A Bill to make provision to ensure that pupils with a parent with a terminal or seriously disabling illness receive priority in the admissions process to maintained schools in England.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 March 2015
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This bill would require maintained schools in England to give priority in admissions to children whose parent has a terminal illness or a seriously disabling illness. It aims to recognise the impact of such illness on families when schools decide who should be offered a place.
It is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; the bill has not progressed since its initial introduction in 2014.
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7 Nov 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
A motion for the Bill’s second reading was moved on 7 November 2014, but was then withdrawn at the end of the debate.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
