Bill · started in the Lords
Education (Assemblies) Bill [HL]
A Bill to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to make provision regarding assemblies at state schools without a designated religious character in England; to repeal the requirement for those schools to hold collective worship; and for connected purposes
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Education (Assemblies) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 27 May 2021 by Baroness Burt of Solihull (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Lords 27 May 2021
- 2nd reading Lords 10 Sep 2021
- Order of Commitment discharged Lords 10 Nov 2021
- 3rd reading Lords 8 Dec 2021
- 1st reading Commons 10 Dec 2021
- 2nd reading Commons 6 May 2022
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 29 Apr 2022.