A Bill to enable provision to be made for appeals relating to free childcare for young children of working parents to be settled by agreement; to make further provision designed to increase efficiency in the administration of free childcare schemes; to make provision about the promotion of the availability of free childcare, including to disadvantaged groups; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Matt RoddaLabour (Co-op)
1 November 2021
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The Bill would change how appeals about free childcare for young children of working parents are settled, allowing them to be resolved by agreement rather than a formal decision. It also aims to streamline the administration of free childcare schemes and to increase their availability, including for disadvantaged groups. It is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
Currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons; next steps would typically be committee stage for detailed scrutiny, followed by further readings.
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16 Jun 2021
29 Oct 2021
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, took place on Friday 29 October 2021 and the Bill has now been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Wednesday 16 June 2021 through the ballot procedure.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
