Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – in the House of Commons at 8:15 pm on 17 March 2025.
“(1) The Secretary of State must, after the end of each relevant three-year period, lay before Parliament a report on how the Secretary of State has performed the duty under section (Corporate parenting responsibilities)(1) during that period.
(2) In subsection (1), “relevant three-year period” means—
(a) the period of three years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, and
(b) each subsequent period of three years.” —(Stephen Morgan.)
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to lay before Parliament a report on the Secretary of State’s compliance with the corporate parenting duty under NC18.
Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.
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A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
