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Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL]

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to make provision regarding assemblies at state schools without a designated religious character in England; to repeal the requirement for those schools to hold collective worship; and for connected purposes

Sponsors · 2

  • Baroness Burt of SolihullLiberal DemocratLife peer
  • Crispin BluntConservativeReigate

Bill · 2

  • Bill 216 2021-22 (as brought from the Lords)Commons
    10 Dec 2021
  • HL Bill 18 (as introduced)Lords
    27 May 2021· 185 KB

Explanatory Notes · 1

  • HL Bill 18 Explanatory NotesLords
    9 Sept 2021· 415 KB

Select Committee report · 1

  • 10th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
    18 Nov 2021

Will write letters · 1

  • Letter from Baroness Chisholm to Lord Watson regarding issues raised in the second reading of the Bill: right of schools to seek a determination, and collective worship.Unassigned
    23 Sept 2021

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