A Bill to require the provision of Emergency First Aid (EFA) education by all state-funded secondary schools; to require that EFA education include cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillator awareness; to provide for initial and continuing teacher education and guidance on best practice for delivering and inspecting EFA education; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 May 2016
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This bill would require every state-funded secondary school to provide Emergency First Aid education. It would ensure the course includes CPR and defibrillator awareness, with initial and continuing teacher training and guidance on how to deliver and assess the training. It also sets out related provisions to support delivery and inspection of EFA education.
The bill is in the Commons and currently at the 2nd Reading stage. It progressed from the 1st Reading on 24 June 2015 to the 2nd Reading on 20 November 2015; further stages are not indicated here.
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24 Jun 2015
20 Nov 2015
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 24 June 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The debate on the Second Reading of the Bill on 20 November 2015 was adjourned.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
