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<p>Thank you very much, Chair.&nbsp;Officials, obviously, hold regular bimonthly meetings with UK Government officials in the Department for Education. I first became aware of the Bill when I was briefed by officials on what was in the King's Speech, but, at that time, only very limited information was available. We were aware that there were provisions to cover home-educated children, but more details then became available over the summer as the UK Government officials outlined their policy proposals to my officials.</p>
<p>I was then briefed further by my officials in early autumn about the policy proposals and agreed that my officials should explore proposals further to determine whether there were benefits to extending some or all of the provisions to Wales, either by joining the Bill or making our own legislation. We were then made aware that the intention was to introduce the Bill ahead of Christmas recess, if parliamentary time allowed.</p>
<p>On 17 December, I had a letter from the Minister for school standards informing me of the introduction of the Bill. I also had a Teams meeting with Stephen Morgan MP to update me on the introduction of the Bill, and it was during that call that I indicated that I was keen to extend certain provisions to Wales, if possible.</p>
<p>I should say, Chair, that, in approaching this issue, I have looked at this through the lens that I look at everything in this job in terms of what is best for children and young people, and that has informed my approach to this throughout. I'll ask Dawn to cover the provisions that fall within her portfolio.</p>