Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026

Summary

A Bill to make provision about the safeguarding and welfare of children; about support for children in care or leaving care; about regulation of care workers; about regulation of establishments and agencies under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000; about employment of children; about breakfast club provision and school uniform; about allergy safety in schools; about attendance of children at school; about regulation of independent educational institutions; about inspections of schools and colleges; about teacher misconduct; about Academies and teachers at Academies; repealing section 128 of the Education Act 2002; about school places and admissions; about establishing new schools; and for connected purposes.

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(i) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 15 August 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(h) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 24 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(g) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 21 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(f) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 18 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(e) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 17 July 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding Clause 30: extending consent measures to children who have ever been on a child protection plan, as discussed during the Committee stage (eight day).

  Will write letters · EN · 14 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(d) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 10 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 9 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 4 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 2 July 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 1 July 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Blake to Baroness Barran regarding arrangements for oversight where alternatively qualified practitioners undertaking the role of the Family Help Lead Practitioner prepare reports for court in family proceedings.

  Will write letters · EN · 30 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Harris regarding Children Not in School measures.

  Will write letters · EN · 26 June 2025

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• Legislative Consent Motion agreed to by the Scottish Parliament on 26 June 2025

  Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · EN · 26 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Berridge regarding Clause 11: information on the small number of children who are on a deprivation of liberty order were not looked after at the time of the application, and who would not be able to be deprived of their liberty under section 25 of the Children Act 1989.

  Will write letters · EN · 25 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding Clause 14 and 15: financial oversight scheme, and power to impose a cap on the profits of non-local authority Ofsted registered providers of children's homes and independent fostering agencies.

  Will write letters · EN · 25 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VII(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 25 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Blake of Leeds to Baroness Barran regarding questions raised during the committee stage, including provider oversight powers (clause 12 and 13), Ofsted's power to cancel registration, and grounds for cancellation, reasonable suspicion definition, individual with "significant role", the parent undertaking and improvement plans, financial investment in children's residential care, fines, criminal and civil sanctions.

  Will write letters · EN · 24 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding the capital funding proposed for foster care home renovation and extension.

  Will write letters · EN · 23 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 20 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VII(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 20 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VI(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 19 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 18 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-VI(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 18 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-V(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 17 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-V(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 16 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Bennett regarding whether the defence of physical chastisement has been removed from part-time educational settings, children’s health settings and supported accommodation for looked after children aged 16 and 17.

  Will write letters · EN · 16 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 13 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-IV(Rev)(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Fourth Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 12 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith and Stephen Morgan MP to Lord Wei regarding the Children Not in School measures.

  Will write letters · EN · 12 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 11 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Peers regarding the proposed operational details of multi-agency child protection teams, particularly the role of the Family Help Lead Practitioner.

  Will write letters · EN · 10 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 10 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-III(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 9 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-III(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 6 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-III Third marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 5 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(g) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 4 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Baker regarding university technical colleges (UTCs), studio schools and the National Curriculum.

  Will write letters · EN · 3 June 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(f) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 2 June 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Lord Meston regarding Clause 1 - family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to interim and emergency orders.

  Will write letters · EN · 30 May 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Berridge regarding family group decision-making (FGDM) in relation to special guardianship orders.

  Will write letters · EN · 30 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(e) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 29 May 2025

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• Letter from Baroness Smith to Baroness Barran regarding how strengthening the role of education in multi-agency safeguarding arrangements will work in practice.

  Will write letters · EN · 28 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(d) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 28 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 27 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 22 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II Second Marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 21 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 21 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-I(Rev)(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List)

  Amendment Paper · EN · 20 May 2025

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• HL Bill 84-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Committee

  Amendment Paper · EN · 19 May 2025

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