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Children's wellbeing and schools

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

Official title: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools 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 Bridget Phillipson, Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Votes so far

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

Votes in the Lords

DateVoteCountResult
28 Apr 2026Lords vote 191 content, 181 not contentRejected
27 Apr 2026Lords vote 1316 content, 165 not contentAgreed
20 Apr 2026Lords vote 1284 content, 158 not contentAgreed
3 Feb 2026Lords vote 4178 content, 140 not contentAgreed
3 Feb 2026Lords vote 336 content, 144 not contentRejected
3 Feb 2026Lords vote 2176 content, 132 not contentAgreed
3 Feb 2026Lords vote 1295 content, 180 not contentAgreed
28 Jan 2026Lords vote 416 content, 92 not contentRejected
28 Jan 2026Lords vote 3231 content, 147 not contentAgreed
28 Jan 2026Lords vote 2255 content, 183 not contentAgreed
Full timeline
DateStageHouse
17 Dec 20241st readingCommons
8 Jan 20252nd readingCommons
8 Jan 2025Programme motionCommons
8 Jan 2025Money resolutionCommons
21 Jan 2025, 23 Jan 2025, 28 Jan 2025Committee stageCommons
17 Mar 2025Programme motionCommons
17 Mar 2025, 18 Mar 2025Report stageCommons
18 Mar 20253rd readingCommons
19 Mar 20251st readingLords
1 May 20252nd readingLords
20 May 2025, 22 May 2025, 9 Jun 2025Committee stageLords
14 Jan 2026, 19 Jan 2026, 21 Jan 2026Report stageLords
9 Feb 20263rd readingLords
9 Mar 2026Programme motionCommons
9 Mar 2026Consideration of Lords amendmentsCommons
25 Mar 2026Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords
15 Apr 2026Programme motionCommons
15 Apr 2026Consideration of Lords messageCommons
20 Apr 2026Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords
22 Apr 2026Consideration of Lords messageCommons

In the bill’s own words: 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.

Official page on Parliament’s site

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