Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025

Lords bill Government Bill 2025-26 Act of Parliament

Passed β€” Royal Assent 15 May 2025
Sponsor
Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Bridget Phillipson (Labour)
Introduced
9 October 2024
Royal Assent
15 May 2025
About this bill

A bill to transfer the functions of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, and its property, rights and liabilities, to the Secretary of State; to abolish the Institute; and to make amendments relating to the transferred functions.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords
βœ“ First reading 9 Oct 2024
βœ“ Second reading 22 Oct 2024β†—
βœ“ Committee stage 21 Nov 2024β†—
βœ“ Report stage 5 Feb 2025β†—
βœ“ Third reading 11 Feb 2025β†—
Commons
βœ“ First reading 12 Feb 2025
βœ“ Second reading 25 Feb 2025β†—
βœ“ Programme motion 25 Feb 2025
βœ“ Money resolution 25 Feb 2025
βœ“ Committee stage 13 Mar 2025β†—
βœ“ Report stage 31 Mar 2025β†—
βœ“ Third reading 31 Mar 2025β†—
Final stages
βœ“ Royal Assent 15 May 2025

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (April 2025):

Β· These Explanatory Notes relate to the Commons Amendments to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] as brought from the House of Commons on 1 April 2025 (HL Bill 91). Β· These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Education in order to assist the reader of the Bill and the Commons amendments, and to help inform debate on the Commons amendments. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament. Β· These Explanatory Notes, like the Commons amendments themselves, refer to Bill 184, the Bill as…
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