Private Members Bill Children Not in School Register

On May 16 2023 MP Flick Drummond introduced a Private Members Bill to make a new law for registering children not in school. This is not a government initiative which is to say it is not a public bill. Rather, as the name suggests, it comes from an individual Member of Parliament.

Private Members Bills have to go through a prescribed number of stages in both Houses of Parliament and for Private Members Bills these debates can only take place on specific Fridays between certain dates before time runs out at the end of the parliamentary session. (A session is a single parliamentary year whereas a parliamentary term is the time from one General Election to the next, in theory 5 years)

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New Home Education Guidance Wales May 2023

On May 12th 2023 the Welsh Government issued new guidance on elective home education for local authorities which can be found via this page.

No Legislative Vehicle Without Schools Bill

This post explores the difference between a government being “committed” to something and actually being in a position to make it happen.

Compulsory Registration Children Not In School – Parents Duties

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MECHANISM IN LAW TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED BELOW. READ MORE HERE

This post focused on what Part 3 of the Schools Bill said after being amended on Report July 18th about parents’ duties in respect of compulsory registration of children not in school.

Schools Bill What Does Means Mean plus Forum/Panel New Guidance

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MECHANISM IN LAW TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED BELOW. READ MORE HERE

A number of government amendments mitigating the compulsory registration of children not in school [CNIS] were passed at the end of Schools Bill Report stage in the House of Lords on July 18th.

Part 3 Schools Bill – Compulsory Registration – Getting Amended House of Lords Today

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MECHANISM IN LAW TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED BELOW. READ MORE HERE

Today – July 18th – is the 2nd (and currently final) day of Report for the Schools Bill in the House of Lords.

Schools Bill What The Heck Happened in the Lords Last Night

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. READ MORE HERE

Government Amendments to CNIS Register make it Less Bad

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MECHANISM IN LAW TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED BELOW. READ MORE HERE

This post sets out my interpretation of the government’s amendments to the Children Not In School Register which at the time of writing were scheduled to be discussed at Report in the House of Lords on July 18th 2022.

Government Amending CNIS Register Schools Bill

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MECHANISM IN LAW TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED BELOW. READ MORE HERE

Amendments to the CNIS Register for Report stage have been put forward by the Education Minister in the Lords. Report is currently scheduled for July 12th and 18th.

Schools Bill Finishing In Lords And Reaching Commons

DECEMBER 2022: THE SCHOOLS BILL HAS BEEN DROPPED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MECHANISM IN LAW TO INTRODUCE ANY OF THE PROPOSALS OUTLINED BELOW. READ MORE HERE

Report stage for the Schools Bill is set to take place on Tuesday July 12th and Monday July 18th 2022.