Emergency and life-saving skills (schools) Bill

Key Points

• Creates a duty on schools to teach emergency response and life-saving skills as part of the curriculum.
• Aims to equip pupils with practical skills to act in emergencies and to help others before help arrives.
• Provides for connected purposes and potential statutory changes to implement the requirement.
• Sponsored by Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Conservative) and currently at the first reading in the Commons.

Progress

The bill is at the first reading in the House of Commons; it has not yet progressed to a committee stage or debate. The next steps would be a second reading followed by committee and report stages if it proceeds.