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
8 November 2019
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This bill would give children adopted from overseas the same priority when applying to maintained schools in England as children who are looked after or were looked after by a local authority. It aims to ensure overseas adoptees are treated like looked‑after children in school admissions, helping them secure a school place. It does not automatically grant a place but changes how their applications are prioritised.
The bill is at the Lords stage, currently undergoing its 2nd Reading. If it advances, it would proceed to detailed scrutiny in a committee stage and then on to the Commons.
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23 Oct 2019
First reading took place on 23 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2017-19 Parliament dissolved at the end of the 2019 Session and this Bill will make no further progress
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
