require parents who choose to home-educate their children to register with the local authority; to make provision about the maintenance of registers by local authorities of children in their area who are not full-time pupils at any school; to make provision about support by local authorities to promote the education and safeguarding of such children; and for connected purposes.
The Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] is a Lords Private Members' Bill tabled by Lord Storey.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 05 September 2024 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an Member of the House of Lords (Lord Storey), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?Lords Private Members' Bills can be tabled by any member, at any time during the Session. A number of Lords may win ballot slots to receive precedence in the Lords.
So is this going to become a law?Lords PMBs 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.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
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Next Event: Friday 15th November 2024 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 8
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Thursday 5th September 2024 - 1st reading (Lords)
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