pupils.</p>

138

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, leave out lines 28 to 30


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and amendment 139 ensure that unregistered independent educational institutions do not fall within the definition of “relevant school” for the purposes of determining whether there is a duty to register a child under section 436B of the Education Act 1996, as inserted by clause 26.</p>

32

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, line 31, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

139

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, line 35, after “2008” insert “, that is registered under section 95 of that Act (register of independent educational institutions)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 138.</p>

33

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, line 35, at end insert—<br> “(f) a school that is included in the register of independent schools in Wales (kept under section 158 of the Education Act 2002), or”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

140

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 49, line 35, at end insert—<br> “(g) a school within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This ensures that section 436B, inserted into the Education Act 1996 by clause 26, does not require a local authority to register a child who attends a school in Scotland.</p>

34

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 50, line 24, at beginning insert “in the case of a child who is in the area of a local authority in England,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

35

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 50, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(ba) in the case of a child who is in the area of a local authority in Wales, whether the child has any additional learning needs, including whether an individual development plan is maintained for the child;”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

36

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 50, line 39, at end insert—<br> “(da) whether the child has ever been assessed as having needs for care and support for the purposes of Part 4 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4) (see section 32(1) of that Act) and, if so, any actions that a local authority is taking or has taken in relation to the child under that Part (or Part 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989) and any services that a local authority is providing or has provided to the child in the exercise of functions conferred on the authority by or under that Part (or Part 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989);”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

37

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 50, line 41, after “authority” insert “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

38

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 50, line 42, after “1989)” insert “or in Wales (within the meaning of section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

39

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 51, line 16, after “considers” insert “, or the Welsh Ministers consider (as the case may be),”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

40

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 52, line 3, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

41

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 52, line 8, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

42

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 52, line 35, after “19” insert “(in England) or section 19A (in Wales)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

43

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 52, line 38, at beginning insert “where the local authority is a local authority in England,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

44

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 52, line 40, at end insert—<br> “(ca) where the local authority is a local authority in Wales, arrangements made by the local authority under section 53 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2) (additional learning provision otherwise than in schools);”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

45

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 53, line 2, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

46

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 5, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

47

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 17, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

48

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 17, after “directs” insert “in relation to a local authority in England, or the Welsh Ministers so direct in relation to a local authority in Wales,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

49

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 18, after “State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

50

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 21, after “State” insert “or the Welsh Ministers”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

51

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 22, after “considers” insert “or the Welsh Ministers consider (as the case may be)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

52

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 27, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

53

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 35, after “11(1)” insert “or 28(1)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

54

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 54, line 41, at end insert—<br> “(c) His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales;<br> (d) the Welsh Ministers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

55

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 1, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

56

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 3, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

57

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 10, leave out “Wales,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

58

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 12, after first “England” insert “or Wales”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

59

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 12, leave out second “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

60

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 24, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

61

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 38, after “19” insert “or 19A”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

62

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 55, line 41, at end insert “, or<br> (d) the local authority is required to secure additional learning provision or other provision for the child under section 14(10) or 19(7) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

63

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 56, line 3, after “regulations” insert “to be made by the Secretary of State”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

64

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 56, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(3A) In section 569(2B), (2BA) and (2BB) for “the National Assembly for Wales” (in each place that it occurs) substitute “Senedd Cymru”.<br> (3B) After section 569(2BB) insert—<br> “(2BC) A statutory instrument which contains any of the following regulations to be made by the Welsh Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of Senedd Cymru—<br> (a) regulations under any of the following provisions, other than the first set of such regulations—<br> (i) section 436B(6)<br> ,<br> (ii) section 436C(4)<br> ,<br> (iii) section 436E(9)<br> ,<br> (iv) section 436F(1)<br> ,<br> (v) paragraph 5 of Schedule 31A, or<br> (b) regulations under <br> section 436I(5)<br> .<br> (2BD) A statutory instrument which contains (whether alone or with other provision) any of the following regulations to be made by the Welsh Ministers may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru—<br> (a) the first regulations under <br> section 436B(6)<br> ,<br> (b) regulations under <br> section 436C(2)<br> ,<br> (c) the first regulations under <br> section 436C(4)<br> ,<br> (d) regulations under <br> section 436E(1)(a)<br> ,<br> (e) regulations under <br> section 436E(7)<br> ,<br> (f) the first regulations under <br> section 436E(9)<br> ,<br> (g) the first regulations under <br> section 436F(1)<br> ,<br> (h) regulations under <br> section 436F(2)<br> , or<br> (i) the first regulations under paragraph 5 of Schedule 31A.””


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

65

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 26, page 56, line 21, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

66

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 58, line 15, leave out “: England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

67

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 58, line 17, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

68

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 58, line 22, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

69

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 59, line 34, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

141

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 60, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(1A) But a local authority must not serve an order under this section on a child’s parent if—<br> (a) either—<br> (i) condition B was the only condition cited in the preliminary notice served under section 436H in relation to the child, or<br> (ii) condition B and another condition were cited in that preliminary notice, but the child’s parent has satisfied the local authority that the child is receiving suitable education,<br> (b) the local authority is no longer conducting enquiries or taking action in respect of the child as mentioned in section <br> 436H(5)(a)<br> , and<br> (c) the local authority is not aware of any other enquiries being made under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 or of any other action being taken under section 47(8) of that Act in respect of the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that a school attendance order is not to be given where enquiries or action under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 are no longer ongoing (and in a case where there were also other grounds for the preliminary notice, the local authority is satisfied that the child is receiving suitable education).</p>

70

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 61, line 7, at end insert “(England)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

71

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 61, line 8, after “authority” insert “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

72

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 61, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(6) Where a school attendance order is in force in respect of a child who subsequently becomes a child for whom the local authority maintain an EHC plan which specifies the name of a school, the local authority must ensure that school is named in the order.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the provisions on school attendance orders for a child with an EHC plan will also cater for children who already have a school attendance order and then get an EHC plan at a later date.</p>

73

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 61, line 25, at end insert—<br> <b>“436JA</b> <b>School attendance order for child with individual development plan (Wales)</b><br> (1) Where a local authority in Wales is required to serve a school attendance order under section 436I in respect of a child for whom an individual development plan is maintained in which a particular school is named, that school must be named in the order.<br> (2) Where—<br> (a) a school attendance order is in force in respect of a child for whom an individual development plan is maintained in which a particular school is named, and<br> (b) the name of the school specified in the plan is changed,<br> <span class="wrapped">the local authority must amend the order accordingly.</span><br> (3) Where a school attendance order is in force in respect of a child who subsequently becomes a child for whom an individual development plan is maintained in which a particular school is named, the local authority must ensure that school is named in the order.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statements to amendments 20 and 72.</p>

74

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 61, line 29, after “plan,” insert “or a child for whom an individual development plan is maintained in which a particular school is named,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

75

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 64, line 24, after “State” insert “in relation to a school in England, or to the Welsh Ministers in relation to a school in Wales,”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

76

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 64, line 40, after “section” insert “in relation to a school in England or the Welsh Ministers give a direction under this section in relation to a school in Wales”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

77

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 65, line 4, at end insert—<br> “(8) If a local authority in England serves a notice under subsection (2) specifying a school in Wales and an application for a direction is made to the Welsh Ministers under subsection (4) in relation to that notice, the direction under this section may only—<br> (a) confirm that a school specified in the notice under subsection (2) should be specified in the school nomination notice, or<br> (b) refer the question of which school or schools should be specified in the school nomination notice back to the local authority to determine.<br> (9) If a local authority in Wales serves a notice under subsection (2) specifying a school in England, and an application for a direction is made to the Secretary of State under subsection (4) in relation to that notice, the direction under this section may only—<br> (a) confirm that a school specified in the notice under subsection (2) should be specified in the school nomination notice, or<br> (b) refer the question of which school or schools should be specified in the school nomination notice back to the local authority to determine.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

78

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 65, line 8, after “plan” insert “or a child for whom an individual development plan is maintained in which a particular school is named”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

142

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 66, line 8, leave out “on request”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 143.</p>

143

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 66, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The local authority must revoke the order if—<br> (a) the order was served following a preliminary notice under section 436H in which the only condition cited was condition B,<br> (b) the local authority is no longer conducting enquiries or taking action in respect of the child as mentioned in section <br> 436H(5)(a)<br> , and<br> (c) the local authority is not aware of any other enquiries being made under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 or of any other action being taken under section 47(8) of that Act in respect of the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that a local authority must revoke a school attendance order served following a preliminary notice based on enquiries being made or action being taken under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 which are no longer ongoing.</p>

144

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 66, line 15, leave out from “served” to the end of line 17 and insert “—<br> (i) as a result of the person failing to satisfy the local authority that the child is receiving suitable education, or<br> (ii) as a result of the person failing to satisfy the local authority both that the child is receiving suitable education and that it is in the best interests of the child to receive education otherwise than by regular attendance at school, where subsection and (c) applies;<br> (1A)(b)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that a request for a school attendance order to be revoked can be made where arrangements have been made for the child to receive suitable education in a case where enquiries or action under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 are no longer ongoing and the preliminary notice cited condition B and another condition.</p>

79

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 66, line 27, leave out “the local authority” and insert “a local authority in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

80

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 66, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(4A) If a person is aggrieved by a refusal of a local authority in Wales to comply with a request under subsection (2)—<br> (a) the person may refer the question to the Welsh Ministers, and<br> (b) the Welsh Ministers must give such direction determining the question as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

81

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 66, line 40, at end insert—<br> “(6) Where the child is one for whom the local authority maintains an individual development plan—<br> (a) if the name of a school or other institution is specified in the plan, subsection (2) does not apply;<br> (b) if the name of a school or other institution is not specified in the plan, a direction under subsection <br> (4A)(b)<br> may require the authority to make such amendments in the plan as the Welsh Ministers consider necessary or expedient in consequence of the determination.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

145

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 67, line 5, leave out “the person proves that arrangements have been made”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 148.</p>

146

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 67, line 7, at beginning insert “the person proves that arrangements have been made”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 148.</p>

147

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 67, line 11, at beginning insert “the person proves that arrangements have been made”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 148.</p>

148

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 67, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(c) section is no longer met in respect of the child, where the order was served following a preliminary notice under section 436H which cited only condition B, or<br> 436H(5)(a)<br> (d) both—<br> (i) the person proves that arrangements have been made for the child to receive suitable education otherwise than at a school, and<br> (ii) section <br> 436H(5)(a)<br> is no longer met in respect of the child,<br> <span class="wrapped">where the order was served following a preliminary notice under section 436H which cited condition B and another condition”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that a criminal offence is not committed where a person fails to comply with a school attendance order served, or served in part, because of enquiries or action under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 which are no longer ongoing, and the person proves that the child is receiving suitable education.</p>

82

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 67, line 21, after “436J” insert “, 436JA”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

149

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 4, at end insert—<br> <b>“436R</b> <b>References to “Academy school” and “Academy arrangements”</b><br> (1) In sections 436I and 436K to 436N, a reference to an Academy school includes a reference to a city technology college and a city college for the technology of the arts.<br> (2) The reference in section 436L to Academy arrangements includes a reference to an agreement under section 482.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that a reference to an Academy school in the provisions on school attendance orders (inserted into the Education Act 1996 by clause 27) includes a reference to a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts.</p>

83

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 4, at end insert—<br> <b>“436S</b> <b>References to “regulations” and “prescribed”</b><br> (1) In sections <br> 436B(6)<br> , <br> 436C(4)<br> and <br> 436E(7)<br> “regulations” means—<br> (a) regulations made by the Secretary of State in relation to England, and<br> (b) regulations made by the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales.<br> (2) In sections 436C, 436E, section 436F, 436I and paragraph 5 of Schedule 31A “prescribed” means—<br> (a) prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State in relation to England, and<br> (b) prescribed by regulations made by the Welsh Ministers in relation to Wales.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

84

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 7, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

85

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 9, leave out from “units),” to “—” in line 10 and insert “for paragraph 14 substitute”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

86

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 11, leave out “13A” and insert “14”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

87

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 12, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

88

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 22, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

89

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 27, page 68, line 36, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

150

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 28, page 69, line 2, leave out “436P” and insert “436S”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendments, 73, 149 and 83 which insert new provisions into clause 27.</p>

90

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 28, page 69, line 3, leave out “attendance orders in England: data protection” and insert “school attendance orders: processing of information”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20. This amendment is also consequential on amendment 151.</p>

151

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 28, page 69, leave out lines 4 to 14 and insert—<br> <b>“436T</b> <b>Processing of information</b><br> (1) This section applies to section 434A, sections 436B to 436P and Schedule 31A, and provisions of regulations made under any of those provisions.<br> (2) Except as provided by subsection (3), a disclosure of information authorised or required under any provision to which this section applies does not breach—<br> (a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or<br> (b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).<br> (3) None of the provisions to which this section applies are to be read as requiring or authorising the processing of information which would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether the processing would do so, take into account the duty imposed or the power conferred by the provision in question).<br> (4) In this section, “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3 of that Act).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that powers to disclose information under the provisions mentioned override any obligations of confidence or restrictions on disclosure other than those imposed by the data protection legislation.</p>

152

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 28, page 69, line 16, leave out “436Q” and insert “436T”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendments 73, 149 and 83 which insert new provisions into clause 27.</p>

153

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 28, page 69, line 19, leave out “436R” and insert “436U”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendments 73, 149 and 83 which insert new provisions into clause 27.</p>

91

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 29, page 69, line 18, leave out “: England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

92

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 29, page 69, line 21, leave out “any guidance given by the Secretary of State” and insert “—<br> (a) in the case of a local authority in England, any guidance given by the Secretary of State;<br> (b) in the case of a local authority in Wales, any guidance given by the Welsh Ministers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

154

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 69, line 29, leave out from beginning to end of line 20 on page 70 and insert—<br> “(1) The following are independent educational institutions for the purposes of this Chapter—<br> (a) independent schools in England;<br> (b) institutions in England, other than independent schools and excepted institutions, that provide full-time education for—<br> (i) at least five children of compulsory school age, or<br> (ii) at least one child of compulsory school age who is looked after by a local authority or has special educational needs.<br> (2) The following subsections apply for the purposes of <br> subsection (1)(b)<br> (and see section 138(1A) for provision about the meaning of an institution providing education).<br> (3) Regulations may—<br> (a) specify that an amount of time is or is not to be treated as “full-time” by reference to a number of hours in, or a proportion of, a week or other period, or in any other way;<br> (b) provide that time spent on a specified activity or on an activity of a specified description is or is not to be treated as time during which education is being provided;<br> (c) amend subsection (4) so as to add, remove or amend factors;<br> (d) amend this section so as to add, remove or amend provision about the interpretation of the factors in subsection (4).<br> (4) If, or to the extent that, the question of whether an institution provides full-time education for a child is not determined by regulations under or (b), the factors relevant to determining that question include—<br> subsection (3)(a)<br> (a) the number of hours per week that—<br> (i) education is provided to children by the institution;<br> (ii) activities incidental to that education (such as breaks and independent study time) are provided;<br> (b) the number of weeks in an academic year that education is provided;<br> (c) the time of day that education is provided.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment highlights that all independent schools in England still fall within the definition of “independent educational institution”, revises the power to make regulations to reflect how it is intended to be used and revises the factors to be taken into account to determine whether an institution is providing full-time education.</p>

155

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 31, page 71, leave out lines 31 and 32 and insert—<br> “(fa) regulations under section 92,”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 154.</p>

156

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 32, page 83, line 10, at end insert—<br> “(6A) After section 127 insert—<br> <b>“127A</b> <b>Determination by Tribunal of whether persons are fit and proper</b><br> (1) This section applies where the question of whether an institution meets, has met or is likely to meet an independent educational institution standard prescribed under section 94 or (b) (fit and proper persons) is relevant to an application or appeal to the Tribunal under this Chapter.<br> (1A)(a)(i)<br> (2) The Tribunal may determine that question for the purposes of the application or appeal, including by finding that a relevant person is, was or would be a fit and proper person to be involved in the running of an independent educational institution even if the Secretary of State is not of that opinion.<br> (3) “Relevant person” means—<br> (a) where the proprietor or proposed proprietor of the institution mentioned in subsection (1) is a body of persons, a person having, or proposed to have, general control and management of, or legal responsibility and accountability for, the proprietor or proposed proprietor;<br> (b) where the proprietor or proposed proprietor of the institution mentioned in subsection (1) is an individual, the individual.””


Explanatory Text

<p>Clause 32(2)(a) amends the Education and Skills Act 2008 to allow for independent educational institution standards to be set that relate to whether, in the Secretary of State’s opinion, persons are fit and proper to be involved in the running of institutions. This amendment allows the First-tier Tribunal to make that finding itself where relevant to an application or appeal.</p>

157

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 34, page 85, line 32, after “(3)(g)” insert “or section 101<br>(2)(i)<br>”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides for regulations to be made about what constitutes a type of special educational need for the purposes of new provision inserted by clause 34.</p>

158

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 34, page 86, line 26, leave out “(as prescribed under section 98(3A))”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment removes words to reflect that regulations may not necessarily be made under section 98(3A).</p>

159

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 34, page 88, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(11) In section 166 (orders and regulations), in subsection (6)(a), after “circumstances” insert “, purposes”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows for regulations to be made for different purposes.</p>

160

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 37, page 92, line 1, leave out from “this section” to end of line 3 and insert “—<br> (a) authorises the Chief Inspector to exercise the powers of investigation conferred by <br> section 127D(1)(a)<br> , and<br> (b) may authorise the Chief Inspector to exercise the powers of investigation conferred by <br> section 127D(1)(b) to (k)<br> or particular powers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and amendment 163 provide for powers of investigation that are always exercisable by the Chief Inspector following an entry without warrant also to be exercisable following an entry under warrant.</p>

161

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 37, page 92, line 17, leave out “the Chief Inspector’s entry to the premises or”


Explanatory Text

<p>Clause 37 allows for the Chief Inspector’s entry to premises and investigation on premises to be assisted by any person accompanying, or thing brought with, the Chief Inspector. This amendment limits this to assistance with investigations on premises.</p>

162

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 37, page 92, line 21, leave out “the Chief Inspector’s entry or”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 161.</p>

163

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 37, page 93, line 22, leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “ to (k)”<br>subsection (1)(b)


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement for amendment 160.</p>

164

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 37, page 93, line 25, leave out “subsection (1)(i)” and insert “<br>subsection (1)(e), (h) or (i)<br>”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides for copies of any document or other information taken by the Chief Inspector, in addition to things seized, to be retained for so long as is necessary in the circumstances.</p>

165

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 37, page 95, line 32, leave out subsection (5) and insert—<br> “(5) The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 is amended as follows.<br> (6) In <br> section 57(1)<br> (retention of seized items), after paragraph (v) insert—<br> “(w) of the Education and Skills Act 2008.<br> section 127D(3)”<br> (7) In section 65 (meaning of “legal privilege”)—<br> (a) after subsection (8C) insert—;<br> An item which is, or is comprised in, property which has been seized in exercise or purported exercise of the power of seizure conferred by , (h) or (i) of the Education and Skills Act 2008 is to be taken for the purposes of this Part to be an item subject to legal privilege if, and only if, the seizure of that item was in contravention of of that Act.<br> section 127D(1)(e)<br> section 127D(7)”<br> (b) in subsection (9)—<br> (i) at the end of paragraph (e) omit “or”;<br> (ii) at the end of paragraph (g) insert “, or”;<br> (iii) after paragraph (g) insert—<br> , (h) or (i) of the Education and Skills Act 2008.<br> section 127D(1)(e)”<br> (8) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (powers of seizure to which section 50 of the Act applies), after paragraph 73W insert—”<br> Part 1 of Schedule 1<br> Each of the powers of seizure conferred by , (h) and (i) of the Education and Skills Act 2008.<br> section 127D(1)(e)””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment makes further provision consequential on the powers of seizure inserted into the Education and Skills Act 2008 by clause 37.</p>

166

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 39, page 96, line 34, at end insert—<br> “(1A) Except as provided by subsection (2), a disclosure of information under this section made for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the welfare of children provided with accommodation by a school or college does not breach—<br> (a) any obligation of confidence owed by the Chief Inspector for England, or<br> (b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides that, subject to the data protection legislation, disclosures by the Chief Inspector for England to inspectors of schools and colleges do not breach any confidence or restriction if made to protect the welfare of children accommodated by a school or college.</p>

167

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 39, page 97, line 15, at end insert—<br> “(1A) Except as provided by subsection (2), a disclosure of information under this section made for the purpose of safeguarding or promoting the welfare of students at a registered independent educational institution does not breach—<br> (a) any obligation of confidence owed by the Chief Inspector, or<br> (b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides that, subject to the data protection legislation, disclosures by the Chief Inspector to inspectors of independent educational institutions do not breach any confidence or restriction if made to protect the welfare of students at such an institution.</p>

168

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 44, page 103, line 35, at end insert—<br> “(7) In this section, a reference to an Academy includes a reference to a city technology college and a city college for the technology of the arts.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment expands the meaning of “Academy” in clause 44 to include the remaining institutions established under pre-Academy arrangements that have not become Academies.</p>

169

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Preet Kaur Gill (LAB)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 59, page 113, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(1A) Subject to subsection (1), sections (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>), (<i>Cases in which duty under section (Corporate parenting responsibilities)(1) does not apply</i>), (<i>Corporate parenting duty: collaborative working</i>), (<i>Duty to have regard to guidance</i>) and (<i>Reports by Secretary of State</i>) and Schedule (<i>Relevant authorities</i>) extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment provides that NC18, NC19, NC20, NC21 and NC22 and NS1 extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.</p>

170

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 59, page 113, line 6, leave out “subsection (1)” and insert “subsections (1) and (1A)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 169.</p>

93

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 60, page 113, line 25, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Subject to subsection (1), sections 25 to 30 and Schedule 1 come into force, in relation to Wales, on such day as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and the amendments in the name of Secretary Bridget Phillipson to clause 60 ensure that the Welsh Ministers have the powers to commence the provisions relating to children not in school, in relation to Wales. See also the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

94

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 60, page 113, line 26, leave out “and (2)” and insert “to (2A)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 93.</p>

95

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 60, page 113, line 29, after “appointed” insert “under subsection (2A) or (3)”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 93.</p>

96

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 60, page 113, line 32, at end insert “, except sections 25 to 30 and Schedule 1 in relation to Wales.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 93.</p>

97

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 60, page 113, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(5A) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations made by statutory instrument make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of sections 25 to 30 (including Schedule 1) in relation to Wales.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 93.</p>

98

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 60, page 113, line 33, after “(5)” insert “or (5A) ”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on amendment 97.</p>

99

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 114, line 6, leave out “after “section” insert “436I or”” and insert “for “437” substitute “436I“”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

100

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 114, line 8, leave out “after “section” insert “436I or”” and insert “for “437” substitute “436I“”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

101

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 114, line 10, leave out “after “section” insert “436I or”” and insert “for “437” substitute “436I“”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

102

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 114, line 13, at end insert—<br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(1A)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Omit sections 437 to 443 (school attendance orders) and the italic headings before sections 437 and 443.”</span></span>


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

103

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 114, line 14, leave out sub-paragraphs (2) to (9)


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

104

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 115, line 25, leave out “, after “under section” insert “436P,”” and insert “and (2)(a), for “443” substitute “436P””


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

105

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 115, line 26, leave out sub-paragraph (13)


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

106

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 115, line 36, leave out from “substitute” to the end of line 37 and insert “section 436I.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

107

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 116, line 1, leave out sub-paragraph (16)


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

108

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 116, line 13, leave out “after “section” insert “436K(4), 436N(2),”” and insert “for “438(4) or 440(2)” substitute “<br>436K(4)<br> or <br>436N(2)<br>””


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

109

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 116, line 17, leave out “or 443”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

110

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

Schedule 1, page 116, line 18, leave out “, 443”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 20.</p>

NC18

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Corporate parenting responsibilities</b><br> (1) It is the duty of every relevant authority when exercising its functions—<br> (a) to be alert to matters which adversely affect, or might adversely affect, the wellbeing of looked-after children and relevant young people;<br> (b) to assess what services or support provided by the authority are or may be available for looked-after children and relevant young people;<br> (c) to seek to provide opportunities for looked-after children and relevant young people to participate in activities designed to promote their wellbeing or enhance their employment prospects;<br> (d) to take such action as the authority considers appropriate to help looked-after children and relevant young people—<br> (i) to make use of services, and access support, provided by the authority, and<br> (ii) to access opportunities provided by the authority in pursuance of paragraph (c).<br> (2) The duty imposed by subsection (1)—<br> (a) applies to a relevant authority only so far as compliance with the duty—<br> (i) is consistent with the proper exercise of its functions, and<br> (ii) is reasonably practicable, and<br> (b) does not apply as mentioned in section (<i>Cases in which duty under section (Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)<i> does not apply</i>).<br> (3) “Relevant authority” means a person listed, or within a description listed, in Part 1 of Schedule (<i>Relevant authorities</i>).<br> (4) “Looked-after child” means a person aged under 18 who is—<br> (a) looked after by a local authority for the purposes of the Children Act 1989, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4) or the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, or<br> (b) looked after by an authority for the purposes of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)).<br> (5) “Relevant young person” means a person who—<br> (a) is aged 16 or over but under 25, and<br> (b) was a looked-after child on their 16th birthday or at any subsequent time but is no longer a looked-after child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause, to be inserted in Part 1 of the Bill after clause 20, imposes a duty on relevant authorities in relation to the wellbeing and employment prospects of looked-after children and previously looked-after children, and in relation to services and support provided to such persons (a “corporate parenting duty”).</p>

NC19

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Cases in which duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1) does not apply</b><br> (1) The duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1) does not apply in relation to the exercise of—<br> (a) any function of the Secretary of State in relation to immigration, asylum or nationality, or<br> (b) any general customs function of the Secretary of State.<br> (2) In <br> subsection (1)(b)<br> , “general customs function” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (see section 1(8) of that Act).<br> (3) The duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1) does not apply in relation to—<br> (a) the exercise of a function in or as regards Scotland to the extent that the function could be conferred by provision that would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament (see section 29 of the Scotland Act 1998);<br> (b) the exercise of a function in relation to Wales to the extent that the function could be conferred by provision that would be within the legislative competence of Senedd Cymru if it were contained in an Act of the Senedd (see section 108A of the Government of Wales Act 2006);<br> (c) the exercise of a function in or as regards Northern Ireland to the extent that the function could be conferred by provision that—<br> (i) would be within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly if it were contained in an Act of the Assembly (see section 6 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998), and<br> (ii) would not, if it were contained in a Bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly, result in the Bill requiring the consent of the Secretary of State under section 8 of that Act.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause ensures that the corporate parenting duty under NC18 does not apply in relation to certain functions of the Secretary of State, and limits the application of the duty in relation to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p>

NC20

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Corporate parenting duty: collaborative working</b><br> (1) Relevant authorities and local authorities in England must, so far as reasonably practicable, collaborate with each other when performing their corporate parenting duty where they consider that doing so would safeguard or promote the wellbeing of looked-after children or relevant young people.<br> (2) In subsection (1), “corporate parenting duty” means—<br> (a) in the case of a relevant authority, the duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1);<br> (b) in the case of a local authority in England, the duty under section 1(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017.<br> (3) Collaboration under subsection (1) may in particular include—<br> (a) sharing information;<br> (b) providing advice or assistance;<br> (c) co-ordinating activities (and seeking to prevent unnecessary duplication).<br> (4) Subsection (1) is not to be read as—<br> (a) requiring or authorising the processing of information if the processing would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether the processing would do so, take the duty under subsection (1) into account);<br> (b) requiring or authorising a disclosure of information which is prohibited by any of Parts 1 to 7 or Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016.<br> (5) In this section—<br> “local authority in England” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017;<br> “processing” and <br> “the data protection legislation” have the meaning given by the Data Protection Act 2018 (see section 3(4) and (9) of that Act);<br> “relevant authority” , “looked-after children” and “relevant young people” have the same meaning as in section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>).<br> (6) In section 1 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017, after subsection (4) insert—<br> “(5) See also section (<i>Corporate parenting duty: collaborative working</i>) of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025, which requires local authorities in England to collaborate with other bodies in performing their respective corporate parenting duties.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause requires relevant authorities and local authorities in England to collaborate with each other when performing the corporate parenting duty under NC18 (for relevant authorities) and the duty under section 1(1) of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (for local authorities).</p>

NC21

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Duty to have regard to guidance</b><br> (1) A relevant authority must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State as to the performance of the duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1).<br> (2) Guidance for the purposes of this section may in particular include guidance about—<br> (a) how the duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1) applies in relation to a particular relevant authority or to relevant authorities of a particular description;<br> (b) outcomes which a relevant authority should seek to achieve in performing the duty.<br> (3) Before giving guidance, the Secretary of State must consult—<br> (a) those relevant authorities to which the guidance relates, and<br> (b) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (4) In this section, “relevant authority” has the same meaning as in section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause requires relevant authorities to have regard to guidance in relation to the corporate parenting duty under NC18. It also requires the Secretary of State to consult before giving any such guidance.</p>

NC22

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Reports by Secretary of State</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, after the end of each relevant three-year period, lay before Parliament a report on how the Secretary of State has performed the duty under section (<i>Corporate parenting responsibilities</i>)(1) during that period.<br> (2) In subsection (1), “relevant three-year period” means—<br> (a) the period of three years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, and<br> (b) each subsequent period of three years.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause requires the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a report on the Secretary of State’s compliance with the corporate parenting duty under NC18.</p>

111

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 4, page 6, line 21, leave out from “facilitate” to end of line 22 and insert—<br> “(a) where the recipient is within subsection or (b), the exercise by the recipient of any of its relevant functions, or<br> (4)(a)<br> (b) where the recipient is within subsection (4)(c), the provision of services by the recipient pursuant to arrangements made by a person within subsection or (b) in connection with the exercise of any of that person’s relevant functions.<br> (4)(a)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies how the duty under section 16LA(2) of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by clause 4) operates where information is disclosed to a person engaged to provide services relating to safeguarding or promoting the welfare of children.</p>

112

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 4, page 6, line 32, at end insert “, and<br> (c) a person who provides services pursuant to arrangements made by a person within paragraph (a) or (b) in connection with the exercise of any of that person’s relevant functions.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the information-sharing requirements in section 16LA of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by clause 4) also extend to persons engaged to provide services relating to safeguarding or promoting the welfare of children.</p>

113

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 4, page 7, leave out lines 4 to 8 and insert—<br> “(9) This section does not authorise or require the disclosure of information if the disclosure would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether a disclosure would do so, take into account the duties imposed by this section).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies the operation of the data protection legislation in relation to section 16LA of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by clause 4).</p>

114

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 4, page 7, line 10, at end insert—<br> ““relevant function” means a function relating to safeguarding or promoting the welfare of children.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment defines “relevant function” for the purposes of the new provisions inserted by amendments 111 and 112.</p>

115

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 4, page 8, leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert—<br> “(9) This section does not authorise or require the processing of information if the processing would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether the processing would do so, take into account the duties imposed by this section).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies the operation of the data protection legislation in relation to section 16LB of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by clause 4).</p>

116

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 4, page 8, line 16, at end insert—<br> “(12A) Where a person (a “service provider”) provides services pursuant to arrangements made by a designated person in connection with the exercise of any function of the designated person that relates to safeguarding or promoting the welfare of children, this section applies to the service provider as it applies to the designated person.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the consistent identifier requirements in section 16LB of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by clause 4) also extend to persons engaged to provide services relating to safeguarding or promoting the welfare of children.</p>

117

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 11, page 16, line 7, after “England” insert “or Wales”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the clause 11 amendments to section 25 of the Children Act 1989 to allow local authorities in England to seek authorisation for the deprivation of liberty of children in certain accommodation in England provided for care and treatment extend to local authorities in Wales.</p>

118

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 13, page 23, line 3, at end insert—<br> “(2) None of the provisions in or made by virtue of this section are to be read as requiring or authorising the processing of information which would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether the processing would do so, take into account the duty imposed or the power conferred by the provision in question).<br> (3) In this section, “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the provisions in or made under section 30ZD of the Care Standards Act 2000 (inserted by clause 13) do not override the provisions in the data protection legislation.</p>

119

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 18, page 34, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(4A) The Secretary of State may provide financial oversight information to the Care Quality Commission for use in connection with the Commission’s functions under sections 54 to 56 of the Care Act 2014.<br> (4B) “Financial oversight information” means information held by the Secretary of State in connection with the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 30ZE to 30ZJ.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment enables the Secretary of State to disclose certain information to the Care Quality Commission for use in connection with the Commission’s functions under sections 54 to 56 of the Care Act 2014.</p>

120

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 18, page 35, leave out lines 1 and 2


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment removes subsection (5) because it is clear without it that the information in question may consist of or include personal data.</p>

121

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 18, page 35, line 14, at end insert—<br> “(9) In this section, “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment adds a signpost to the definition of terms used in section 30ZO of the Care Standards Act 2000 (inserted by clause 18).</p>

122

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 18, page 35, line 14, at end insert—<br> “(2) In the Care Act 2014, after section 56 insert—<br> <b>“56A</b> <b>Provision of information to the Secretary of State</b><br> (1) The Care Quality Commission may provide market oversight information to the Secretary of State for use in connection with the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 30ZE to 30ZJ of the Care Standards Act 2000.<br> (2) “Market oversight information” means information held by the Commission in connection with its functions under sections 54 to 56.<br> (3) Except as provided for by subsection (4), a disclosure of information authorised by subsection (1) does not breach—<br> (a) any obligation of confidence owed by the person making the disclosure, or<br> (b) any other restriction on the disclosure of information (however imposed).<br> (4) Subsection (1) does not authorise the processing of information if the processing would contravene the data protection legislation (but in determining whether it would do so, take into account the power conferred by that subsection).<br> (5) In this section, “the data protection legislation” and “processing” have the same meaning as in section 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment enables the Care Quality Commission to disclose certain information to the Secretary of State for use in connection with the Secretary of State’s functions under sections 30ZE to 30ZJ of the Care Standards Act 2000.</p>

123

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 36, line 29, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and amendments 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130 and 131 ensure that the clause 20 protection against ill-treatment or wilful neglect applies to children aged 16 and 17 in certain care and detention settings in Wales, as well as in England.</p>

124

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 36, line 32, after “home” insert “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

125

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 36, line 34, after “centre” insert “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

126

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 36, line 36, leave out “accommodation provided at an establishment” and insert “an establishment in England providing accommodation”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

127

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 37, line 1, after “accommodation” insert “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

128

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 37, line 2, at end insert—<br> “(e) a place in Wales at which a care home service or a residential family centre service, as defined by Schedule 1 to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2), is provided;<br> (f) a place in Wales at which accommodation is provided to disabled children and which is notified to the Welsh Ministers in accordance with regulations under section 2 of that Act;<br> (g) youth detention accommodation in Wales as defined by section 188(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4).”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

129

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 37, line 4, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

130

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 37, line 14, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

131

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 20, page 37, line 35, leave out “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement to amendment 123.</p>

NS1

Bridget Phillipson (Lab) - Minister for Women and Equalities
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

To move the following Schedule—<br> <span class="num-note"><span class="num">“Schedule</span><span class="note">Section (Corporate parenting responsibilities)</span></span><br> <span class="schedule-heading">RELEVANT AUTHORITIES</span><br> <span class="schedule-heading">PART 1</span><br> <b>List of relevant authorities</b><br> 1 The Secretary of State.<br> 2 The Lord Chancellor.<br> 3 <span class="sub-para subparagraph"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The governing body of a maintained school in England.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In sub-paragraph (1), “maintained school” has the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Education Act 2002.</span></span><br> 4 <span class="sub-para subparagraph"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The proprietor of a non-maintained special school in England.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In sub-paragraph (1)—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">“non-maintained special school” has the meaning given by section 337A of the Education Act 1996;</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">“proprietor” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of that Act.</span></span><br> 5 <span class="sub-para subparagraph"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The proprietor of—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">an Academy (as defined by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996),</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">a city technology college, or</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(c)</span><span class="sub-para-text">a city college for the technology of the arts.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In sub-paragraph (1), “proprietor” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996.</span></span><br> 6 <span class="sub-para subparagraph"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The governing body of an institution in England within the further education sector.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In sub-paragraph (1)—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">“institution within the further education sector” has the meaning given by section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">“governing body” has the meaning given by section 90(1) of that Act.</span></span><br> 7 <span class="sub-para subparagraph"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The proprietor of a special post-16 institution in England in relation to which an approval under section 41(3) of the Children and Families Act 2014 has effect.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In sub-paragraph (1), “proprietor” and “special post-16 institution” have the meaning given by section 83(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014.</span></span><br> 8 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills.<br> 9 NHS England.<br> 10 An integrated care board.<br> 11 An NHS foundation trust.<br> 12 An NHS trust.<br> 13 The Care Quality Commission.<br> 14 The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.<br> <span class="schedule-heading">PART 2</span><br> <span class="schedule-heading">POWER TO MODIFY PART 1</span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument amend Part 1 of this Schedule by—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">adding a person or description of persons,</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">removing an entry listed in it, or</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(c)</span><span class="sub-para-text">varying an entry listed in it.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">A statutory instrument containing regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Regulations under may not add a person or description of persons to Part 1 unless the Secretary of State considers that the person exercises, or (as the case may be) all persons of that description exercise, functions of a public nature.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num"></span><span class="sub-para-text">paragraph 15(1)(a)</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Regulations under may not vary an entry listed in Part 1 so that it relates to a person who does not exercise functions of a public nature or, in the case of a description of persons, so that the description consists of or includes persons who do not exercise functions of a public nature.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num"></span><span class="sub-para-text">paragraph 15(1)(c)</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(1)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Regulations under may not add a person or description of persons to Part 1 if the Secretary of State considers that the person or (as the case may be) any person of that description—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num"></span><span class="sub-para-text">paragraph 15(1)(a)</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">exercises devolved functions only, or</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">exercises any devolved functions, unless the entry for that person or description of persons provides that they are a relevant authority only to the extent that they are exercising functions that are not devolved functions.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(2)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Regulations under may not vary an entry listed in Part 1—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num"></span><span class="sub-para-text">paragraph 15(1)(c)</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">so that it relates to a person who exercises devolved functions only, or in the case of a description of persons, so that the description consists of or includes any persons who exercise devolved functions only, or</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">so that it relates to a person who exercises devolved functions, or in the case of a description of persons, so that the description consists of or includes any persons who exercise devolved functions, unless the entry provides that they are a relevant authority only to the extent that they are exercising functions that are not devolved functions.</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(3)</span><span class="sub-para-text">In this paragraph, “devolved function” means a function that could be conferred by provision that would be within the legislative competence of—</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(a)</span><span class="sub-para-text">the Scottish Parliament, if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament (see section 29 of the Scotland Act 1998),</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(b)</span><span class="sub-para-text">Senedd Cymru, if it were contained in an Act of the Senedd (see section 108A of the Government of Wales Act 2006), or</span></span><br> <span class="sub-para subparagraph sub-para-indented"><span class="sub-para-num">(c)</span><span class="sub-para-text">the Northern Ireland Assembly, if it were contained in an Act of the Assembly, where the Bill for that Act would not require the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998).”</span></span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This new Schedule lists the persons who are relevant authorities for the purposes of the corporate parenting duty introduced by NC18. It also contains a power for the Secretary of State to amend the list of relevant authorities by regulations.</p>

11th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 11 March 2025

NC16

Cat Eccles (Lab)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education in assemblies</b><br> (1) The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 70 (requirements relating to collective worship)—<br> (a) for subsection (1) substitute—<br> “(1) Subject to section 71, each pupil in attendance at—<br> (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school in Wales,<br> (b) a foundation or voluntary school in England which is designated with a religious character, or<br> (c) an Academy in England which is designated with a religious character,<br> must on each school day take part in an act of collective worship.”<br> (b) in subsection (2), for “community, foundation or voluntary school”, substitute “school to which subsection (1) applies”.<br> (3) After section 70, insert—<br> <b>“70A</b> <b>Requirements relating to assemblies</b><br> (1) This section applies to schools in England that are—<br> (a) maintained schools without a religious character;<br> (b) non-maintained special schools;<br> (c) City Technology Colleges; and<br> (d) Academies without a religious character.<br> (2) Each pupil in attendance at a school to which this section applies must, at least once during the school week, take part in an assembly which is principally directed towards furthering the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of the pupils, regardless of religion or belief.<br> (3) In relation to any school to which this section applies—<br> (a) the local authority responsible for education (in the case of maintained schools) and the governing body must exercise their functions with a view to securing, and<br> (b) the head teacher must secure,<br> that subsection (2) is complied with.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would remove the requirement for daily collective worship in England for maintained schools and academies without a religious character, non-maintained special schools, and city technology colleges, and introduce a requirement for a weekly assembly furthering spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.</p>

4

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 47, line 19, at end insert—<br> “(6A) For the purposes of subsection (6), “suitable arrangements” in relation to the education of the child otherwise than at school mean arrangements appropriate to the age, ability and aptitude of the child and the existence of any special educational needs.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would clarify the meaning of suitable arrangements for the education of a child outside of school, which the local authority must consider when deciding whether to grant consent for withdrawal from school.</p>

5

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 49, line 40, leave out “each” and insert “the”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would remove the obligation on parents to provide information on the second parent.</p>

6

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 49, line 41, leave out “each” and insert “any”


Explanatory Text

<p>See explanatory statement for Amendment 5.</p>

7

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 26, page 50, line 2, leave out “each parent of the child" and insert "a parent"


Explanatory Text

<p>See explanatory statement for Amendment 5.</p>

8

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 58, leave out lines 22 to 24


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with Amendments 9, 10, 11 and 12, would mean that preliminary notices would not be served on a child’s parent for not providing certain information.</p>

9

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 58, line 27, leave out ", C or D"


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is related to Amendment 8.</p>

13

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 58, line 32, at end insert—<br> “(4A) For the purposes of subsection (4), “suitable education”, in relation to a child, means education appropriate to the age, ability and aptitude of the child and the existence of any special educational needs.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would clarify the meaning of suitable education which the local authority must consider when serving a preliminary notice for a school attendance order.</p>

10

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 59, leave out lines 9 to 22


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is related to Amendment 8.</p>

11

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 59, line 24, leave out "to D" and insert "or B"


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is related to Amendment 8.</p>

12

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 59, line 41, leave out ", C or D"


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is related to Amendment 8.</p>

14

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 60, line 5, at end insert—<br> “(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i), “suitable education”, in relation to a child, means education appropriate to the age, ability and aptitude of the child and the existence of any special educational needs.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would clarify the meaning of suitable education which the local authority must consider when serving a school attendance order.</p>

15

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 60, line 8, leave out from beginning to end of line 9 and insert—<br> “may consider—<br> (i) any of the settings outside the home where the child is being educated, and<br> (ii) where the child lives”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would give local authorities the discretion to consider settings where a child is educated when determining whether a school attendance order should be served.</p>

16

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 60, line 10, leave out from “consider” to “so” and insert “whether the child is being educated in a way which is appropriate to their age, ability, aptitude and any special educational needs they may have”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the authority to have regard to section 7 of the Education Act 1996 in respect of parents' duty towards their child's education.</p>

17

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 60, line 15, leave out from "visit" to end of line 16 and insert "meet the child"


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would remove the requirement for the child to be seen in the home.</p>

18

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 60, line 17, after "refused" insert "without reasonable grounds"


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment, along with Amendment 19, would, where a request to meet a child has been refused by a parent without reasonable grounds, enable an authority to consider that to be a relevant factor when considering whether to make a school attendance order.</p>

19

Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 27, page 60, line 18, leave out "must" and insert "may"

NC15

Sarah Champion (Lab)
Tabled: 11 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Implementation of recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, take steps to implement the recommendations made in the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse listed below.<br> (2) The recommendations are—<br> (a) the establishment of a single core data set on child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation in England and Wales;<br> (b) the establishment of Child Protection Authorities for England and Wales;<br> (c) the creation of cabinet Ministers for Children in the UK and Welsh Governments;<br> (d) the commissioning of regular public awareness campaigns on child sexual abuse;<br> (e) the amendment of the Children Act 1989 to provide for court action where there is reasonable cause to believe that a child in the care of a local authority is experiencing or is at risk of experiencing significant harm;<br> (f) the creation of registration systems for care staff in children’s homes, young offender institutions and secure training centres;<br> (g) greater use of the barred list in relation to persons recruiting individuals to work or volunteer with children on a frequent basis;<br> (h) the improvement of compliance with statutory duties to notify the Disclosure and Barring Service of the suitability of individuals to work with children;<br> (i) the extension of the powers of the Disclosure and Barring Service to provide enhanced certificates to people working with children overseas; and<br> (j) the provision of specialist and accredited therapeutic support to child victims of sexual abuse.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must, after a period of six months has elapsed from the passing of this Act and at 12 monthly intervals thereafter, publish a report detailing the steps taken by the Government to implement each of the recommendations listed above.<br> (4) A report published under subsection (3) must include—<br> (a) actions taken to meet, action or implement each of the recommendations;<br> (b) details of any further action required to implement each of the recommendations or planned to supplement the recommendations;<br> (c) consideration of any challenges to full or successful implementation of the recommendations, with proposals for addressing these challenges so as to facilitate implementation of the recommendations; and<br> (d) where it has not been practicable to fully implement a recommendation—<br> (i) explanation of why implementation has not been possible;<br> (ii) a statement of the Government’s intention to implement the recommendation; and<br> (iii) a timetable for implementation.”

10th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2025

NC14

Siobhain McDonagh (Lab)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Polly Billington (Lab)
Apsana Begum (Ind)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Clive Efford (Lab)
Daniel Francis (Lab)
Danny Beales (Lab)
Dawn Butler (Lab)
Debbie Abrahams (Lab)
Jonathan Brash (Lab)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Marie Tidball (Lab)
Marsha De Cordova (Lab)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Natasha Irons (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Rebecca Long Bailey (Lab)
Ruth Cadbury (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Stella Creasy (LAB)
Uma Kumaran (Lab)
Valerie Vaz (Lab)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Margaret Mullane (Lab)
Lee Dillon (LD)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Helen Hayes (Lab)
Mike Reader (Lab)
Josh Babarinde (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
Meg Hillier (LAB)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
James Asser (Lab)
Paul Kohler (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
Tabled: 10 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not moved

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Notification when a child is placed into temporary accommodation</b><br> (1) This section applies where a local authority is exercising its duty under Section 189B of the Housing Act 1996 (Initial duty owed to all eligible persons who are homeless) to allocate temporary accommodation to a household which includes a child.<br> (2) A local authority must notify the following of the household’s homelessness status—<br> (a) the child’s school, and<br> (b) the child’s registered GP practice.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must issue guidance to schools and GPs on how to safeguard and promote a child’s welfare and wellbeing following receipt of a notification under subsection (2).<br> (4) A local authority must, before issuing a notification under subsection (2), request the consent of the household for the sharing of information relating to the household’s homelessness status.<br> (5) Subsection (2) does not apply if the household has not consented to the local authority sharing information about it.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would establish a notification system requiring local authorities to alert schools and GPs, when a child is placed into temporary accommodation. The notification can only occur when the child’s parent or guardian consent to the sharing of this information.</p>

7th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2025
6th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025

NC9

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 6 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Duty of school governing bodies regarding mental health provision</b><br> (1) Subject to subsection (3), the governing body of a maintained or academy school in England has a duty to make arrangements for provision in the school of a dedicated mental health practitioner.<br> (2) In subsection (1), “education mental health practitioner” means a person with a graduate-level or postgraduate-level qualification of that name earned through a course commissioned by NHS England.<br> (3) Where a school has 100 or fewer pupils, the duty under subsection (1) may be satisfied through collaborative provision between several schools.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must provide, or make arrangements for the provision of, appropriate financial and other support to school governing bodies for their purposes of facilitating the fulfilling of the duty in subsection (1).”

NC10

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 6 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of a National Body for SEND</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, establish a National Body for SEND.<br> (2) The functions of the National Body for SEND will include, but not be limited to—<br> (a) national coordination of SEND provision;<br> (b) supporting the delivery of SEND support for children with very high needs; and<br> (c) advising on funding needed by local authorities for SEND provision.<br> (3) Any mechanism used by the National Body for SEND in advising on funding under subsection (2)(c) should be based on current need and may disregard historic spend.”

NC11

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 6 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“National Tutoring Guarantee</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish a report outlining the steps necessary to introduce a National Tutoring Guarantee.<br> (2) A “National Tutoring Guarantee” means a statutory requirement on the Secretary of State to ensure access to small group academic tutoring for all disadvantaged children who require academic support.<br> (3) A report published under this section must include an assessment of how best to deliver targeted academic support from qualified tutors to children—<br> (a) from low-income backgrounds,<br> (b) with low prior attainment,<br> (c) with additional needs, or<br> (d) who are young carers.<br> (4) In preparing a report under this section, the Secretary of State must consult with—<br> (a) headteachers,<br> (b) teachers,<br> (c) school leaders,<br> (d) parents of children from low-income backgrounds,<br> (e) children from low-income backgrounds, and<br> (f) other individuals or organisations as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (5) A report under this section must be laid before Parliament.<br> (6) Within three months of a report under this section being laid before Parliament, the Secretary of State must take steps to implement the recommendations contained in the report.”

NC12

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 6 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“VAT zero-rating for certain items of school uniform</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, make provision for certain items of school uniform to be zero-rated for the purposes of VAT.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain items of school uniform” means items of school uniform for pupils up to the age of 16.”

NC13

Caroline Voaden (LD)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Tom Gordon (LD)
Steve Darling (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
Martin Wrigley (LD)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
John Milne (LD)
Lee Dillon (LD)
Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Paul Kohler (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
Calum Miller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 6 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was agreed

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Review of adoption support offered by local authorities</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review of the adequacy and effectiveness of adoption support services provided by local authorities.<br> (2) The review must include services provided by adoption agencies which have been commissioned by local authorities.<br> (3) The review must consider in particular—<br> (a) any updates required to existing regulations and guidance relating to adoption; and<br> (b) the support needs of, and support services currently available or provided to—<br> (i) relevant parties in relation to birth family contact;<br> (ii) young adult adoptees in relation to their transition to adulthood; and<br> (iii) adult adoptees.<br> (4) Within six months of the completion of the review, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report on the findings and conclusions of the review.”

5th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025
4th March 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2025

NC8

Jess Asato (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Pam Cox (Lab)
Alison Hume (Lab)
Marie Goldman (LD) - Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Stella Creasy (LAB)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Emily Darlington (Lab)
Helen Hayes (Lab)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Maya Ellis (Lab)
Daisy Cooper (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
Marie Rimmer (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Ruth Cadbury (Lab)
David Simmonds (Con) - Opposition Whip (Commons)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Tabled: 4 Mar 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</b><br> (1) The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 58 (Reasonable Punishment: England), omit subsections (1) to (4).<br> (3) After section 58, insert—<br> <b>“58A</b> <b>Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</b><br> (1) The common law defence of reasonable punishment is abolished in relation to corporal punishment of a child taking place in England.<br> (2) Corporal punishment of a child taking place in England cannot be justified in any civil or criminal proceedings on the ground that it constituted reasonable punishment.<br> (3) Corporal punishment of a child taking place in England cannot be justified in any civil or criminal proceedings on the ground that it constituted acceptable conduct for the purposes of any other rule of the common law.<br> (4) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3) “corporal punishment” means any battery carried out as a punishment.<br> (5) The Secretary of State may make regulations for transitory, transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of this section.<br> (6) The power to make regulations under subsection (5) is exercisable by statutory instrument.<br> <b>58B</b> <b>Promotion of public awareness and reporting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must take steps before the coming into force of section 58A to promote public awareness of the changes to the law to be made by that section.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, five years after its commencement, prepare a report on the effect of the changes to the law made by section 58A.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must, as soon as practicable after preparing a report under this section—<br> (a) lay the report before Parliament, and<br> (b) publish the report.<br> (4) The Secretary of State may make regulations for transitory, transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of this section.<br> (5) The power to make regulations under subsection (4) is exercisable by statutory instrument.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would abolish the common law defence of reasonable punishment in relation to corporal (physical) punishment of a child taking place in England, amend certain provisions of the Children Act 2004 relating to corporal punishment of children and place a duty on the Secretary of State to report this change.</p>

4th March 2025
Briefing papers
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-25: progress of the bill
27th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2025

NC7

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Sarah Gibson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business)
Tabled: 27 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Registration of children for free school meals</b><br> After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.), insert—<br> <b>“512ZAA</b> <b>Registration of children for free school meals</b><br> The Secretary of State must ensure that free school meals are provided to—<br> (a) all children in England who are eligible to receive free school meals; and<br> (b) all children whose household income is less than £20,000 per year.””

26th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2025
24th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 24 February 2025

NC6

Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Ian Lavery (Lab)
Tabled: 24 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of national school food monitoring scheme</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must institute a scheme for monitoring school food standards in England (‘the national school food monitoring scheme’).<br> (2) The purpose of the national school food monitoring scheme will be to determine whether applicable food standards duties are being met in the provision of all food in schools in England.<br> (3) The national school food monitoring scheme may from time to time publish reports containing such information as it sees fit relating to school food standards in England.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would establish a national school food monitoring scheme, to ensure that the breakfast club provision included within this bill, along with all other school food, follows school food standards.</p>

20th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2025

NC5

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
Tabled: 20 Feb 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Safeguarding framework for requests for withdrawal from school</b><br> (1) A local authority must assess any request from a parent or carer to withdraw a child from school against a safeguarding framework which is aligned—<br> (a) with the authority’s Continuum of Need document, or<br> (b) relevant safeguarding thresholds.<br> (2) The authority’s safeguarding framework must—<br> (a) categorise risks as high, medium or low risk, and<br> (b) provide information or guidance on how these risks are to be ascertained and understood.<br> (3) A request to withdraw a child from school must be categorised as medium or high risk if any of the following conditions are met—<br> (a) the child is subject to a current or previous Child Protection Plan, in particular where the plan identified concerns related to the mental health of the adult carer;<br> (b) the child has a history of severe or persistent absence from school; or<br> (c) there is documented evidence of the parent or carer refusing to engage with professionals historically, including refusal to address safeguarding concerns.<br> (4) Where a request is categorised as medium or high risk—<br> (a) the local authority shall conduct monthly unannounced visits to assess the child’s welfare and ensure they are receiving an appropriate education,<br> (b) the findings of these visits shall be documented and made available to relevant safeguarding professionals, and<br> (c) the local authority shall maintain oversight of the child’s progress and any emerging safeguarding risks.<br> (5) The parent or carer of the child may not refuse or impede—<br> (a) an assessment carried out under subsection (1); or<br> (b) any action taken under subsection (4).<br> (6) The Secretary of State must provide guidance to local authorities on criteria for risk assessments.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require local authorities to conduct risk assessments on all requests for withdrawal from school.</p>

13th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 13 February 2025

NC1

Helen Hayes (Lab)
Jess Asato (Lab)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Mark Sewards (Lab)
Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Marie Tidball (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Jodie Gosling (Lab)
Natasha Irons (Lab)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
David Smith (Lab)
Cat Smith (Lab)
Ian Lavery (Lab)
Andrew Cooper (Lab)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 13 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not moved

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Free school meals: automatic enrolment of eligible children</b><br> In section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk), omit subsection (2)(b).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would remove the requirement in the Education Act 1996 for eligible children to request free school meals of their local authority.</p>

2

Helen Hayes (Lab)
Jess Asato (Lab)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Mark Sewards (Lab)
Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Marie Tidball (Lab)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Jodie Gosling (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Natasha Irons (Lab)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 13 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 22, page 41, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The appropriate authority must, in securing breakfast club provision, make provision for the needs of qualifying children listed on the school’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Register.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the providers of breakfast clubs to make particular provision for the needs of children on schools’ Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Registers.</p>

NC2

Helen Hayes (Lab)
Jess Asato (Lab)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Mark Sewards (Lab)
Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Marie Tidball (Lab)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Jodie Gosling (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Natasha Irons (Lab)
David Smith (Lab)
Cat Smith (Lab)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 13 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Review of the Act</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—<br> (a) carry out a review of the impact of the provisions of this Act; and<br> (b) publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.<br> (2) A first report under subsection (1) must be published within 12 months of the passing of this Act, with subsequent reports published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.<br> (3) A report published under this section must, in particular—<br> (a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the provisions of this Act;<br> (b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved; and<br> (c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to conduct regular reviews of the impact of this Act and publish reports.</p>

NC3

Helen Hayes (Lab)
Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
Mark Sewards (Lab)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Jess Asato (Lab)
Marie Tidball (Lab)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Jodie Gosling (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Natasha Irons (Lab)
David Smith (Lab)
Cat Smith (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“National Care Offer</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 18 months of the passing of this Act, publish a document (the “National Care Offer”) which sets out the minimum standards of information that local authorities must publish under section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (local offer for care leavers).<br> (2) Before publishing or revising the National Care Offer, the Secretary of State must consult with persons that appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of care leavers.<br> (3) Where a consultation under subsection (2) results in recommendations to be made to the National Care Offer, the Secretary of State must—<br> (a) make the recommended changes or otherwise implement the recommendations; or<br> (b) where not intending to make the recommended changes or otherwise implement the recommendations, publish a response to the consultation outlining the reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision and the action that will be taken instead.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to consult on and publish a draft National Care Offer, which sets minimum standards for local care offers, within 18 months of this Act coming into force.</p>

NC4

Helen Hayes (Lab)
Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
Mark Sewards (Lab)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Jess Asato (Lab)
Marie Tidball (Lab)
Carla Denyer (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Immigration)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Jodie Gosling (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Natasha Irons (Lab)
Tabled: 13 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Health assessments to include mental health practitioner</b><br> In regulation 7 of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010, after “practitioner” in paragraph (1) insert “and a registered mental health practitioner”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would make an assessment of the mental health of children in care a core part of the health assessment of those children by ensuring a mental health practitioner is involved in the assessment.</p>

12th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 12 February 2025

1

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 12 Feb 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 March 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, leave out lines 22 to 29 and insert—<br> “(1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school may not require a pupil at the school to have to buy branded items of school uniform for use during a school year which cost more in total to purchase than a specified monetary amount, to be reviewed annually.<br> (1A) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify the monetary amount that may apply to—<br> (a) a primary pupil; and<br> (b) a secondary pupil.”

11th February 2025
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NC70

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 7 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause- "Appointment of Anti-Bullying Leads In section 89 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Determination by head teacher of behaviour policy), after subsection (2A) insert— "(2B) For the purposes of preventing bullying under subsection (1)(b), the head teacher of a relevant school in England must appoint a member of staff to be the school's Anti-Bullying Lead. (2C) The Anti-Bullying Lead will have responsibility for developing the school's anti-bullying strategy, which must— (a) outline the steps which will be taken by the school to prevent all forms of bullying among pupils, particularly in relation to those pupils with protected characteristics; (b) state how incidences of bullying are to be recorded and acted upon by the school; and (c) detail the training relating to bullying awareness and prevention which will be made available to school staff.""

NC71

Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Tabled: 7 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not moved

To move the following Clause- "Inclusion of non-religious beliefs in religious education In section 375 of the Education Act 1996 (Agreed syllabuses of religious education)- (a) for subsection (3) substitute— “(3) Every agreed syllabus shall— (a) reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian; and (b) take account of the teachings of the other principal religions and non-religious beliefs represented in Great Britain." (b) after subsection (3), insert— "(3A) In subsection (3)(b), the reference to non-religious beliefs is to non-religious philosophical convictions that— (a) are explicitly non-religious, and (b) are philosophical convictions within the meaning of Article 2 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights. (3B) In subsection (3A)(b) “the European Convention on Human Rights" means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4 November 1950, as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom; and "the First Protocol", in relation to that Convention, means the protocol to the Convention agreed at Paris on 20 March 1952.""

NC72

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 7 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause- "Duty on local authorities to provide family support services (1) In the Children Act 1989, after section 19 (review of provision for day care, child minding etc) insert- “19A Duty on local authorities to provide family support services for children and families (1) A local authority has a duty to provide, so far as is reasonably practical, family support services to all children and parents residing in their area. (2) Family support services provided by a local authority must— (a) be provided within the authority area; (b) seek to improve the health and educational outcomes of children in the relevant area; and (c) seek to reduce the number of children in their area who suffer ill treatment or neglect. (3) In this section, “family support services” refer to services which provide children and parents with— (a) advice, guidance or counselling; (b) social, cultural or recreational activities; or (c) accommodation while receiving services provided under subsections (3)(a) and (b). (4) In fulfilling its duty under subsection (1), a local authority must have regard to- (a) the availability of and demand for family support services in its area; (b) the availability of and demand for family support services in its area which are capable of meeting different needs; and (c) the location of family support services and the equality of access across the authority area. (5) A local authority must publish information about family support services- (a) on the authority's website, and (b) in all public libraries in the local authority area. (6) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision relating to the provision of family support services by local authorities. (7) In this section— "local authority” means— (a) a county council in England; (b) a district council in England; (c) a London borough council; (d) the Common Council of the City of London (in their capacity as a local authority); (e) the Council of the Isles of Scilly; (f) a combined authority established under section 103 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; "children and parents” means— (a) a child under the age of 18; (b) a young person aged 18-25 who has a diagnosis of special educational needs; (c) the parents of a child or young person; (d) a person who has parental responsibility for a child or young person; or (e) a person who is pregnant.”"

NC73

Cat Eccles (Lab)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Tabled: 7 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not moved

To move the following Clause- "Spiritual, moral, social and cultural education in assemblies (1) The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as follows. (2) In section 70 (requirements relating to collective worship)— (a) omit subsection (1) and substitute— "(1) Subject to section 71, each pupil in attendance at— (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school in Wales, (b) a foundation or voluntary school in England which is designated as having a religious character, or (c) an Academy in England which is designated as having a religious character, must on each school day take part in an act of collective worship. (b) in subsection (2), for “community, foundation or voluntary school" substitute “school to which subsection (1) applies”. (3) After section 70 (requirements relating to collective worship) insert— "70A Requirements relating to assemblies (1) Each pupil in attendance at a school without a religious character must on each school day take part in an assembly which is principally directed towards furthering the spiritual, moral, social and cultural education of the pupils. (2) In this section a "school without a religious character” includes- (a) maintained schools without a religious character; (b) non-maintained special schools; (c) City Technology Colleges; and (d) Academies without a religious character. (3) The appropriate authority of any school without a religious character must ensure that subsection (1) is complied with.""

6th February 2025
Committee stage: 12th Sitting (Commons)
6th February 2025
Committee stage: 11th Sitting (Commons)
6th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
6th February 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 6 February 2025
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Defend Digital Me (CWSB194)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Anita Patel-Lingam, Chair of the National Board for the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP); and Statutory Education Compliance Manager for Essex County Council (CWSB195)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Refugee Education UK and The Bell Foundation (CWSB197)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Joseph Mintz, Associate Professor in Education, University College London (CWSB201)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Coram (CWSB199)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Paul Andell, Associate Professor of Criminology, University of Suffolk; Dr Paul Nelson, Lecturer in Criminology, Anglia Ruskin University; and DI Kelly Gray, National County Lines Co-ordination Unit (CWSB200)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) (CWSB202)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dame Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales (CWSB204)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by The LEGO Group (CWSB192)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) (CWSB203)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Brighton and Hove City Council (CWSB191)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Liberty (CWSB190)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Krystena Jenkinson, Child Employment Officer for Dudley MBC and member of the National Network for Children in Employment and Entertainment (NNCEE) (CWSB196)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by A & J Designs (Staffs) (Ltd) (CWSB198)
6th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) (CWSB193)
5th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 5 February 2025
4th February 2025
Committee stage: 10th Sitting (Commons)
4th February 2025
Committee stage: 9th Sitting (Commons)
4th February 2025
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025

NC67

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 4 Feb 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Registration of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> (1) After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert—<br> <b>“512ZAA</b> <b>Registration of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must ensure that all children in England who are eligible to receive free.<br> (2) The Secretary of State may make provision for children to be registered for free school meals upon their parents or guardians demonstrating the child’s eligibility through an application for relevant benefits.””

NC68

Daisy Cooper (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 4 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Guidance on the admission of summer-born children with EHC plans</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish guidance for local authorities and school admissions authorities on the admission of summer-born children with education, health and care plans.<br> (2) Guidance published under this section must—<br> (a) detail the factors which must be taken into account when considering a request for a summer born child with an EHC plan to be placed outside of their normal age group;<br> (b) include a presumption that requests relating to the placement or admission of summer-born children with EHC plans should be considered on no less favourable terms than requests relating to summer-born children without EHC plans; and<br> (c) outline circumstances when it may, or may not, be appropriate for a child who has been placed outside of their normal age group to be moved to join their normal age group;<br> (d) detail how parents may object to the placing of their child with their normal age group, and the process by which such objections will be considered.<br> (3) In developing guidance under this section, the Secretary of State must consult with—<br> (a) groups representing the interests of parents;<br> (b) individuals and organisations with expertise in supporting children with special educational needs and the parents of such children; and<br> (c) other such parties as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (4) For the purposes of this section, “summer-born children” means children born between 1 April and 31 August.”

NC69

Daisy Cooper (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 4 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Collection and publication of data relating to summer-born children</b><br> (1) A local authority must collect and publish data on—<br> (a) the number and proportion of summer-born children who started school in the local authority’s area outside of their normal age group;<br> (b) the number and proportion of summer-born children—<br> (i) with EHC plans, and<br> (ii) without EHC plans,<br> who started school in the local authority’s area outside of their normal age group and who have been required to join their normal age group; and<br> (c) the number and proportion of summer-born children with EHC plans who started school in the local authority’s area outside of their normal age group and who have been required to join their normal age group in a—<br> (i) special school;<br> (ii) mainstream school.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must annually—<br> (a) conduct a statistical analysis of, and<br> (b) publish a report on the data collected by local authorities under subsection (1).”

4th February 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 4 February 2025
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Family Action National School Breakfast Programme (CWSB171)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Comprehensive Future (CWSB168)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Attachment Research Community and the Restorative Justice Council (CWSB170)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Citizens Advice Halton (CWSB175)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years) (HHCP), IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (CWSB176)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Marie Collins Foundation (CWSB177)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Resolution (CWSB179)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Edapt (CWSB181)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (CWSB187)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Waldorf UK (CWSB173)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Become (CWSB172)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Sustain (CWSB169)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) (CWSB167)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Kidscape (CWSB174)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the National Education Union (CWSB189)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Children's Services Development Group (CWSB188)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Care Leavers Association (CWSB186)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Children North East (CWSB185)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Fostering Network (CWSB184)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Barnardo's (supplementary) (CWSB183)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Square Peg (CWSB182)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Drive Forward Foundation (CWSB180)
4th February 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Adoption UK (CWSB178)
3rd February 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 3 February 2025

94

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 3 Feb 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 40, page 99, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (5) insert—<br> “(5A) Regulations made by the Secretary of State under this section must have regard to—<br> (a) the availability of qualified teachers in each school subject, and<br> (b) the necessity or desirability of specific sectoral expertise for teachers in each school subject””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to take account of the availability of qualified teachers in each subject, and the desirability of specific sectoral expertise when making regulations under Clause 40.</p>

31st January 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 31 January 2025

95

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 31 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 44, page 103, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (1A) insert—<br> “(1B) Before deciding whether to issue an Academy order in respect of a maintained school, the Secretary of State must issue an invitation for expressions of interest for suitable sponsors.<br> (1C) The Secretary of State must make an assessment of whether or not to issue an Academy order based on the established track record of parties who responded to the invitation issued under subsection (1B) with an expression of interest in raising school standards.””

96

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 31 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 44, page 104, line 8, at end insert—<br> “(10) Before the amendments made by this section come into force, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report detailing—<br> (a) the mechanisms, including Academy Orders, by which improvement of school standards can be achieved, and<br> (b) guidance on the appropriate usage of these mechanisms.”

NC64

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 31 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Pay and conditions of school support staff in England</b><br> (1) A School Support Staff Negotiating Body shall be created to make recommendations to the Secretary of State about the pay and conditions of school support staff in England.<br> (2) The Secretary of State may by order set out the recommended pay and conditions for school support staff in England based on the recommendations of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.<br> (3) The Secretary of State may by order make provision requiring the remuneration of support staff at an Academy school to be at least equal to the amount specified in, or determined in accordance with, the order.<br> (4) Subsection (5) applies where—<br> (a) an order under this section applies to a member of school support staff at an Academy, and<br> (b) the contract of employment or for services between the member of school support staff at the Academy and the relevant proprietor provides for the member of school support staff to be paid remuneration that is less than the amount specified in, or determined in accordance with, the order.<br> (5) Where this subsection applies—<br> (a) the member of school support staff’s remuneration is to be determined and paid in accordance with any provision of the order that applies to them; and<br> (b) any provision of the contract mentioned in subsection (4)(b) or of the Academy arrangements entered into with the Secretary of State by the relevant proprietor has no effect to the extent that it makes provision that is prohibited by, or is otherwise inconsistent with, the order.<br> (c) In determining the conditions of employment or service of a member of school support staff at an Academy, the relevant proprietor must have regard to any provision of an order under this section that relates to conditions of employment or service.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would mean that Academies could treat orders made by the Secretary of State in relation to pay and conditions for school support staff as a floor, not a ceiling, on pay, and would allow Academies to have regard to the conditions of employment for school support staff set out by the Secretary of State while not requiring Academies to follow them.</p>

NC65

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 31 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Flexibility to take into account local circumstances when following the National Curriculum</b><br> In section 87 of the Education Act 2002 (establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) In any revision to the National Curriculum for England, the Secretary of State must ensure that the National Curriculum shall consist of—<br> (a) a core framework; and<br> (b) subjects or areas of learning outside the core framework that allow flexibility for each school to take account of their specific circumstances.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would clarify that, when revised, the National Curriculum for England will provide a core framework as well as flexibility for schools to take account of their own specific circumstances.</p>

NC66

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Tabled: 31 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Parliamentary approval of revisions of the National Curriculum</b><br> In section 87 of the Education Act 2002 (establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order), after subsection (3) insert—<br> “(3A) An order made under this section revising the National Curriculum for England shall be subject to the affirmative procedure.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would make revisions to the National Curriculum subject to parliamentary approval by the affirmative procedure.</p>

30th January 2025
Committee stage: 8th sitting (Commons)
30th January 2025
Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)
30th January 2025
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025

NC58

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Right to review school curriculum material</b><br> Where requested by the parent or carer of a child on the school’s pupil roll, a school must allow such persons to view all materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum, including those provided by external, third-party, charitable or commercial providers.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would ensure that parents can view materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum.</p>

NC59

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care leave</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, entitle an individual to be absent from work on care leave under this section where—<br> (a) the individual is a kinship carer, and<br> (b) the individual satisfies conditions specified in the regulations.<br> (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) must include provision for determining—<br> (a) the extent of an individual’s entitlement to leave under this section; and<br> (b) when leave under this section may be taken.<br> (3) Provision under subsection (2)(a) must secure that—<br> (a) where one individual is entitled to leave under this section, they are entitled to at least 52 weeks of leave; or<br> (b) where more than one individual is entitled to leave under this section in respect of the same child, those individuals are entitled to share at least 52 weeks of leave between them.<br> (4) An employee is entitled to leave under this section only if the eligible kinship care arrangement is intended to last—<br> (a) at least one year, and<br> (b) until the child being cared for attains the age of 18.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship carer” has the meaning given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> (6) Regulations made under this section may make provision about how leave under this section is to be taken.”

NC60

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care allowance</b><br> (1) A person is entitled to a kinship care allowance for any week in which that person is engaged as a kinship carer in England.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, a “kinship carer” has the meaning given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> (3) A person is not entitled to an allowance under this section unless that person satisfies conditions prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.<br> (4) A person may claim an allowance under this section in respect of more than one child.<br> (5) Where two or more persons would be entitled for the same week to such an allowance in respect of the same child, only one allowance may be claimed on the behalf of—<br> (a) the person jointly elected by those two for that purpose, or<br> (b) in default of such an election, the person determined by, and at the discretion of, the Secretary of State.<br> (6) Regulations may prescribe the circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this section as engaged, or regularly and substantially engaged, in caring for a child under an eligible kinship care arrangement.<br> (7) An allowance under this section is payable at the weekly rate specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.<br> (8) Regulations under subsection (7) may specify—<br> (a) different weekly rates for different ages of children being cared for, or<br> (b) different weekly rates for different regions of England.<br> (9) Regulations under subsection (7) must specify a weekly rate that is no lower than the minimum weekly allowance for foster carers published by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000.”

NC61

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of pupil premium to children subject to a kinship care arrangement</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, for the financial year beginning 1 April 2026 and for each year thereafter, provide that an amount is payable from the pupil premium grant to schools and local authorities in respect of each registered pupil in England who is who is a child living in kinship care.<br> (2) The amount payable under subsection (1) must be equal to the amount that is payable for a pupil who is a looked after child.<br> (3) In this section—<br> “a child living in kinship care” is to be interpreted in the same manner as given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.<br> “looked after child” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989;<br> “pupil premium grant” means the grant of that name paid to a school or a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 (power of Secretary of State and Senedd Cymru to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc).”

NC62

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care</b><br> (1) For section 88B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (admission arrangements relating to children looked after by local authority) substitute—<br> <b>“88B</b> <b>Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care</b><br> (1) Regulations may require the admission authorities for maintained schools in England to include in their admission arrangements provision relating to the admission of children who are—<br> (a) looked after by a local authority in England, or<br> (b) living in kinship care as may be prescribed.<br> (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular include provision for securing that, subject to sections 86(3), 86B(2) and (4) and 87, such children are to be offered admission in preference to other children.<br> (3) In this section, “children who are living in kinship care” is to be interpreted in the same manner as given in section 22I of the Children Act 1989, as inserted by section 5 of this Act.””

NC63

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 30 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Exemption from education legislation for the purpose of raising educational standards</b><br> (1) On the application of one or more qualifying bodies (“the applicant”), the Secretary of State may by order make provision—<br> (a) conferring on the applicant exemption from any requirement imposed by education legislation;<br> (b) relaxing any such requirement in its application to the applicant;<br> (c) enabling the applicant to exercise any function conferred by education legislation on any other qualifying body (either concurrently with or in place of that other body); or<br> (d) making such modifications of any provision of education legislation, in its application to the applicant or any other qualifying body, as are in the opinion of the Secretary of State consequential on any provision made by virtue of any of paragraphs (a) to (c),<br> for the purposes of facilitating the implementation of innovative projects that may, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, contribute to the raising of educational standards in England.<br> (2) In forming an opinion as to whether a project may contribute to the raising of educational standards in England, the Secretary of State shall—<br> (a) have regard to the need for the curriculum for any school in England affected by the project to be a balanced and broadly based curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of children,<br> (b) consider the likely effect of the project on all the pupils who may be affected by it.<br> (3) The Secretary of State shall refuse an application for an order under this section if it appears to the Secretary of State that the proposed order would be likely to have a detrimental effect on the education of children with special educational needs.<br> (4) An order under this section shall have effect during a period specified in the order which must not exceed three years.<br> (5) Before making an order under this section, the Secretary of State shall, if they consider it appropriate to do so, consult the Chief Inspector.<br> (6) Where the applicant is or includes a qualifying foundation, references in paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) to the applicant (so far as they would otherwise be read as references to the qualifying foundation) are to be read as references to the governing bodies of all or any of the foundation or foundation special schools in respect of which the applicant is the foundation.<br> (7) For the purposes of this section—<br> “the Chief Inspector” means His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;<br> ”children” means persons under the age of nineteen;<br> “education legislation” means—<br> (a) the Education Acts (as defined by section 578 of the Education Act 1996),<br> (b) the Learning and Skills Act 2000, and<br> (c) any subordinate legislation made under any of those Acts;<br> “maintained school” means—<br> (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school,<br> (b) a community or foundation special school, or<br> (c) a maintained nursery school;<br> “qualifying body” means—<br> (a) a local authority,<br> (b) an Education Action Forum,<br> (c) a qualifying foundation,<br> (d) the governing body of a maintained school,<br> (e) the head teacher of a maintained school,<br> (f) the proprietor of an Academy, a city technology college or a city college for the technology of the arts,<br> (g) the proprietor of any special school that is not maintained by a local authority but is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State under section 342 of the Education Act 1996, or<br> (h) the governing body of an institution within the further education sector;<br> “qualifying foundation” means the foundation, as defined by subsection (3)(a) of section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, of any foundation or foundation special school that for the purposes of that section has a foundation established otherwise than under that Act;<br> “subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would enable the Secretary of State to exempt certain bodies from certain requirements of existing education legislation for the purpose of implementing projects which may raise educational standards in England</p>

30th January 2025
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from the Department for Education
30th January 2025
Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 30 January 2025
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Sir Alan Steer (CWSB162)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Ofsted (supplementary) (CWSB159)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Ambitious about Autism (CWSB151)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice) (CWSB150)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) (CWSB149)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Association of School and College Leaders (supplementary) (CWSB147)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Shared Health Foundation and Justlife (CWSB144)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the British Rabbinical Union (2nd further submission) (CWSB154)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the British Rabbinical Union (further submission) (CWSB143)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma (IRCT) (CWSB145)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) (CWSB146)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Nahamu (CWSB148)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum (CWSB153)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Baker Dearing Educational Trust (CWSB155)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Frontline (CWSB156)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers (NAFP) (CWSB158)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Yeshiva Liaison Committee (CWSB160)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by The Food Foundation (CWSB157)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Anja Heilmann (CWSB161)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Sarah Ralph-Lane and Dr Amanda McBride (CWSB163)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Professor Gordon Lynch, University of Edinburgh and Dr Sarah Harvey, INFORM on behalf of the AHRC-funded Abuse in Religious Contexts research project (CWSB164)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Citizens Advice South Warwickshire (CASW), Bedworth Rugby and Nuneaton Citizens Advice (Brancab), and North Warwickshire Citizens Advice (NWCA) (CWSB165)
30th January 2025
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Catholic Education Service (supplementary) (CWSB166)
29th January 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 29 January 2025

92

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 29 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Page 104, line 10, leave out Clause 45


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause is replaced by NC57 and NS1.</p>

93

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 29 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 59, page 115, line 17, leave out paragraph (h) and insert—<br> “(h) section (<i>Pay and conditions of Academy teachers</i>) and Schedule (<i>Pay and conditions of Academy teachers: amendments to the Education Act 2002</i>) other than paragraph 6 of that Schedule;<br> (ha) section 46;”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on Amendment 92 and NC57.</p>

NC57

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 29 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Pay and conditions of Academy teachers</b><br> Schedule (<i>Pay and conditions of Academy teachers: amendments to the Education Act 2002</i>) amends Part 8 of the Education Act 2002 (teachers’ pay and conditions etc) in relation to the pay and conditions of teachers at Academies (other than 16 to 19 Academies).<br> Part 8 of the Education Act 2002”


Explanatory Text

<p>This clause replaces Clause 45 and introduces the schedule to be inserted by NS1.</p>

NS1

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 29 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Schedule—<br> <span class="num-note"><span class="num">“Schedule</span><span class="note">Section (Pay and conditions of Academy teachers)</span></span><br> <span class="schedule-heading">PAY AND CONDITIONS OF ACADEMY TEACHERS: AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION ACT 2002</span><br> 1 Part 8 of the Education Act 2002<br> (teachers’ pay and conditions etc) is amended as follows.<br> 2 In (School Teachers’ Review Body function: meaning of school teacher), for the words from “the Secretary of State’s” to the end substitute “section 122 or an Academy teacher for the purposes of section 122A.”<br> section 120(2)<br> 3 In <br> section 121(2)<br> (bodies to be consulted by School Teachers’ Review Body), after paragraph (b) insert—<br> “(ba) bodies representing the interests of proprietors of Academies,”.<br> 4 In the heading of section 122, after “conditions” insert “of school teachers other than Academy teachers”.<br> 5 After section 122 insert—<br> Subsection (3) applies where—<br> subsection (2)(b)<br> subsection (5)(d)<br> In the application of subsections (2) and (3)—<br> In this section “the relevant proprietor”, in relation to an Academy teacher, means the proprietor mentioned in , or (7) (as the case may be).<br> subsection (5)(b)<br> (6)(b)”<br> 6 In section 122A (inserted by paragraph 5), after subsection (10) insert—<br> In determining the conditions of employment or service of an Academy teacher, the relevant proprietor must have regard to any provision of an order under section 122 that relates to conditions of employment or service (and must also have regard to guidance under section 127(1) that relates to such conditions).”<br> 7 In section 123 (scope of section 122 orders)—<br> (a) in the heading, after “122” insert “or 122A”;<br> (b) after subsection (1) insert—;<br> Subsection (1) applies in relation to an order under section 122A as it does in relation to an order under section 122 but as if—”<br> (c) in <br> subsection (2)(b)<br> , after “local authorities” insert “, teachers and proprietors of Academies”;<br> (d) in subsection (3), after “122” insert “or 122A”;<br> (e) in subsection (4), after paragraph (c) insert—<br> section 122A(1)”<br> 8 In section 124 (supplementary provision), after “122”, in each place it occurs (including the heading), insert “or 122A”.<br> 9 In (requirement to refer matter before making order), after “122” insert “or 122A”.<br> section 125(1)<br> 10 In section 126 (bodies to be consulted by the Secretary of State)—<br> (a) after “122” insert “, 122A”;<br> (b) after paragraph (b) insert—.<br> 11 In section 127 (guidance issued by the Secretary of State)—<br> (a) after subsection (2) insert—;<br> The Secretary of State may issue guidance about the determination of whether, for the purposes of section 122A, a person’s remuneration is at least equal to the amount specified in, or determined in accordance with, an order under that section.”<br> (b) in subsection (3), after “(1)” insert “or (2A)”;<br> (c) in subsection (4)—<br> (i) after “(1)” insert “or (2A)”;<br> (ii) after paragraph (b) insert—.<br> 12 After section 127 insert—<br> section 482 of the Education Act 1996”<br> 13 In (orders not subject to Parliamentary procedure), after “122” insert “or 122A”.<br> section 210(6)”


Explanatory Text

<p>This Schedule provides for an Academy teacher’s pay to be determined under their contract of employment unless the pay would be less than the minimum set under the Education Act 2002 (as amended by this Schedule). It also requires proprietors of Academies to have regard to conditions of employment set under that Act for teachers at maintained schools.</p>

Gov NS1

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 29 Jan 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 29 January 2025
This amendment was agreed to

To move the following Clause- "School uniforms: availability of second-hand items (1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school must ensure that second-hand items of school uniform are made available for sale to the parents of pupils or prospective pupils. (2) Second-hand items of school uniform may be made available for sale so long as the items- (a) comply with the school's current uniform requirements; (b) are in an acceptable condition; and (c) can be purchased for significantly less than the cost of buying the same item new. (3) The appropriate authority must make information on the purchase of second-hand items of school uniform easily available on the school's website. (4) In this section— "the appropriate authority” means- (a) in relation to an Academy school, an alternative provision Academy or a non-maintained special school, the proprietor; (b) in relation to a maintained school, the governing body; (c) in relation to a pupil referral unit, the local authority; "relevant school” means a school in England which is— (a) an Academy school; (b) an alternative provision Academy; (c) a maintained school within the meaning of section 437(8) of the Education Act 1996; (d) a non-maintained special school within the meaning of section 337(A) of the Education Act 1996; (e) a pupil referral unit not established in a hospital. "school uniform” means any bag or clothing required for school or for any lesson, club, activity or event facilitated by the school. "second-hand items" means items of school uniform which have previously been owned by another pupil, subject to subsection (2).”

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88

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 43, page 102, line 37, leave out from “directions” to the end of line 39 and insert “as are necessary to secure compliance with statutory duties, the requirements of the Funding Agreement, or charity law.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would limit the Secretary of State’s power of direction should an Academy breach, or act unreasonably in respect of, the performance of a relevant duty.</p>

89

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 43, page 103, line 2, leave out from “directions” to the end of line 3 and insert “as are necessary to secure compliance with statutory duties, the requirements of the Funding Agreement, or charity law.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would limit the Secretary of State’s power of direction should an Academy act unreasonably in respect of the exercise of a relevant power.</p>

90

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

Clause 48, page 108, line 24, at end insert—<br> “(3) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must issue statutory guidance on the decision-making process that must be followed when directions are given under section 96 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.<br> (4) Guidance issued under subsection (3) must include details of—<br> (a) how actual or potential conflicts of interest arising from the role of local authorities in directing admissions to schools they maintain and those they do not are to be identified and managed; and<br> (b) how the best interests of children and young people are to be prioritised in all decision-making.”

NC53

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Exemption from requirement to follow National Curriculum in the interests of improving standards</b><br> In the Education Act 2002, after section 95 (Appeals against directions under section 93 etc) insert—<br> <b>“95A</b> <b>Exception in the interests of improving standards</b><br> Where the proprietor of an Academy school or a local authority maintained school believes that the raising of standards in the school would be better served by the school’s curriculum not including the National Curriculum, any provisions of this Act or any other Act do not apply so far as they require the school’s curriculum to include or follow the National Curriculum.””

NC54

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Exemption from requirement to follow National Curriculum where Ofsted approves curriculum</b><br> In the Education Act 2002, after section 95 (Appeals against directions under section 93 etc) insert— <br> <b>“95A</b> <b>Exemption where Ofsted certifies curriculum as broad and balanced</b><br> Where—<br> (a) the proprietor of an Academy school or a local authority maintained school believes that the raising of standards in the school would be better served by the school’s curriculum not including the National Curriculum, and<br> (b) His Majesty’s Chief Inspector has, within the previous ten years, certified that the school provides its pupils with a broad and balanced curriculum,<br> any provisions of this Act or any other Act do not apply so far as they require the school’s curriculum to include or follow the National Curriculum.””

NC55

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Independent review in relation to orders under section 87(3)(b) of the Education Act 2002</b><br> In the Education Act 2002, after subsection (3) insert—<br> “(3A) Where the Secretary of State proposes to make, revise or replace an order under subsection (3)(b) for any subject included in the National Curriculum, the Secretary of State shall appoint an independent review body (“the National Curriculum Review Body”) to develop recommendations for any such proposed order.<br> (3B) The Secretary of State shall set the scope of the National Curriculum Review Body’s review, which may include specifying the subjects or programmes of study to be considered and the timescale for producing recommendations.<br> (3C) In preparing its recommendations, the National Curriculum Review Body shall consult such persons as it considers appropriate, including (but not limited to) teachers, school leaders, parents, professional bodies, and subject experts.<br> (3D) Where the National Curriculum Review Body submits recommendations in accordance with subsection (3A), the Secretary of State must lay any proposed order with a statement of any modifications the Secretary of State proposes to make to the recommendations before Parliament.<br> (3E) A statutory instrument laid under subsection (3D) shall be subject to approval by resolution of each House of Parliament before it may come into force.<br> (3F) Any modifications made by the Secretary of State under subsection (3D) to the recommendations of the National Curriculum Review Body shall be subject to the same procedure for approval as set out in subsection (3E).””

NC56

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“School uniforms: availability of second-hand items</b><br> (1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school must ensure that second-hand items of school uniform are made available for sale to the parents of pupils or prospective pupils.<br> (2) Second-hand items of school uniform may be made available for sale so long as the items—<br> (a) comply with the school’s current uniform requirements;<br> (b) are in an acceptable condition; and<br> (c) can be purchased for significantly less than the cost of buying the same item new.<br> (3) The appropriate authority must make information on the purchase of second-hand items of school uniform easily available on the school’s website.<br> (4) In this section—<br> ”the appropriate authority” means—<br> (a) in relation to an Academy school, an alternative provision Academy or a non-maintained special school, the proprietor;<br> (b) in relation to a maintained school, the governing body;<br> (c) in relation to a pupil referral unit, the local authority;<br> “relevant school” means a school in England which is—<br> (a) an Academy school;<br> (b) an alternative provision Academy;<br> (c) a maintained school within the meaning of section 437(8) of the Education Act 1996;<br> (d) a non-maintained special school within the meaning of section 337(A) of the Education Act 1996;<br> (e) a pupil referral unit not established in a hospital.<br> “school uniform” means any bag or clothing required for school or for any lesson, club, activity or event facilitated by the school.<br> ”second-hand items” means items of school uniform which have previously been owned by another pupil, subject to subsection (2).”

87

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 23, page 44, leave out lines 22 to 29 and insert—<br> “(1) The appropriate authority of a relevant school may not require a pupil at the school to have to buy branded items of school uniform for use during a school year which cost more in total to purchase than a specified monetary amount, to be reviewed annually.<br> (1A) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify the monetary amount that may apply to—<br> (a) a primary pupil; and<br> (b) a secondary pupil.”

91

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 23, page 44, line 40, at end insert “except items of kit required when representing the school in sporting activities”

86

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 28 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 49, line 36, at end insert— <br> “(1A) The requirement to provide information under subsection (1)(b) does not apply where a safeguarding concern in respect of either parent has been identified.”

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70

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 31, page 72, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(1A) Powers under subsection (1) may not be exercised in relation to an academy.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment specifies that the Secretary of State should rely on the provisions in Funding Agreements as regards to academies.</p>

71

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 33, page 86, line 12, leave out lines 12 and 13

72

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 33, page 86, line 38, at end insert—<br> “(2D) The Secretary of State must issue guidance for relevant institutions on how subsection (2)(g) is to be understood.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment to allow independent schools not to have to notify the Secretary of State about change of use for buildings.</p>

73

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

Clause 40, page 99, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) The requirement in subsection (1)(a) only applies after a person has been carrying out such work in a school for five years.””

74

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 40, page 99, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Where a person was carrying out such work at the time of the passing of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025, the requirement in subsection (1)(a) does not apply.””

75

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 40, page 99, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Where a person is carrying out such work for the purposes of teaching a shortage subject, the requirement in subsection (1)(a) does not apply.<br> (1B) For the purposes of this section, “shortage subject” means any subject in relation to which the Department for Education’s recruitment targets for initial teacher training have been missed in the most recent year for which such statistics exist.””

76

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 40, page 99, line 23, at end insert—<br> “(1A) In section 133 (requirement to be qualified), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Where a person is carrying out such work in an academy school, the requirement in subsection (1)(a) does not apply where the condition in subsection (1B) is met.<br> (1B) The condition is that—<br> (a) the individual is employed by the proprietor of an academy;<br> (b) the proprietor of the academy is satisfied that the individual has sufficient expertise to enable them to undertake such work appropriately; and<br> (c) the proprietor will provide the individual with appropriate training, support and guidance to ensure that they are able to undertake such work appropriately.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows academies to maintain discretion about whether to employ teachers without QTS if they are subject matter experts and have received training from the academy.</p>

78

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

Clause 43, page 102, leave out lines 35 and 36

79

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 43, page 102, line 37, leave out from “may” to the end of line 3 on page 103 and insert “exercise their powers under the funding agreement to terminate or require performance of the funding agreement in accordance with its terms.”

77

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 43, page 103, line 3, at end insert—<br> “(2A) Where the Secretary of State exercises functions under this section, the Secretary of State must make a statement in the House of Commons which explains the actions taken and the reasons for taking such actions.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament each time the Secretary of State uses the powers in this clause.</p>

80

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 44, page 103, leave out from line 25 to line 8 on page 104 and insert—<br> “(a) in subsection (A1), after “measures)” insert “unless the Secretary of State determines that no suitable sponsor is available”;<br> (b) after subsection (A1) insert—<br> “(A2) Where the Secretary of State determines that no suitable sponsor is available, the Secretary of State must, within 14 days, publish a plan to secure appropriate governance and leadership of the school and to secure its rapid improvement.<br> (A3) A plan published under subsection (A2) must include—<br> (a) the parties with responsibility for the school and its improvement;<br> (b) the parties who will take action to improve provision in the school;<br> (c) the resources that will be provided to the relevant parties, including who will provide the resources and when the resources will be provided; and<br> (d) the intended outcomes of the plan, with the relevant timetables for the outcomes.<br> (A4) The Secretary of State must report annually to Parliament on—<br> (a) the number of times the Secretary of State has published a plan under subsection (A2);<br> (b) the resources which have been provided as part of any plans; and<br> (c) the outcomes of any plans.””

81

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 44, page 103, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (1), insert—<br> “(1ZA) The Secretary of State must make an Academy order in respect of a maintained school in England if—<br> (a) Ofsted has judged the school to require significant improvement; or<br> (b) a Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence team has judged the school to be significantly underperforming when compared with neighbouring schools with similar demographics.””

82

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 44, page 103, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(c) after subsection (7), insert—<br> “(7A) No application or petition for judicial review may be made or brought in relation to a decision taken by the Secretary of State to make an Academy order.””

84

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 50, page 110, line 4, at end insert—<br> “(4A) Where making a decision the adjudicator must take into account—<br> (a) the performance of the school; and<br> (b) whether the school is oversubscribed.”

83

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 50, page 110, leave out lines 8 to 13

85

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

Clause 51, page 111, line 7, after “authorities” insert “, including academy trusts,”

NC44

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Flexibility to not follow the National Curriculum</b><br> (1) The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 79(4), omit from “include” to the end of paragraph (a).<br> (3) In section 80—<br> (a) in subsection (1)(b), omit “known as” and insert “which may be, or include,”;<br> (b) after subsection (1), insert—<br> “(1A) Any curriculum taught under subsection (1)(b) which is not the National Curriculum for England must not be of a lower standard than the National Curriculum for England.<br> (1B) All curriculums must be assessed by the Chief Inspector to be of high quality.”.<br> (4) In section 88—<br> (a) in subsection (1), omit from “that the” to “is implemented” and insert “a balanced and broadly based curriculum”;<br> (b) in subsection (1A), omit from “that the” to “are implemented” and insert “appropriate assessment arrangements”.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would allow local authority maintained schools to offer a curriculum that is different from the national curriculum but that is broad and balanced. It extends academy freedoms over the curriculum to maintained schools.</p>

NC45

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Power to direct admission not to have regard to maintained or academy status</b><br> In section 96 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (direction to admit child to specified school), after subsection (2) insert—<br> “(2A) A direction under this section may not take into account whether a school is a maintained school or an academy.””

NC46

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“High performing schools to be allowed to expand PAN</b><br> In section 88D of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (determination of admission numbers), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Where a school—<br> (a) being a primary school, has over 60% of its pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the Key Stage 2 national curriculum assessments,<br> (b) being a secondary school, is performing above +0.5 on Progress 8,<br> <span class="wrapped">wishes to increase its published admissions number, the admission authority must reflect that wish in its determination.””</span>

NC47

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Limits on objections to changes to PAN</b><br> In section 88H of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (reference of objections to adjudicator), after subsection (2) insert—<br> “(2A) No objection may be referred to the adjudicator which—<br> (a) objects to an increase in a school’s published admissions number; or<br> (b) objects to a school’s published admissions number remaining at the same level.””

NC48

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Ban on mobile telephones and other devices in schools</b><br> (1) All schools in England, subject to subsection (4), must have a policy that prohibits the use and carrying of certain devices during the school day.<br> (2) A policy implemented under subsection (1)—<br> (a) may provide for exemptions from the policy, or for an alternative policy, for sixth form students, in so far as such exemptions or alternative policies do not negatively impact upon the wider policy;<br> (b) is to be implemented as the relevant school leader considers appropriate.<br> (3) For the purposes of this section—<br> “certain devices” means mobile phones and other devices which provide similar functionality and whose main purpose is not the support of learning or study;<br> “the school day” includes all time between the start of the first lesson period and the end of the final lesson period.<br> (4) A policy under this section implemented by a boarding school or residential school may include appropriate guidance for the use of certain devices during other periods which their pupils are on school premises, subject to such policies safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in accordance with relevant national standards.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require all schools in England to ban the use of mobile telephones, and other devices with similar functionality, during the school day.</p>

NC49

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Report on behaviour in schools</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report on the behaviour of pupils in mainstream primary and secondary state funded schools.<br> (2) This report must—<br> (a) consider evidence gathered and published by the National Behaviour Survey;<br> (b) include information about action taken by the Government to support schools to create a culture of high expectations of behaviour.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to report annually on behaviour in schools and to use the National Behaviour Survey to create the evidence base for this report.</p>

NC50

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not moved

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Report on Alternative Provision</b><br> (1) Within one year of the passing of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State must publish a report on alternative provision commissioned by schools or local authorities in England.<br> (2) “Alternative provision” means that commissioned for—<br> (a) permanently excluded pupils;<br> (b) pupils educated out of school for reasons of illness or disability; and<br> (c) other pupils who would not receive suitable education without such provision;<br> <span class="wrapped">and includes education provided in alternative provision academies and pupil referral units.</span><br> (3) A report published under this section must include the action the Government has taken in the previous year to improve achievement, attendance and behaviour in alternative provision settings.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Government to report on the action it has taken each year to improve alternative provision.</p>

NC51

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Duty for schools to report acts of violence against staff to the police</b><br> (1) Where an act listed in subsection (2) takes place which involves the use or threat of force against a member of a school’s staff, the school must report the incident to the police.<br> (2) An act must be reported to the police where—<br> (a) it is directed towards a member of school staff or their property; and<br> (b) it takes place—<br> (i) on school property; or<br> (ii) because of the victim’s status as a member of a school’s staff.<br> (3) The provisions of this section do not require or imply a duty on the police to take specific actions in response to such reports.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would create a duty for all schools to report acts or threats of violence against their staff to the police. It would not create a requirement for the police to charge the perpetrator.</p>

NC52

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Bereavement policy in schools</b><br> (1) The governing body of a relevant school in England has a duty to develop and publish a bereavement policy.<br> (2) A policy developed under this section must include—<br> (a) a process for supporting a pupil or staff member facing or following bereavement;<br> (b) details of how the school will incorporate opportunities to learn about death and bereavement as part of life in its taught curriculum;<br> (c) details of partnership arrangements with child bereavement services; and<br> (d) arrangements for staff training.<br> (3) In developing a policy under this section, the governing body of the school must consult with bereaved pupils and their parents or carers.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must provide, or make arrangements for the provision of, appropriate financial and other support to school governing bodies for their purposes of facilitating the fulfilling of the duty in this section.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section, “relevant school” means—<br> (a) an academy school,<br> (b) an alternative provision Academy,<br> (c) a maintained school,<br> (d) a non-maintained special school,<br> (e) an independent school, or<br> (f) a pupil referral unit.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require schools to develop and publish a bereavement policy.</p>

59

Mike Amesbury (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 24, leave out “three” and insert “two”

60

Mike Amesbury (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 27, leave out “three” and insert “two”

61

Mike Amesbury (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 28, leave out from “year” to end of paragraph

62

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 25, page 49, leave out lines 20 to 21


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would remove a requirement for the register of children not in school to include details of how much time a child spends being educated by parents.</p>

63

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 29 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 49, line 23, after “parent” insert “in respect of each individual or organisation which provides such education for more than six hours a week”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would ensure that information relating to short activities such as those operated by museums, libraries, companies and charities, as well as individual private tutoring activities, would only need to be recorded on the register of children not in school if they are provided for more than six hours a week.</p>

64

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 49, line 36, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The requirements of subsection (1)(e) do not apply to provision provided on weekends or during school holidays.”

65

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 50, line 41, at end insert—<br> “(2A) The Secretary of State may only require further information about children to be included on the register by introducing regulations subject to the affirmative procedure.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to introduce regulations, subject to agreement in Parliament, when seeking to require additional information to be included in the register of children not in school.</p>

67

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 52, line 33, after “436B)” insert “but does not include any person or provider that is providing out-of-school education to home-educated children on weekends or during school holidays.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean that providers of out-of-school education would not be required to provide information to local authorities in respect of education they provide on weekends or during school holidays to home-schooled children.</p>

66

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 52, line 40, after “way” insert “,<br> <span class="wrapped">but may not refer to an amount of time that is less than or equal to six hours a week.”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would mean that providers of out-of-school education would not be required to provide information to local authorities where they provide education for fewer than six hours a week.</p>

68

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 25, page 54, line 43, at end insert—<br> “(9) The Secretary of State shall publish annually the GCSE results of children listed on the register.<br> (10) The Secretary of State shall ensure that the GCSE results of children on the register are included for each set of outcome data published by the Government.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to record outcome data for children on the register as a subsection of each set of performance data published by the Department for Education.</p>

69

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 24 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 26, page 63, line 18, at end insert—<br> “(7) A school may submit an appeal against a school nomination notice to the School Admissions Adjudicator for the reasons given in this part and for any other reason.<br> (8) During the appeal period, the school will be responsible for the education of the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment allows schools to appeal nomination notices.</p>

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Selection of amendments: Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 23 January 2025
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Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025

57

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 41, line 10, at end insert “and for all pupils attending special schools”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the delivery of school breakfast provision to all pupils in special schools, regardless of their age.</p>

58

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 42, line 9, at end insert—<br> “”special school” has the meaning given by section 337 of the Education Act 1996.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment defines special schools and is consequential on Amendment 57.</p>

52

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 42, line 38, at end insert— <br> “(2A) Before making an application under subsection (1), the appropriate authority of a relevant school must consider whether the duty can be met by alternative forms of breakfast provision.<br> (2B) “Alternative forms of breakfast provision” may include—<br> (a) classroom-based provision, or<br> (b) takeaway provision, at school or at a proximate site.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require schools to consider other models of breakfast provision before seeking an exemption from the duty to provide breakfast clubs.</p>

53

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 43, line 8, at end insert “and if the condition in subsection (4A) is met.<br> “(4A) The condition is that the Secretary of State is satisfied that the appropriate authority of a relevant school has fully considered alternative forms of breakfast provision in accordance with subsection (2A).”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to be satisfied that a school had considered other models of breakfast provision before granting an exemption from the duty to provide breakfast clubs.</p>

55

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 43, line 16, at end insert—<br> <b>“551CA</b> <b>Promotion of supplementary models of provision</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must promote and support the development of supplementary models of breakfast club provision where appropriate.<br> (2) Supplementary models may include—<br> (a) classroom based provision;<br> (b) takeaway provision; or<br> (c) nurture group services.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to promote supplementary models of provision.</p>

56

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 43, line 24, at end insert—<br> “(d) the discharge of the Secretary of State’s duty under section 551CA.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to develop guidance in connection with the duty to promote supplementary models of provision. The amendment is consequential on Amendment 55.</p>

54

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 43, line 25, leave out “have regard to” and insert “comply with”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require schools to comply with guidance under section 551D.</p>

50

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 43, line 31, at end insert—<br> <b>“551E</b> <b>Publication of data</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must collect and regularly publish data on breakfast club provision in schools.<br> (2) The data collected under subsection (1) must include—<br> (a) the characteristics of those receiving breakfast in schools, including eligibility for free school meals;<br> (b) uptake levels;<br> (c) satisfaction levels amongst pupils and parents;<br> (d) assessments of the impact of provision on pupil attendance, behaviour, health and wellbeing; and<br> (e) any other data that the Secretary of State sees fit.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to collect and regularly publish data on breakfast club provision in schools.</p>

51

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

Clause 21, page 43, line 31, at end insert—<br> <b>“551E</b> <b>Advice and support</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must make provision for any school to which the duty under section 551B applies to receive appropriate advice and support services when requested by the appropriate authority of a relevant school.<br> (2) The advice and support services provided in accordance with subsection (1) must be provided by individuals or organisations with specialist knowledge of the delivery of school breakfast provision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make available to schools advice and support services delivered by people with specialist knowledge of the delivery of school breakfast provision.</p>

NC43

Emma Lewell (Lab)
Tabled: 23 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Automatic enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within two years of the passing of this Act, introduce a scheme to automatically enrol certain individuals for the purposes of the Healthy Start scheme.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain individuals” means people who are eligible for the Healthy Start scheme on the basis of having a child under the age of 4.<br> (3) The scheme must provide the means for individuals to opt out of enrolment for the Healthy Start scheme.”

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22nd January 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 22 January 2025

NC40

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Adam Dance (LD)
Tabled: 22 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“National offer for care leavers</b><br> In the Children and Social Work Act 2017, after section 2 insert—<br> <b>“2A</b> <b>National offer for care leavers</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State for Education must publish information about services which care leavers in all areas of England should be able to access to assist them in adulthood and independent living or in preparing for adulthood and independent living.<br> (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), services which may assist care leavers in adulthood and independent living or in preparing for adulthood and independent living include services relating to—<br> (a) health and well-being;<br> (b) relationships;<br> (c) education and training;<br> (d) employment;<br> (e) accommodation;<br> (f) participation in society.<br> (3) Information published by the Secretary of State under this section is to be known as the “National Offer for Care Leavers”.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must update the National Offer for Care Leavers from time to time.<br> (5) Before publishing or updating the National Offer for Care Leavers the Secretary of State must consult with relevant persons about which services may assist care leavers in adulthood and independent living or in preparing for adulthood and independent living.<br> (6) In this section—<br> “care leavers” means—<br> (a) eligible children within the meaning given by paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989;<br> (b) relevant children within the meaning given by section 23A(2) of that Act;<br> (c) persons aged under 25 who are former relevant children within the meaning given by section 23C(1) of that Act;<br> (d) persons qualifying for advice and assistance within the meaning given by section 24 of that Act;<br> “relevant persons” means—<br> (a) such care leavers as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of care leavers in England; and<br> (b) other Ministers of State who have a role in arranging services that may assist care leavers in or preparing for independent living.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would introduce a new requirement on the Secretary of State for Education to publish a national offer detailing what support care leavers are entitled to claim by expanding the provisions in the Children and Social Work Act 2017 which require local authorities to produce a “Local offer”.</p>

NC42

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Adam Dance (LD)
Tabled: 22 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of National Wellbeing Measurement Programme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must establish a national children and young people’s wellbeing measurement programme.<br> (2) A programme established under this section must—<br> (a) conduct a national survey of the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in relevant schools in England;<br> (b) support schools in the administration of the survey;<br> (c) make provision for parental and student consent to participation in the survey, ensuring that participation is voluntary and that results are handled confidentially; and<br> (d) regularly publish the results of the survey and provide relevant data to participating schools, local authorities and other public bodies for the purposes of improving children and young people’s wellbeing.<br> (3) A programme established under this section must—<br> (a) be developed and piloted within two years of the passing of this Act;<br> (b) be fully implemented in England no later than the start of the academic year three years after the passing of this Act;<br> (c) be reviewed as to its effectiveness by the Secretary of State every three years.<br> (4) Any review of the programme under subsection (3)(c) must be published and laid before Parliament.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section “relevant school” means –<br> (a) an academy school,<br> (b) an alternative provision Academy,<br> (c) a maintained school,<br> (d) a non-maintained special school,<br> (e) an independent school, or<br> (f) a pupil referral unit,<br> other than where established in a hospital.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to introduce a national programme to regularly measure and report on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people in schools.</p>

NC41

Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Emma Lewell (Lab)
Florence Eshalomi (LAB)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Peter Lamb (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Helen Hayes (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Tabled: 22 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of national school food monitoring scheme</b><br> (1) Within 12 months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must institute a scheme for monitoring school food standards in England (‘the national school food monitoring scheme’).<br> (2) The purpose of the national school food monitoring scheme will be to determine whether applicable food standards duties are being met in the provision of all food in schools in England.<br> (3) The national school food monitoring scheme may from time to time publish reports containing such information as it sees fit relating to school food standards in England.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would establish a national school food monitoring scheme, to ensure that the breakfast club provision included within this bill, along with all other school food, follows school food standards.</p>

21st January 2025
Committee stage: 2nd Sitting (Commons)
21st January 2025
Committee stage: 1st Sitting (Commons)
21st January 2025
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 21 January 2025

48

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 51, page 112, line 4, at end insert—<br> “(5) After section 7A (withdrawal of notices under section 7), insert—<br> <b>“7B</b> <b>New schools to allocate no more than half of pupil places on basis of faith</b><br> A new school for which proposals are sought by a local authority under section 7 must, where the school is oversubscribed, provide that no more than half of all places are allocated on the basis of or with reference to—<br> (a) the pupil’s religious faith, or presumed religious faith;<br> (b) the religious faith, or presumed religious faith, of the pupil’s parents.””

NC9

Christine Jardine (LD)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Requirement to provide information about bereavement services</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must by regulations establish a protocol for the collection and dissemination of information relating to bereavement support services for children and young people.<br> (2) A protocol made under subsection (1) must—<br> (a) define the bereavement support services to which the protocol applies, which must include services provided by—<br> (i) local authorities;<br> (ii) NHS bodies; and<br> (iii) charities and other third sector organisations;<br> (b) place a duty on the Secretary of State to publish information, including online, about services to which the protocol applies;<br> (c) place a duty on specified public bodies and other persons to provide information to children and young people about services to which the protocol applies, including—<br> (i) specialist services for children and young people;<br> (ii) services provided online; and<br> (iii) accessible services for deaf and disabled children and young people;<br> (d) where a duty under paragraph (c) applies, require the identification of children or young people who may require a service to which the protocol applies.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must make regulations under this section by statutory instrument.<br> (4) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.<br> (5) The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a draft statutory instrument containing regulations under this section within 12 months of the passing of this Act.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to establish a protocol for the collection and dissemination of information about bereavement support services to children and young people.</p>

NC10

Jess Asato (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Marie Goldman (LD) - Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Maya Ellis (Lab)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Stella Creasy (LAB)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
David Simmonds (Con) - Opposition Whip (Commons)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Sorcha Eastwood (APNI)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Emily Darlington (Lab)
Pam Cox (Lab)
Ruth Cadbury (Lab)
Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Helen Hayes (Lab)
Steve Witherden (Lab)
Alison Hume (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</b><br> (1) The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows.<br> (2) In section 58 (Reasonable Punishment: England), omit subsections (1) to (4).<br> (3) After section 58, insert—<br> <b>“58A</b> <b>Abolition of common law defence of reasonable punishment</b><br> (1) The common law defence of reasonable punishment is abolished in relation to corporal punishment of a child taking place in England.<br> (2) Corporal punishment of a child taking place in England cannot be justified in any civil or criminal proceedings on the ground that it constituted reasonable punishment.<br> (3) Corporal punishment of a child taking place in England cannot be justified in any civil or criminal proceedings on the ground that it constituted acceptable conduct for the purposes of any other rule of the common law.<br> (4) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (3) “corporal punishment” means any battery carried out as a punishment.<br> (5) The Secretary of State may make regulations for transitory, transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of this section.<br> (6) The power to make regulations under subsection (5) is exercisable by statutory instrument.<br> <b>58B</b> <b>Promotion of public awareness and reporting</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must take steps before the coming into force of section 58A to promote public awareness of the changes to the law to be made by that section.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, five years after its commencement, prepare a report on the effect of the changes to the law made by section 58A.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must, as soon as practicable after preparing a report under this section—<br> (a) lay the report before Parliament, and<br> (b) publish the report.<br> (4) The Secretary of State may make regulations for transitory, transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of this section.<br> (5) The power to make regulations under subsection (4) is exercisable by statutory instrument.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would abolish the common law defence of reasonable punishment in relation to corporal (physical) punishment of a child taking place in England, amend certain provisions of the Children Act 2004 relating to corporal punishment children and place a duty on the Secretary of State to report this change.</p>

NC11

Tim Farron (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Benefits of outdoor education to children's wellbeing</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, conduct a review on the benefits of outdoor education to children's wellbeing.<br> (2) A report on the review must be published within six months of the conclusion of the review.”

NC12

Tim Farron (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Mike Martin (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Provision of residential outdoor education for children in kinship care</b><br> (1) A local authority must take such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure that children living in kinship care receive at least one residential outdoor education experience.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, children living in kinship care has the meaning provided for by section 22I of the Children Act 1989 (as amended by this Act).”

NC13

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Mike Martin (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Foster carers’ delegated authority for children in their care</b><br> (1) Where a child (“C”) who is looked after by the local authority is placed with a foster parent (“F”) by a local authority, F may make decisions on C’s behalf in relation to the matters set out in subsection (2) where C’s placement plan does not specify an alternative decision maker.<br> (2) The matters referred to in subsection (1) are—<br> (a) medical and dental treatment,<br> (b) education,<br> (c) leisure and home life,<br> (d) faith and religious observance,<br> (e) use of social media,<br> (f) personal care, and<br> (g) any other matters which F considers appropriate.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would enable foster carers to make day-to-day decisions on behalf of the children and young people they foster.</p>

NC14

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Mike Martin (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not moved

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Funding for the National Wraparound Childcare Programme</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, make provision for the extension of funding for the National Wraparound Childcare Programme beyond the 2025-26 financial year.”

NC15

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“National statutory inquiry into grooming gangs</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, set up a statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.<br> (2) An inquiry established under subsection (1) must seek to—<br> (a) identify common patterns of behaviour and offending between grooming gangs;<br> (b) identify the type, extent and volume of crimes committed by grooming gangs;<br> (c) identify the number of victims of crimes committed by grooming gangs;<br> (d) identify the ethnicity of members of grooming gangs;<br> (e) identify any failings, by action, omission or deliberate suppression, by—<br> (i) police,<br> (ii) local authorities,<br> (iii) prosecutors,<br> (iv) charities,<br> (v) political parties,<br> (vi) local and national government,<br> (vii) healthcare providers and health services, or<br> (viii) other agencies or bodies,<br> in the committal of crimes by grooming gangs, including by considering whether the ethnicity of the perpetrators of such crimes affected the response by such agencies or bodies;<br> (f) identify such national safeguarding actions as may be required to minimise the risk of further such offending occurring in future;<br> (g) identify good practice in protecting children.<br> (3) The inquiry may do anything it considers is calculated to facilitate, or is incidental or conducive to, the carrying out of its functions and the achievement of the requirements of subsection (2).<br> (4) An inquiry established under this section must publish a report within two years of the launch of the inquiry.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section—<br> “gang” means a group of at least three adult males whose purpose or intention is to commit a sexual offence against the same victim or group of victims;<br> “grooming” means—<br> (a) activity carried out with the primary intention of committing sexual offences against the victim;<br> (b) activity that is carried out, or predominantly carried out, in person;<br> (c) activity that includes the provision of illicit substances and/or alcohol either as part of the grooming or concurrent with the commission of the sexual offence.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would set up a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs.</p>

NC17

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Academy Conversion Support Grant</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act, make provision for a scheme to provide specified funds (‘an academy conversion support grant’) to eligible schools for the purposes of supporting the process of converting to an academy.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section—<br> (a) “eligible schools” include—<br> (i) schools which are part of a group of three or more schools which—<br> (A) have been approved to convert to an academy; and<br> (B) intend to join the same academy trust; and<br> (ii) special or alternative provision schools which have been approved to convert to an academy—<br> (A) as a single school; or<br> (B) with one or more other school;<br> (b) “specified funds” may be up to a maximum level specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.<br> (3) A school which receives an academy conversion support grant may only use such funds for the purposes of supporting the process of converting to an academy, which may include but may not be limited to—<br> (a) obtaining legal advice;<br> (b) transferring software licenses;<br> (c) advice relating to human resources and compliance with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations;<br> (d) costs associated with re-branding; and<br> (e) expenses incurred in setting up an Academy Trust.<br> (4) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, amend the level of funds which can form an academy conversion support grant.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to provide an academy conversion support grant to support schools with the process of converting to an academy.</p>

NC18

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“School Trust CEO Programme</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act, make provision for the delivery of a programme of development for Chief Executive Officers of large multi-academy trusts (“the School Trust CEO Programme”).<br> (2) The School Trust CEO Programme shall be provided by—<br> (a) the National Institute of Teaching; or<br> (b) a different provider nominated by the Secretary of State.<br> (3) The purposes of the School Trust CEO Programme shall include, but not be limited to—<br> (a) building the next generation of CEOs and system architects;<br> (b) providing the knowledge, insight and practice to ensure CEOs can run successful, sustainable, thriving trusts that develop as anchor institutions in their communities;<br> (c) building a network of CEOs to improve practice in academy trusts and shape the system; and<br> (d) nurturing the talents of CEOs to lead and grow large multi-academy trusts, especially in areas where such trusts are most needed.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must provide the School Trust CEO Programme with such funding and resources as are required for the carrying out of its duties.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to provide a School Trust CEO Programme.</p>

NC19

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Trust Capacity Fund</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act, establish a Trust Capacity Fund.<br> (2) The purpose of the Trust Capacity Fund will be to support the growth of multi-academy trusts.<br> (3) The Trust Capacity Fund may provide funding to maintained schools and academy trusts which—<br> (a) are considered by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to be of sound financial health; and<br> (b) have an eligible growth project that has been approved by the Secretary of State.<br> (4) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, specify applications for funding to which the Trust Capacity Fund will give particular regard, which may include applications from trusts—<br> (a) taking on or formed from schools which have received specified judgements in their most recent inspections; or<br> (b) taking on or comprising schools in Education Investment Areas.<br> (5) The Secretary of State must provide the Trust Capacity Fund with such funding and resources as are required for the carrying out of its duties.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to establish a Trust Capacity Fund to support the growth of multi-academy trusts.</p>

NC20

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Approved free schools and university training colleges in pre-opening</b><br> The Secretary of State must make provision for the opening of all free schools and university training colleges whose applications were approved prior to October 2024.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to proceed with the opening of free schools whose opening was paused in October 2024.</p>

NC21

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“School attendance: general duties on local authorities</b><br> In Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Act 1996 (school attendance), after section 443 insert—<br> <i class="text-centre">“School attendance: registered pupils, offences etc</i><br> <b>443A</b> <b>School attendance: general duties on local authorities in England</b><br> (1) A local authority in England must exercise their functions with a view to—<br> (a) promoting regular attendance by registered pupils at schools in the local authority’s area, and<br> (b) reducing the number and duration of absences of registered pupils from schools in that area.<br> (2) In exercising their functions, a local authority in England must have regard to any guidance issued from time to time by the Secretary of State in relation to school attendance.””

NC22

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“School attendance policies</b><br> In Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Education Act 1996 (school attendance), after section 443 insert—<br> <b>“443A</b> <b>School attendance policies</b><br> (1) The proprietor of a school in England must ensure—<br> (a) that policies designed to promote regular attendance by registered pupils are pursued at the school, and<br> (b) that those policies are set out in a written document (an “attendance policy”).<br> (2) An attendance policy must in particular include details of—<br> (a) the practical procedures to be followed at the school in relation to attendance,<br> (b) the measures in place at the school to promote regular attendance by its registered pupils,<br> (c) the responsibilities of particular members of staff in relation to attendance,<br> (d) the action to be taken by staff if a registered pupil fails to attend the school regularly, and<br> (e) if relevant, the school’s strategy for addressing any specific concerns identified in relation to attendance.<br> (3) The proprietor must ensure—<br> (a) that the attendance policy and its contents are generally made known within the school and to parents of registered pupils at the school, and<br> (b) that steps are taken at least once in every school year to bring the attendance policy to the attention of all those parents and pupils and all persons who work at the school (whether or not for payment).<br> (4) In complying with the duties under this section, the proprietor must have regard to any guidance issued from time to time by the Secretary of State in relation to school attendance.””

NC23

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Penalty notices: regulations</b><br> In section 444B of the Education Act 1996 (penalty notices: attendance), after subsection (1) insert—<br> “(1A) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under subsection (1) may make provision in relation to England—<br> (a) as to the circumstances in which authorised officers must consider giving a penalty notice;<br> (b) for or in connection with co-ordination arrangements between local authorities and neighbouring local authorities (where appropriate), the police and authorised officers.””

NC24

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Academies: regulations as to granting a leave of absence</b><br> (1) Section 551 of the Education Act 1996 (regulations as to duration of school day etc) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In subsection (1), for “to which this section applies” substitute “mentioned in subsection (2)”.<br> (3) In subsection (2), omit “to which this section applies”.<br> (4) After subsection (2) insert—<br> “(3) Regulations may also make provision with respect to the granting of leave of absence from any schools which are Academies not already falling within subsection (2)(c).””

NC25

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Report on the impact of charging VAT on private school fees</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within two years of the passing of this Act, publish a report on the impact of charging VAT on private school fees.<br> (2) A report published under subsection (1) must include the following information—<br> (a) how many private schools have closed as a result of the decision to charge VAT on private school fees;<br> (b) how many pupils have moved school because of the decision to charge VAT on private school fees;<br> (c) an analysis, considering paragraphs (a) and (b), of the impact of the decision to charge VAT on private school fees on maintained and academy schools, including on—<br> (i) the availability of school places nationally and in areas where private schools have closed;<br> (ii) the percentage of children which are placed at their first-choice school; and<br> (iii) the number of schools which have had to increase their Publish Admissions Number.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require the Secretary of State to publish a report on the impact of charging VAT on private school fees.</p>

NC30

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Publication of details of preventative care and family support</b><br> (1) Every local authority, must within six months of the passing of this Act, publish details of all preventative care and family support available to people in their area.<br> (2) Information published under subsection (1) must be made available—<br> (a) on the authority’s website, and<br> (b) in all public libraries in the authority’s area.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require all local authorities to publish information about preventative care and family support and to ensure it is freely available to people living in the area.</p>

NC33

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Duty of school governing bodies regarding mental health provision</b><br> (1) Subject to subsection (3), the governing body of a maintained or academy school in England has a duty to make arrangements for provision in the school of a dedicated mental health practitioner.<br> (2) In subsection (1)—<br> “education mental health practitioner” means a person with a graduate-level or postgraduate-level qualification of that name earned through a course commissioned by NHS England.<br> (3) Where a school has 100 or fewer pupils, the duty under subsection (1) may be satisfied through collaborative provision between several schools.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must provide, or make arrangements for the provision of, appropriate financial and other support to school governing bodies for their purposes of facilitating the fulfilling of the duty in subsection (1).”

NC32

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Victoria Collins (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Science, Innovation & Technology)
Wera Hobhouse (LD)
Lee Dillon (LD)
Olly Glover (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
John Milne (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Local authority registration of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert—<br> <b>“512ZAA</b> <b>Registration of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> (1) A local authority must register for free school meals all children in its area who are eligible to receive free school meals.<br> (2) A local authority may make provision for children to be registered for free school meals upon their parents demonstrating the child’s eligibility through an application for relevant benefits.””

NC34

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“National Tutoring Guarantee</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish a report outlining the steps necessary to introduce a National Tutoring Guarantee.<br> (2) A “National Tutoring Guarantee” means a statutory requirement on the Secretary of State to ensure access to small group academic tutoring for all disadvantaged children who require academic support.<br> (3) A report published under this section must include an assessment of how best to deliver targeted academic support from qualified tutors to children—<br> (a) from low-income backgrounds,<br> (b) with low prior attainment,<br> (c) with additional needs, or<br> (d) who are young carers.<br> (4) In preparing a report under this section, the Secretary of State must consult with—<br> (a) headteachers,<br> (b) teachers,<br> (c) school leaders,<br> (d) parents of children from low-income backgrounds,<br> (e) children from low-income backgrounds, and<br> (f) other individuals or organisations as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.<br> (5) A report under this section must be laid before Parliament.<br> (6) Within three months of a report under this section being laid before Parliament, the Secretary of State must take steps to implement the recommendations contained in the report.”

NC35

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Mike Martin (LD)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“VAT zero-rating for certain items of school uniform</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, make provision for certain items of school uniform to be zero-rated for the purposes of VAT.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “certain items of school uniform” means items of school uniform for pupils up to the age of 16.”

NC36

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of a National Body for SEND</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, establish a National Body for SEND.<br> (2) The functions of the National Body for SEND will include, but not be limited to—<br> (a) national coordination of SEND provision;<br> (b) supporting the delivery of SEND support for children with very high needs;<br> (c) advising on funding needed by local authorities for SEND provision.<br> (3) Any mechanism used by the National Body for SEND in advising on funding under subsection (2)(c) should be based on current need and may disregard historic spend.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would establish a National Body for SEND to support the delivery of SEND provision.</p>

NC37

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Gideon Amos (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing and Planning)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school</b><br> After section 436G of the Education Act 1996, as inserted by section 25 of this Act, insert—<br> <b>“436GA</b> <b>Arrangements for national examinations for children not in school</b><br> Where a child is eligible to be registered by the authority under section 436B, the authority must—<br> (a) provide for the child to be able to sit any relevant national examination; and<br> (b) provide financial assistance to enable the child to sit any relevant national examination;<br> <span class="wrapped">where requested by the parent or carer of the child.””</span>

NC38

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Consultation on the structures of governance for local authority and academy schools</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must conduct a public consultation on the current structures of governance within both local authority and academy schools.<br> (2) The consultation conducted under subsection (1) must consider—<br> (a) the role of school governors;<br> (b) the statutory duties of school governors;<br> (c) ways to encourage people to become school governors; and<br> (d) any other matters that the Secretary of State may see fit.<br> (3) The Secretary of State must issue the consultation conducted under subsection (1) within one year of the commencement of this Act.<br> (4) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the consultation closing, publish and lay before Parliament his response to the consultation.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause instigates a review of school governance in light of the severe shortage of school governors and the increasing responsibilities that volunteer governors are taking on.</p>

NC39

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Establishment of Child Protection Authority</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, establish a Child Protection Authority for England.<br> (2) The purpose of such an Authority will be to—<br> (a) improve practice in child protection;<br> (b) provide advice and make recommendations to the Government on child protection policy and reforms to improve child protection;<br> (c) inspect institutions and settings at some times and in such ways as it considers necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with child protection standards; and<br> (d) monitor the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and other inquiries relating to the protection of children.<br> (3) The Authority must act with a view to—<br> (a) safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children;<br> (b) ensuring that institutions and settings fulfil their responsibilities in relation to child protection.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would seek to fulfil the second recommendation of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in establishing a Child Protection Authority for England.</p>

NC16

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Right to review school curriculum material</b><br> (1) Subject to subsection (2), where requested by the parent or carer of a child on the school’s pupil roll, a school must allow such persons to view all materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum, including those provided by external, third-party, charitable or commercial providers.<br> (2) Schools may restrict access to curriculum materials where there are concerns relating to commercial prejudice or commercial confidentiality.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would ensure that parents can view materials used in the teaching of the school curriculum.</p>

NC26

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care leave</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, entitle an individual to be absent from work on care leave under this section if the individual satisfies conditions specified in the regulations relating to an eligible kinship care arrangement with a child.<br> (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) must include provision for determining—<br> (a) the extent of an individual’s entitlement to leave under this section; and<br> (b) when leave under this section may be taken.<br> (3) Provision under subsection (2)(a) must secure that—<br> (a) where one individual is entitled to leave under this section, they are entitled to at least 52 weeks of leave; or<br> (b) where more than one individual is entitled to leave under this section in respect of the same child, those individuals are entitled to share at least 52 weeks of leave between them.<br> (4) An employee is entitled to leave under this section only if the eligible kinship care arrangement is intended to last—<br> (a) at least one year, and<br> (b) until the child being cared for attains the age of 18.<br> (5) For the purposes of this section, an “eligible kinship care arrangement” means—<br> (a) an arrangement where a child is adopted (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002) by a friend, relative or extended family member;<br> (b) an arrangement where—<br> (i) a child is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and<br> (ii) a friend, relative or extended family member of that child is approved by the local authority to be a foster carer for that child;<br> (c) an arrangement created by a special guardianship order pursuant to section 14A of the Children Act 1989;<br> (d) an arrangement created by a child arrangements order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 where the court orders that a child is to live predominantly with a friend, relative or extended family member of that child;<br> (e) an arrangement where a child is fostered privately (within the meaning of section 66 of the Children Act 1989) by a friend or extended family member); or<br> (f) any other arrangement where a child is cared for, and provided with accommodation in their own home—<br> (i) by a relative of the child, other than a parent of the child, or by a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child; and<br> (ii) where the arrangement has lasted, or is intended to last, for at least 28 days.<br> (6) Regulations made under this section may make provision about how leave under this section is to be taken.”

NC27

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Kinship care allowance</b><br> (1) A person is entitled to a kinship care allowance for any week in which that person is engaged in caring for a child under an eligible kinship care arrangement in England.<br> (2) In this section, “eligible kinship care arrangement” means—<br> (a) an arrangement where a child is adopted (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002) by a friend, relative or extended family member;<br> (b) an arrangement where—<br> (i) a child is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and<br> (ii) a friend, relative or extended family member of that child is approved by the local authority to be a foster carer for that child;<br> (c) an arrangement created by a special guardianship order pursuant to section 14A of the Children Act 1989;<br> (d) an arrangement created by a child arrangements order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 where the court orders that a child is to live predominantly with a friend, relative or extended family member of that child;<br> (e) an arrangement where a child is fostered privately (within the meaning of section 66 of the Children Act 1989) by a friend or extended family member; or<br> (f) any other arrangement where a child is cared for, and provided with accommodation in their own home—<br> (i) by a relative of the child, other than a parent of the child, or by a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child; and<br> (ii) where the arrangement has lasted, or is intended to last, for at least 28 days.<br> (3) A person is not entitled to an allowance under this section unless that person satisfies conditions prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State.<br> (4) A person may claim an allowance under this section in respect of more than one child.<br> (5) Where two or more persons would be entitled for the same week to such an allowance in respect of the same child, only one allowance may be claimed on the behalf of—<br> (a) the person jointly elected by those two for that purpose, or<br> (b) in default of such an election, the person determined by, and at the discretion of, the Secretary of State.<br> (6) Regulations may prescribe the circumstances in which a person is or is not to be treated for the purposes of this section as engaged, or regularly and substantially engaged, in caring for a child under an eligible kinship care arrangement.<br> (7) An allowance under this section is payable at the weekly rate specified by the Secretary of State in regulations.<br> (8) Regulations under subsection (7) may specify—<br> (a) different weekly rates for different ages of children being cared for, or<br> (b) different weekly rates for different regions of England.<br> (9) Regulations under subsection (7) must specify a weekly rate that is no lower than the minimum weekly allowance for foster carers published by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000.”

NC28

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Extension of pupil premium to children subject to a kinship care arrangement</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, for the financial year beginning 1 April 2026 and for each year thereafter, provide that an amount is payable from the pupil premium grant to schools and local authorities in respect of each registered pupil in England who is subject to an eligible kinship care arrangement.<br> (2) The amount payable under subsection (1) must be equal to the amount that is payable for a pupil who is a looked after child.<br> (3) In this section—<br> “eligible kinship care arrangement” means—<br> (a) an arrangement where a child is adopted (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002) by a friend, relative or extended family member;<br> (b) an arrangement where—<br> (i) a child is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and<br> (ii) a friend, relative or extended family member of that child is approved by the local authority to be a foster carer for that child;<br> (c) an arrangement created by a special guardianship order pursuant to section 14A of the Children Act 1989;<br> (d) an arrangement created by a child arrangements order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 where the court orders that a child is to live predominantly with a friend, relative or extended family member of that child;<br> (e) an arrangement where a child is fostered privately (within the meaning of section 66 of the Children Act 1989) by a friend or extended family member; or<br> (f) any other arrangement where a child is cared for, and provided with accommodation in their own home—<br> (i) by a relative of the child, other than a parent of the child, or by a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child; and<br> (ii) where the arrangement has lasted, or is intended to last, for at least 28 days;”<br> “looked after child” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989;<br> “pupil premium grant” means the grant of that name paid to a school or a local authority by the Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 (power of Secretary of State and Senedd Cymru to give financial assistance for purposes related to education or children etc).”

NC29

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care</b><br> For section 88B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (admission arrangements relating to children looked after by local authority) substitute—<br> <b>“88B</b> <b>Admissions arrangements relating to looked after children and children in kinship care</b><br> (1) Regulations may require the admission authorities for maintained schools in England to include in their admission arrangements provision relating to the admission of children who are—<br> (a) looked after by a local authority in England, or<br> (b) cared for under a kinship care arrangement as may be prescribed.<br> (2) Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular include provision for securing that, subject to sections 86(3), 86B(2) and (4) and 87, such children are to be offered admission in preference to other children.<br> (3) In this section, “kinship care arrangement” means—<br> (a) an arrangement where a child is adopted (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002) by a friend, relative or extended family member;<br> (b) an arrangement where—<br> (i) a child is looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989), and<br> (ii) a friend, relative or extended family member of that child is approved by the local authority to be a foster carer for that child;<br> (c) an arrangement created by a special guardianship order pursuant to section 14A of the Children Act 1989;<br> (d) an arrangement created by a child arrangements order pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989 where the court orders that a child is to live predominantly with a friend, relative or extended family member of that child;<br> (e) an arrangement where a child is fostered privately (within the meaning of section 66 of the Children Act 1989) by a friend or extended family member; or<br> (f) any other arrangement where a child is cared for, and provided with accommodation in their own home—<br> (i) by a relative of the child, other than a parent of the child, or by a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child; and<br> (ii) where the arrangement has lasted,or is intended to last, for at least 28 days.””

36

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 1, page 2, line 11, leave out “may (in particular)” and insert “should, where appropriate”

37

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 2, line 21, leave out lines 21 to 23 and insert—<br> “(8) The child in relation to whom the family group decision-making meeting is held should be included in the meeting, unless the local authority deems it inappropriate.”

18

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> “(10) Nothing in this section permits an extension to the 26-week limit for care proceedings in section 14(2)(ii) of the Children and Families Act 2014.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment clarifies that nothing in this section should imply an extension to the statutory 26-week limit for care proceedings.</p>

49

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—<br> <b>“31ZB</b> <b>Family group decision-making at the point of reunification</b><br> (1) This section applies where a care order is to be discharged for the purposes of family reunification.<br> (2) Usually prior to a child returning home, and no later than one month after the discharge of a care order, the local authority must offer a family-group decision-making meeting to the child’s parents or any other person with parental responsibility for the child.<br> (3) If the offer is accepted by at least one person to whom it is made, the local authority must arrange for the meeting to be held.<br> (4) The family-group decision-making meeting should have the purpose of empowering the child’s family network to promote the long-term safety and wellbeing of the child.<br> (5) The duty under this section does not apply where the local authority considers that it would not be in the best interests of the child for the family group decision-making meeting to be offered or (as the case may be) to be held.<br> (6) A “family network”, in relation to a child, consists of such persons with an interest in the child’s welfare as the authority considers appropriate to attend the meeting having regard to the child’s best interests, and such persons may (in particular) include—<br> (a) the child’s parents or any other person with parental responsibility for the child;<br> (b) relatives, friends or other persons connected with the child.<br> (7) Where the local authority considers it appropriate, the child in relation to whom the family group decision-making meeting is held may attend the meeting.<br> (8) In exercising functions under this section in relation to a child, the local authority must seek the views of the child unless it considers that it would not be appropriate to do so.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would impose a duty on local authorities to offer family-group decision-making at the point of reunification for children in care, analogous to that proposed before care proceedings are initiated.</p>

19

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 3, page 5, line 3, at end insert—<br> <b>“16EC</b> <b>Report on work and impact of multi-agency child protection teams</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must report annually on the work and impact of multi-agency child protection teams.<br> (2) A report under this section shall include analysis of —<br> (a) the membership of multi-agency child protection teams;<br> (b) the specific child protection activities undertaken by such teams;<br> (c) best practice in multi-agency work; and<br> (d) the impact of multi-agency child protection teams on —<br> (i) information sharing;<br> (ii) risk identification; and<br> (iii) joining up services between children’s social care, police, health services, education and other agencies, including the voluntary sector.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to report on the effectiveness of multi-agency child protection teams.</p>

20

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 4, page 6, line 33, at end insert—<br> “(4A) Where the relevant person considers that the disclosure would be more detrimental to the child than not disclosing the information, this decision must be recorded.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment requires decisions made not to disclose information to be recorded.</p>

21

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 4, page 7, line 5, at end insert —<br> “(6A) Where information is disclosed under this section, the recipient must consider the welfare of others to whom the information may relate or involve and take steps to promote their welfare.”

43

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 4, page 8, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(11A) The Secretary of State may, by regulations under subsection (10), require every designated person to use a consistent identifier in relation to all children.”

38

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 5, page 9, line 20, at end insert—<br> “(e) financial support;<br> (f) legal support;<br> (g) family group decision making.”

22

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 5, page 9, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(8) In fulfilling its duties under subsection (7) a local authority must annually consult and collect feedback from children in kinship care and their carers about its kinship local offer.<br> (9) Feedback received under subsection (8) must be published annually.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to consult children and carers when assessing their kinship care offer.</p>

39

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 5, page 9, line 38, at end insert—<br> “(8) A local authority must from time to time publish—<br> (a) comments about its kinship local offer received from or on behalf of children, kinship carers and others with lived experience of aspects of kinship care;<br> (b) the authority’s response to those comments, including details of any action the authority intends to take.<br> (9) Comments published under subsection (8)(a) must be published in a form that does not enable the person who made them to be identified.<br> (10) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, make further provision about—<br> (a) the information to be included in an authority’s kinship local offer;<br> (b) how an authority’s kinship local offer is to be published;<br> (c) the parties who are to be involved and consulted by an authority in developing, preparing and reviewing its kinship local offer;<br> (d) how an authority is to involve children, kinship carers and others with lived experience of aspects of kinship care in the development, preparation and review of its local kinship offer; and<br> (e) the publication of comments on the kinship local offer, and the local authority’s response, under subsection (8)(b), including circumstances in which comments are not required to be published.”

12

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 7, page 11, line 38, after “support” insert “and staying put support”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would include staying put support in the support provided by local authorities under this section and extend the provision of Staying Put for young people to the age of 25.</p>

13

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 7, after “support” insert “or staying put support”


Explanatory Text

<p>See Amendment 12.</p>

14

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 10, after “support” insert “or staying put support”


Explanatory Text

<p>See Amendment 12.</p>

15

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 11, after “support” insert “or staying put support”


Explanatory Text

<p>See Amendment 12.</p>

23

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 7, page 12, line 13, at end insert —<br> “(3A) Where staying close support is provided, it must be provided with due regard to the wishes of the relevant person and a record must be kept of that person’s wishes.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require local authorities to take account of the wishes of the relevant young person when providing staying close support, and keep a record of those wishes.</p>

16

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 14, after first “support” insert “and staying put support”


Explanatory Text

<p>See Amendment 12.</p>

17

Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 22, at end insert—<br> “(5) “Staying put” has the meaning given by section 23CZA(2) of the Children’s Act 1989.”


Explanatory Text

<p>See Amendment 12.</p>

40

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 22, at end insert —<br> “(vi) financial support;<br> (vii) financial literacy”

41

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 7, page 12, line 28, at end insert—<br> “(c) the provision of supported lodgings, where the young person and local authority deem appropriate.”

24

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 10, page 16, line 39, at end insert —<br> “(8A) After subsection (9) insert —<br> “(10) Where a child is kept in secure accommodation under this section, the relevant local authority has a duty to provide therapeutic treatment for the child.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would place a duty on local authorities to provide treatment for children in secure accommodation.</p>

42

Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 14, page 28, line 37, at end insert—<br> “(c) independent schools with caring responsibilities and offering SEND provision.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would include independent special schools within the profit cap provision.</p>

25

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 January 2025
This amendment was negatived on division

Clause 14, page 29, line 25, at end insert— <br> “(10) Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a report containing —<br> (a) details of the number of available placements in relevant establishments or agencies;<br> (b) an analysis of the expected impact of this section on the number of available placements in relevant establishments or agencies.”

26

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 21, page 43, line 31, at end insert —<br> “(4) This section may only come into force after the Secretary of State has laid before Parliament a report containing the following information—<br> (a) what form breakfast club provision by schools currently takes;<br> (b) how much breakfast club provision costs schools, and how much is charged by schools for such provision;<br> (c) how much funding is estimated to be required to enable schools to meet the requirements of this section;<br> (d) what additional staff will be required to deliver the breakfast clubs; and<br> (e) the grounds on which the Secretary of State would use the power under section 551C.”

27

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 21, page 43, line 31, at end insert—<br> “(4) This section may only come into force after the Secretary of State has provided details of how schools are to be resourced to meet the requirements of this section.”

28

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 21, page 43, line 31, at end insert—<br> <b>“551E</b> <b>Duty to fund secondary school breakfast clubs</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act, create a national school breakfast club programme.<br> (2) A programme created under subsection (1) must—<br> (a) provide a 75% subsidy for the food and delivery costs of breakfast club provision; and<br> (b) offer pupils in participating schools free food and drink.<br> (3) To be eligible to participate in the programme—<br> (a) a school must be a state funded secondary school, special school or provider of alternative provision; and<br> (b) at least 40% of the pupils on the school’s pupil roll must be in bands A-F of the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require the Secretary of State to continue with the existing funding programme for secondary school breakfast clubs in areas of deprivation.</p>

29

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 23, leave out “have” and insert “buy”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable schools to require pupils to wear more than three branded items of school uniform as long as parents have not had to pay for them.</p>

30

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 26, leave out “have” and insert “buy”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable schools to require pupils to wear more than three branded items of school uniform as long as parents have not had to pay for them.</p>

31

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 29, at end insert—<br> “(1A) The appropriate authority of a school may require a pupil to buy or replace branded items which have been lost or damaged, or which the pupil has grown out of.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would enable schools to require pupils to replace lost or damaged branded items.</p>

32

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 23, page 44, line 40, at end insert “except PE kit or other clothing or items required as part of the school’s provision of physical education lessons”

33

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 24, page 46, line 3, leave out from beginning of line to “a” in line 10

35

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was not called

Clause 24, page 46, line 18, at end insert “or,<br> “(c) providing services to the child or their family under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.”

34

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 21 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was withdrawn

Clause 24, page 47, line 6, at end insert—<br> “(8A) Where a local authority refuses consent in respect of a child who meets the criteria for Condition A, the local authority must provide the parents or carers of the relevant child with a statement of reasons for the decision.<br> (8B) A statement of reasons provided under subsection (8A) must include an assessment of the costs and benefits to the child.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment would require a local authority to submit a statement of reasons when they do not agree for a child who meets Condition A to be home educated.</p>

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20th January 2025
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 20 January 2025

NC8

Simon Opher (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Florence Eshalomi (LAB)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Sarah Hall (LAB)
Iqbal Mohamed (Ind)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
John McDonnell (Ind)
Beccy Cooper (Lab)
Shockat Adam (Ind)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Richard Burgon (Lab)
Chris Webb (Lab)
Emma Lewell (Lab)
Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Jeremy Corbyn (Ind)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Julia Buckley (Lab)
Peter Lamb (Lab)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Helen Hayes (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Sorcha Eastwood (APNI)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Identification of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.) insert—<br> <b>“512ZAA</b> <b>Identification of children eligible for free school meals</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must identify all children eligible for free school meals in England.<br> (2) A child’s eligibility for free school meals is not dependent on any application having been made for free school meals on their behalf.<br> (3) Where a child has been identified as eligible for free school meals, the Secretary of State must provide for this information to be shared with—<br> (a) the school at which the child is registered; and<br> (b) the relevant local education authority.<br> (4) Where a school has been informed that a child on its pupil roll is eligible for free school meals, the school must provide that child with a free school meal.<br> (5) A local education authority must provide the means for a parent or guardian of a child who has been identified as eligible for free school meals to opt out of the provision of a free school meal under subsection (4).””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to proactively identify all children eligible for free school meals in England, making the application process for free school meals opt-out rather than opt-in.</p>

Gov NC6

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 20 Jan 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 27 January 2025
This amendment was agreed to

To move the following Clause- "Care leavers not to be regarded as becoming homeless intentionally (1) In section 191 of the Housing Act 1996 (becoming homeless intentionally)— (a) after subsection (1) insert- "(1ZA) But a person does not become homeless intentionally in a case described in any of subsections (1A) to (1C)."; (b) in subsection (1A), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “The first case is where-"; (c) after subsection (1A) insert- "(1B) The second case is where the person is a relevant child within the meaning given by section 23A(2) of the Children Act 1989. (1C) The third case is where the person is a former relevant child within the meaning given by section 23C(1) of that Act and aged under 25."; (d) in subsection (3), in the words before paragraph (a), after "person" insert ", other than a person described in subsection (1B) or (1C),". (2) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an application of a kind mentioned in section 183(1) of the Housing Act 1996 made before the date on which this section comes into force, except where the local housing authority deciding the application has not yet decided the matters set out in section 184(1)(a) and (b) of that Act."

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Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 17 January 2025

NC6

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab)
Charlotte Nichols (Lab)
Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Sorcha Eastwood (APNI)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Simon Opher (Lab)
Emily Darlington (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Care leavers not to be regarded as becoming homeless intentionally</b><br> (1) In <br> section 191 of the Housing Act 1996<br> (becoming homeless intentionally)—<br> (a) after subsection (1) insert—;<br> (b) in subsection (1A), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “The first case is where—”;<br> (c) after subsection (1A) insert—;<br> section 23A(2) of the Children Act 1989<br> section 23C(1) of that Act”<br> (d) in subsection (3), in the words before paragraph (a), after “person” insert “, other than a person described in subsection (1B) or (1C),”.<br> (2) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to an application of a kind mentioned in <br> section 183(1) of the Housing Act 1996<br> made before the date on which this section comes into force, except where the local housing authority deciding the application has not yet decided the matters set out in <br> section 184(1)(a) and (b) of that Act<br> .”


Explanatory Text

<p>The Housing Act 1996 requires local housing authorities to assist persons with securing accommodation in certain circumstances and limits the requirement in relation to persons who have become homeless intentionally. This amendment would prevent the limitation applying in relation to certain young persons formerly looked after by local authorities.</p>

NC3

Marie Goldman (LD) - Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
Pippa Heylings (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy Security and Net Zero)
Joshua Reynolds (LD)
Charlotte Cane (LD)
Tom Gordon (LD)
Mike Martin (LD)
Alex Brewer (LD)
Helen Maguire (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Lee Dillon (LD)
Monica Harding (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (International Development)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Reporting of local authority performance regarding EHC plans</b><br> In the Children and Families Act 2014, after section 40 insert—<br> <b>“40A</b> <b>Reporting of local authority performance</b><br> (1) Local authorities must publish regular information relating to their fulfilment of duties relating to EHC needs assessments and EHC plans under this part.<br> (2) Such information must include—<br> (a) the authority’s performance against the requirements of this Act and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014 relating to the timeliness with which action needs to be taken by the authority in relation to EHC needs assessments and EHC plans;<br> (b) explanations for any failures to meet relevant deadlines or timeframes;<br> (c) proposals for improving the authority’s performance.<br> (3) Information published under this section must be published—<br> (a) on a monthly basis;<br> (b) on the local authority’s website; and<br> (c) in a form which is easily accessible and understandable.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would require local authorities to publish their performance against the statutory deadlines in the EHCP process.</p>

NC5

Simon Opher (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Florence Eshalomi (LAB)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Sarah Hall (LAB)
Iqbal Mohamed (Ind)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
John McDonnell (Ind)
Beccy Cooper (Lab)
Shockat Adam (Ind)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Richard Burgon (Lab)
Chris Webb (Lab)
Emma Lewell (Lab)
Jeremy Corbyn (Ind)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Julia Buckley (Lab)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Helen Hayes (Lab)
Sorcha Eastwood (APNI)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Provision of free meals and activities during school holidays</b><br> (1) A local authority must—<br> (a) provide; or<br> (b) coordinate the provision of programmes which provide,<br> free meals and activities to relevant children during school holidays.<br> (2) For the purposes of this section, “relevant children” means children in receipt of free school meals.<br> (3) The Secretary of State may, by regulations made by statutory instrument—<br> (a) specify minimum standards for meals and activities during school holidays;<br> (b) specify criteria that organisations involved in the delivery of meals and activities during school holidays must meet.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would place a duty on local authorities to provide or coordinate free meals and activities for children eligible for free school meals during school holidays.</p>

NC7

Neil O'Brien (Con) - Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development)
Patrick Spencer (Ind)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2025
This amendment was not called

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Power to prescribe pay and conditions for teachers</b><br> The Secretary of State must, within three months of the passing of this Act—<br> (a) make provision for the power of the governing bodies of maintained schools to set the pay and working conditions of school teachers to be made equivalent with the relevant powers of academies;<br> (b) provide guidance to all applicable schools that—<br> (i) pay levels given in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document are to be treated as the minimum pay of relevant teachers;<br> (ii) teachers may be paid above the pay levels given in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.<br> (iii) they must have regard to the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document but may vary from it in the best interests of their pupils and staff.”


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would make the pay set out in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document a floor, and extend freedoms over pay and conditions to local authority maintained schools.</p>

1

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 3, page 3, line 33, leave out “the director of children’s services for”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment and Amendment 2 make minor changes relating to local authority nominations to a multi-agency child protection team.</p>

2

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 3, page 3, line 36, leave out “the director of children’s services for”


Explanatory Text

<p>See the explanatory statement for Amendment 1.</p>

3

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 3, page 5, line 36, leave out “the director of children’s services for”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on Amendment 1.</p>

4

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 3, page 5, line 40, leave out “the director of children’s services for”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on Amendment 2.</p>

5

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 3, page 6, line 7, leave out “whose director of children’s services” and insert “which”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on Amendments 1 and 2.</p>

6

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 21, page 42, line 23, leave out “has the meaning given by section 437(8)” and insert “means—<br> (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school, or<br> (b) a community or foundation special school”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment amends the definition of “maintained school” in section 551B (inserted into the Education Act 1996 by clause 21) so that it does not exclude community or foundation special schools established in a hospital. Such schools are already excluded by the definition of “relevant school” in that inserted section.</p>

7

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 23, page 44, line 22, after “school” insert “in England”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment is consequential on Amendment 8, and is needed to ensure that clause 23 applies only in relation to relevant schools in England.</p>

8

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 23, page 45, leave out lines 13 to 18 and insert—<br> ““relevant school” means—<br> (a) an Academy school,<br> (b) an alternative provision Academy,<br> (c) a maintained school,<br> (d) a non-maintained special school, or<br> (e) a pupil referral unit,<br> <span class="wrapped">other than where established in a hospital;”</span>


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment ensures that the definition of “relevant school” in section 551ZA (inserted into the Education Act 1996 by clause 23) is consistent with the definition in section 551B of the Education Act 1996 (inserted by clause 21), and accordingly excludes any school established in a hospital.</p>

9

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 23, page 45, line 25, leave out “has the meaning given by section 437(8)” and insert “means—<br> (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school, or<br> (b) a community or foundation special school”


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment amends the definition of “maintained school” in section 551ZA (inserted into the Education Act 1996 by clause 23) so that it does not exclude community or foundation special schools established in a hospital, which are now excluded as a result of Amendment 8.</p>

10

Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2025
This amendment was agreed

Clause 23, page 45, line 27, at end insert—<br> “(4) In section 551A (guidance about the costs of school uniforms: England), for subsections (5) and (6) substitute—<br> “(5) In this section “the appropriate authority” and “relevant school” have the same meanings as in section 551ZA.””


Explanatory Text

<p>This amendment aligns the definitions in section 551A of the Education Act 1996 with those in the sections inserted by clauses 21 and 23 (as amended by Amendments 6, 7, 8 and 9).</p>

NC4

Simon Opher (Lab)
Tabled: 17 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was no decision

To move the following Clause- "Expansion of eligibility for free school lunches In section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk), before paragraph (a) insert- "(za) C's household income is less than £15,000 per year;"

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Notices of Amendments as at 14 January 2025

NC2

Simon Opher (Lab)
Ian Byrne (Lab)
Iqbal Mohamed (Ind)
Kim Johnson (Lab)
Neil Duncan-Jordan (Ind)
Kate Osborne (Lab)
Cat Eccles (Lab)
Jeremy Corbyn (Ind)
Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Chris Webb (Lab)
Steve Witherden (Lab)
Ellie Chowns (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs)
Richard Burgon (Lab)
Zarah Sultana (Ind)
Sharon Hodgson (Lab)
Florence Eshalomi (LAB)
Jon Trickett (Lab)
Beccy Cooper (Lab)
Peter Prinsley (Lab)
Julia Buckley (Lab)
Sarah Hall (LAB)
Sarah Champion (Lab)
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Crime and Policing)
Paula Barker (Lab)
Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Rachael Maskell (Ind)
Grahame Morris (Lab)
Apsana Begum (Ind)
John McDonnell (Ind)
Shockat Adam (Ind)
Kate Osamor (LAB)
Emma Lewell (Lab)
Lorraine Beavers (Lab)
Andy McDonald (Lab)
Brian Leishman (Ind)
Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
Adrian Ramsay (Green) - Green Spokesperson (Treasury)
Connor Naismith (Lab)
Chris Hinchliff (Ind)
Sorcha Eastwood (APNI)
Mike Amesbury (Ind)
Ayoub Khan (Ind)
Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Tabled: 14 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Provision of free school lunches to all primary school children</b><br> (1) Section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk) is amended as follows.<br> (2) In paragraph (4A)(b), after "year 2," insert "year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6".<br> (3) In subsection (4C), after “age of 7;" insert—<br> “Year 3” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 8;<br> “Year 4” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 9;<br> “Year 5” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 10;<br> “Year 6” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 11;””


Explanatory Text

<p>This new clause would extend free school lunches to all primary school age children in state funded schools.</p>

13th January 2025
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13th January 2025
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10th January 2025
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9th January 2025
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Munira Wilson (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education, Children and Families)
Lisa Smart (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
Caroline Voaden (LD)
Wendy Chamberlain (LD) - Liberal Democrat Chief Whip
Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Steff Aquarone (LD)
James MacCleary (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Europe)
Luke Taylor (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (London)
Paul Kohler (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
Ian Sollom (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Universities and Skills)
Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Danny Chambers (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Mental Health)
Vikki Slade (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Liz Jarvis (LD)
Jess Brown-Fuller (LD) - Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Hospitals and Primary Care)
Tabled: 9 Jan 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 February 2025
This amendment was withdrawn after debate

To move the following Clause—<br> <b>“Implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse</b><br> (1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, take steps to implement each of the recommendations made in the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.<br> (2) The Secretary of State must, after a period of six months has elapsed from the passing of this Act and at 12 monthly intervals thereafter, publish a report detailing the steps taken by the Government to implement each of the recommendations.<br> (3) A report published under subsection (2) must include—<br> (a) actions taken to meet, action or implement each of the recommendations made in the final report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse;<br> (b) details of any further action required to implement each of the recommendations or planned to supplement the recommendations;<br> (c) consideration of any challenges to full or successful implementation of the recommendations, with proposals for addressing these challenges so as to facilitate implementation of the recommendations; and<br> (d) where it has not been practicable to fully implement a recommendation—<br> (i) explanation of why implementation has not been possible;<br> (ii) a statement of the Government’s intention to implement the recommendation; and<br> (iii) a timetable for implementation.<br> (4) A report published under subsection (2) must be subject to debate in both Houses of Parliament within one month of its publication.<br> (5) In meeting its obligations under subsections (1) and (2), the Secretary of State may consult with such individuals or organisations as they deem appropriate.”

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8th January 2025
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8th January 2025
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3rd January 2025
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17th December 2024
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17th December 2024
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17th December 2024
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