Children's Wellbeing and School Bill

Education Committee Open Non-inquiry session
Opened: 21 Jan 2025 Parliament page
5 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
5 Letters
1 Event
Activity timeline 9 events
23 May
2025
Report published
6 May
2025
Correspondence
23 Apr
2025
Correspondence
18 Mar
2025
Correspondence
28 Feb
2025
Report published
4 Feb
2025
Oral evidence
4 Feb
2025
Correspondence
4 Feb
2025
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
7 Jan
2025
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
4 Feb 2025
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Children's wellbeing and School Bill
Clare Canning · Broadleaf Home Ed Co-operative Councillor Bev Craig · Local Government Association (LGA) Daniel Kebede · National Education Union Dr Rebecca Montacute · Sutton Trust John Barneby · Oasis Community Learning Kate Anstey · Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Lindsey MacDonald · Magic Breakfast Sam Freedman · The Institute for Government Thomas Brooke · Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Title HC No. Published Items Response
2nd Report – Scrutiny of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bi… HC 732 28 Feb 2025 13 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
3 Conclusion Rejected
2nd Report – Scrutiny of the Child…
Government disregarded guidelines and hindered scrutiny of Bill through poor engagement
The Government has neither followed its own guidelines, nor engaged as productively as we would have liked with our Committee over this Bill. The interval between introduction and Second Reading was not long enough for proper preparation by Members of … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the Committee's criticisms of its engagement and adherence to guidelines, stating it gave due consideration to the legislative process, provided briefings, and that the Bill's timing was in line with guidance for progressing manifesto commitments quickly.
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6 Conclusion Rejected
2nd Report – Scrutiny of the Child…
Care leavers experience a confusing patchwork of differing local authority entitlements.
Care leavers face a confusing patchwork of entitlements when they leave care. This is made more complex by the differing offers in each local authority and the fact that they are having to navigate this at a young age, often … Read more
Government Response
The government rejects the concept of a National Care Offer, stating that local authorities are best placed to respond to local needs and a central framework would be bureaucratic. It instead highlights existing legislation and upcoming Bill changes aimed at strengthening care leavers' legal entitlements and support requirements.
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8 Recommendation Rejected
2nd Report – Scrutiny of the Child…
Implicit inclusion of children with SEND in breakfast clubs risks unequal access.
Despite the implicit inclusion of children with SEND in the Bill’s provisions on breakfast clubs, we consider that express inclusion of the needs of those children on the face of the Bill would be a much stronger safeguard against schools … Read more
Government Response
The government agrees on the importance of SEND accessibility but rejects placing express inclusion on the Bill's face, believing it would not alter the intended effect. It outlines existing funding and plans to test and learn from early adopter schools.
Department for Education
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Government Response AI assessment · 13 of 5 classified
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 3
Total 5 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 5 letters
6 May 2025 To committee Letter from Minister for School Standards on Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 01.05.25 -
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23 Apr 2025 From committee Letter to Minister for Schools Standards on Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill dated 10.04.25
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18 Mar 2025 To committee Letter from Minister for School Standards on Scrutiny of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, dated 6 March 2025
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4 Feb 2025 CWS 05 - Written evidence from Broadleaf Home Ed Co-operative to Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
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7 Jan 2025 Correspondence with Minister for School Standards on Children’s Wellbeing Bill, dated 17.12.24; 18.12.24 and 27.12.24
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