School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill 2023-24
make provision requiring local authorities to exercise their functions with a view to improving and promoting regular attendance by registered pupils at schools in their area; and to make provision requiring school proprietors to have an attendance policy to promote regular attendance.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Vicky Ford.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 11 December 2023 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Vicky Ford), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates
Next Event: Wednesday 1st May 2024 - Committee stage
Last Event: Friday 2nd February 2024 - 2nd reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament