Children, Schools and Families Bill: Lords second reading
9 March 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Members of the House of Lords with experience and expertise in a range of education issues contributed to the second reading - the main debate on key principles - of the Children, Schools and Families Bill on 8 March.
A wide-ranging discussion took place and covered subjects including the education system, children with special educational needs, home education, safeguarding children, faith schools and the family justice system.
- Video & Audio: watch the second reading of the Children, Schools and Families Bill
- Lords Hansard: read the second reading debate on the Children, Schools and Families Bill
Line by line examination of the Bill in the Lords - committee stage - is yet to be scheduled.
Further information
- Parliament News: Children and schools Bill passes final Commons stages
- Passage of a Bill: Second reading (Lords)
- Bills before Parliament: Children, Schools and Families Bill
Lords of the Blog: comment and conversation on the Children, Schools and Families Bill
Clause 26 and Schedule 1 of the Bill cover home schooling - read more from Members of the House of Lords and the public on this subject on Lords of the Blog:
- Lords of the Blog: Home education - Lord Soley (external link)
- Lords of the Blog: Schoolgirls - Baroness Deech (external link)
- Lords of the Blog: Home education - Round 2! - Lord Soley (external link)
- Lords of the Blog: Schoolgirls II - Baroness Deech (external link)