A Bill to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to make provision regarding assemblies at state schools without a designated religious character in England; to repeal the requirement for those schools to hold collective worship; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
29 April 2022
The bill would remove the legal duty for state schools in England without a designated religious character to provide collective worship. It would set out how assemblies should be run in those schools and make related amendments to the relevant act. It also covers other connected changes.
The bill originated in the Lords and has moved to the Commons, where it is at its second reading; further stages will follow in the Commons and, if needed, back to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
