A Bill to permit 16 to 19 academies to have a designated religious character; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
19 October 2021
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The bill would allow academies for 16 to 19-year-olds to have a designated religious character, giving them a formal faith identity alongside their academic role. It would create a legal framework for granting and recognising that designation and the related rules for how these academies would operate under a religious character.
The bill is at its first reading in the House of Commons, introduced on 21 June 2021, and has not yet progressed to scrutiny or votes.
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21 Jun 2021
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Monday 21 June 2021. The Bill has now been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
