Bill · started in the Commons
School Admissions Bill
A Bill to enable admission authorities to have regard for local authority boundaries and other defined localities when allocating school places; to provide for the appointment of an independent lay majority on local school admission forums; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe School Admissions Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 27 January 2010 by Paul Burstow (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.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill would amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to give school admission authorities the option to take account of local authority boundaries and other defined localities. It would also amend the Act to provide that the majority of members of a school admission forum should be lay members.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 27 Jan 2010
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 13 Apr 2010.