2nd Report – Scrutiny of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Select Committee
Education Committee HC 732 28 February 2025
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 13 items (5 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 13 of 13 classified)
Accepted 2
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 3
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 3
Government response
4th Special Report - Scrutiny of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Government Response · published 23 May 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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9 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Introduce auto-enrolment for all eligible children in free school meals without delay.
Recommendation
We consider that the arguments for auto-enrolment in free school meals for those children currently eligible are conclusive. In the interests of alleviating hunger in schools and improving health and educational outcomes for the poorest children, auto-enrolment must be brought … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of free school meals and commits to making it quicker and easier for families to sign up by upgrading the Eligibility Checking System and exploring options for data sharing and Universal Credit integration, but does not commit to full auto-enrolment.
Department for Education
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