Schools Bill: policy statements
Information explaining measures in the Schools Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in May 2022.
Applies to England
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These policy statements provide a description of each measure in the Schools Bill. They set out:
- what the government aims to achieve through each measure
- why we need the legislation
- effects of the legislation
- how the legislation will work in practice
The Schools Bill impact assessment is available.
Updates to this page
Published 12 May 2022Last updated 13 June 2022 + show all updates
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Question on page 9 of Academy trust standards: Schools Bill document, 'Will you seek to mandate local governing bodies?' updated for clarification.
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Updated 11 attachments: 'Academy trust standards', 'Academy trust intervention', 'Faith protections', 'Grammar schools', 'National Funding Formula reforms', 'Children not in school', 'School Attendance', 'Independent educational institutions: registration requirements', 'Independent educational institutions: enforcement', 'Independent educational institutions: material change' and 'Teacher misconduct'. Updates reflect additional information in new sections concerning delegated powers, and minor edits to pre-published content.
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First published.