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Technical and Further Education Act 2017

[As Introduced]
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This Act reforms technical and further education in England to make it more practical and workfocused. It encourages new types of qualifications and training programmes that teach real job skills, while trying to improve how colleges, employers, and training providers work together.

Presented by Justine Greening
supported by Lord Nash.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote461 MPs
40% Ayes · 18360% Noes · 278
The democratic gap

60% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading27 Oct 2016
  • 2nd reading14 Nov 2016
  • Committee stage22 Nov 2016
  • Report stage9 Jan 2017
  • 3rd reading9 Jan 2017

Lords

  • 1st reading10 Jan 2017
  • 2nd reading1 Feb 2017
  • Committee stage22 Feb 2017
  • Report stage27 Mar 2017
  • 3rd reading4 Apr 2017
Royal Assent27 Apr 2017