A Bill to make provision about the safeguarding and welfare of children; about support for children in care or leaving care; about regulation of care workers; about regulation of establishments and agencies under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000; about employment of children; about breakfast club provision and school uniform; about allergy safety in schools; about attendance of children at school; about regulation of independent educational institutions; about inspections of schools and colleges; about teacher misconduct; about Academies and teachers at Academies; repealing section 128 of the Education Act 2002; about school places and admissions; about establishing new schools; and for connected purposes.
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1 The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ("the Bill") has 40 measures aiming to deliver the Labour Party’s 2024 commitments to remove barriers to opportunity in schools and improve the education system to make it safer for every child.
2 It also seeks to deliver commitments in the Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto on Children’s Social Care by strengthening regulation, improving quality of care to ensure it meets children’s needs and keeping children rooted in their families and local communities where possible.
3 These explanatory notes should assist the reader to understand what each par…