A Bill to amend the Education Act 2002 and the Academies Act 2010 to provide for schools under those Acts to promote the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils
House of Lords
8 November 2019
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The Schools (Mental Health and Wellbeing) Bill would require schools to promote the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils by amending the Education Act 2002 and the Academies Act 2010. It places a duty on schools and their governing bodies to prioritise mental health and to put policies and programmes in place. The bill started in the Lords and is currently at its second reading stage in the Lords.
The bill is at the Lords’ second reading. To become law, it would need to progress through the remaining stages in both Houses and receive Royal Assent.
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28 Oct 2019
First reading took place on 28 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.
