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
5 May 2021
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This bill would ensure that children adopted from overseas receive the same priority for admission to maintained schools in England as children who are looked after, or who were looked after and then adopted. It aims to make admissions for overseas-adopted children align with the existing protections for children in care in England.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Lords; no further progress details are provided in the available information.
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5 Feb 2020
First reading took place on 5 February. 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 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
