Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 15 May 2025, 218 days after its first reading in the House of Lords on 9 October 2024. MPs divided on it 6 times between 25 February 2025 and 31 March 2025; the narrowest margin was 134 (New Clause 1).
Stages taken place
14
Commons divisions
6
Documents listed
14
Royal Assent
15 May 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A bill to transfer the functions of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, and its property, rights and liabilities, to the Secretary of State; to abolish the Institute; and to make amendments relating to the transferred functions.
Sponsors
- Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour, Lords), Department for Education
- Bridget Phillipson (Labour, Commons), Department for Education
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Lords | 9 October 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 22 October 2024 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 21 November 2024, 26 November 2024 |
| Report stage | Lords | 5 February 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 11 February 2025 |
| 1st reading | Commons | 12 February 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 25 February 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 25 February 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 25 February 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 13 March 2025, 20 March 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 31 March 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 31 March 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 30 April 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 15 May 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14) 15 May 2025
Bill
- 5901038.pdf · 5901038.xml · 5901038.html 9 October 2024
- 5901068.pdf · 5901068.html · 5901068.xml 5 February 2025
- Bill 184 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords) 12 February 2025
- Bill 206 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 20 March 2025
- 5901091.pdf 1 April 2025
Explanatory Notes
- HL Bill 38 Explanatory Notes · 5901038en.pdf 9 October 2024
- Bill 184 EN 2024-25 12 February 2025
- HL Bill 91 Explanatory Notes · 5901091 EN.pdf 1 April 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Delegated powers memorandum.pdf 9 October 2024
- Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Department for Education 25 February 2025
Briefing papers
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 38 17 October 2024
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] 21 February 2025
- Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]: Progress of the Bill 26 March 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 28 October 2026 | 1f0f5f6a5a375901… |
| Bills API: stages | 28 October 2026 | 88718a0ab4d836ea… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 2e5f13d0cff3734b… |