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Secure 16 to 19 Academies Act 2026

The bill has been signed off by the King and is now law.

Official title: Secure 16 to 19 Academies Act 2026

  1. 1Introduced1st reading
  2. 2Main debate2nd reading
  3. 3Detailed checksCommittee
  4. 4ChangesReport stage
  5. 5Final vote3rd reading
  6. 6Other houseLords or Commons
  7. 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent

Nothing more. This bill is now law.

Put forward by Emma Foody, Lord Bach.

Votes so far

No Commons votes on this bill in the last 12 months.

Full timeline
DateStageHouse
21 Oct 20241st readingCommons
16 May 20252nd readingCommons
2 Jul 2025Committee stageCommons
11 Jul 2025Report stageCommons
14 Jul 20251st readingLords
24 Oct 20252nd readingLords
13 Jan 2026Order of Commitment dischargedLords
30 Jan 20263rd readingLords
12 Feb 2026Royal AssentUnassigned

In the bill’s own words: A Bill to make provision about the notice period for termination of funding agreements for secure 16 to 19 Academies; to make provision about the Secretary of State’s duty to consider the impact on existing educational institutions when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy; and to alter the consultation question required when it is proposed to establish or expand a secure 16 to 19 Academy.

Official page on Parliament’s site

Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.