Policy paper

Schools Bill: policy statements

Information explaining measures in the Schools Bill, which was introduced to Parliament in May 2022.

Applies to England

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These policy statements provide a description of each measure in the Schools Bill. They set out:

  • what the government aims to achieve through each measure
  • why we need the legislation
  • effects of the legislation
  • how the legislation will work in practice

The Schools Bill impact assessment is available.

Published 12 May 2022
Last updated 13 June 2022 + show all updates
  1. Question on page 9 of Academy trust standards: Schools Bill document, 'Will you seek to mandate local governing bodies?' updated for clarification.

  2. Updated 11 attachments: 'Academy trust standards', 'Academy trust intervention', 'Faith protections', 'Grammar schools', 'National Funding Formula reforms', 'Children not in school', 'School Attendance', 'Independent educational institutions: registration requirements', 'Independent educational institutions: enforcement', 'Independent educational institutions: material change' and 'Teacher misconduct'. Updates reflect additional information in new sections concerning delegated powers, and minor edits to pre-published content.

  3. First published.