A Bill to prohibit state-funded schools from admitting students wholly or partially on the basis of criteria relating to ability or aptitude; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
31 October 2023
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The Bill would stop state-funded schools from admitting pupils solely or partly on the basis of their ability or aptitude. It aims to remove ability tests and similar selections from admissions decisions and to put this reform into practice through connected provisions.
The Bill has completed its 1st and 2nd readings in the Lords (latest December 2022) and is currently at the Lords stage; no further stages are recorded here.
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13 Jun 2022
2 Dec 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
