A Bill to make provision for children adopted from overseas to receive the same priority for admission to maintained schools as children looked after or previously looked after by a local authority in England
House of Lords
10 September 2019
The Bill would ensure that children adopted from overseas and living in England receive the same priority when applying for maintained (state-funded) schools as looked-after children or those who were previously looked after by a local authority. In practice, this means their school admission applications would be treated similarly to looked-after children, helping them secure a place. The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Lords.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading stage in the House of Lords, the initial debate on its principles; further stages will follow if it progresses.
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First reading took place on 26 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
