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Bills · Government Bill · 2024-26

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026: stages, votes and documents

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026, 498 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 17 December 2024. MPs divided on it 23 times between 8 January 2025 and 27 April 2026; the narrowest margin was 99 (motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X).

Stages taken place
24
Commons divisions
23
Documents listed
31
Royal Assent
29 April 2026

What the bill is for

The long title reads:

A Bill to make provision about the safeguarding and welfare of children; about support for children in care or leaving care; about regulation of care workers; about regulation of establishments and agencies under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000; about employment of children; about breakfast club provision and school uniform; about allergy safety in schools; about attendance of children at school; about regulation of independent educational institutions; about inspections of schools and colleges; about teacher misconduct; about Academies and teachers at Academies; repealing section 128 of the Education Act 2002; about school places and admissions; about establishing new schools; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors

Stages

StageHouseSittings
1st readingCommons17 December 2024
2nd readingCommons8 January 2025
Programme motionCommons8 January 2025
Money resolutionCommons8 January 2025
Committee stageCommons21 January 2025, 23 January 2025, 28 January 2025, 30 January 2025, 4 February 2025, 6 February 2025, 11 February 2025
Programme motionCommons17 March 2025
Report stageCommons17 March 2025, 18 March 2025
3rd readingCommons18 March 2025
1st readingLords19 March 2025
2nd readingLords1 May 2025
Committee stageLords20 May 2025, 22 May 2025, 9 June 2025, 12 June 2025, 17 June 2025, 19 June 2025, 23 June 2025, 3 July 2025, 2 September 2025, 10 September 2025, 16 September 2025, 18 September 2025
Report stageLords14 January 2026, 19 January 2026, 21 January 2026, 28 January 2026, 3 February 2026
3rd readingLords9 February 2026
Programme motionCommons9 March 2026
Consideration of Lords amendmentsCommons9 March 2026
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords25 March 2026
Programme motionCommons15 April 2026
Consideration of Lords messageCommons15 April 2026
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords20 April 2026
Consideration of Lords messageCommons22 April 2026
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords27 April 2026
Consideration of Lords messageCommons27 April 2026
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords28 April 2026
Royal AssentUnassigned29 April 2026

Commons divisions on this bill

DateDivisionAyesNoes
8 January 2025Reasoned amendment on Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill111364
17 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 36159317
17 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 188160319
17 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 17165317
18 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 777313
18 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3477315
18 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 209107324
18 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: Amendment 210167324
18 March 2025Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading382104
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16309181
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17306182
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37321106
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38307173
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41316171
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44315109
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102315163
9 March 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106304177
15 April 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38256150
15 April 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B254144
15 April 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102259136
15 April 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106248139
22 April 2026Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X260161
27 April 2026Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X27264

Documents

Act of Parliament

Bill

Explanatory Notes

Impact Assessments

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Briefing papers

Official record

Sources

RecordReadSHA-256
Bills API: bill29 October 20262da292d77eecefd3…
Bills API: stages29 October 2026a67e7499a833b5a5…
Bills API: publications15 October 202631bd3718aea3d477…

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