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Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 22 May 2026UIN 812

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an impact assessment of the provisions in Part 2 (Sections 24–29) of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill; and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of those provisions on (a) children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans and (b) children experiencing mental health difficulties.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The department has published impact assessments considering a broad range of impacts of provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.

Under the Public Sector Equality Duty, all public authorities, including government departments, must give due regard to equality considerations, including the impact on disabled people.

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