Support for Infants and Parents etc (Information) Bill [HL]

Lords bill Private Members' Bill (Lords ballot) 2025-26

A Private Members' Bill introduced in the House of Lords through ballot. Some Lords PMBs do progress to law, particularly on technical, non-partisan matters.

Sponsor

Lord Farmer

+ 1 co-sponsor

Ruth Jones (Labour)

Introduced

26 July 2024

Last activity

19 November 2024

Parliament

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About this bill

A Bill to make provision for and in connection with the making available of information about support available for infants, parents and carers of infants, and prospective parents and carers, including reporting requirements relating to such support; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords

✓ First reading 26 Jul 2024

● Second reading 6 Sep 2024↗

○ Order Of Commitment Discharged 22 Oct 2024

○ Third reading 15 Nov 2024

Commons

○ First reading 19 Nov 2024

○ Second reading

Final stages

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (July 2024):

1 The Bill is intended to support a baby’s cognitive, emotional and physical development during the 1,001 critical days from pregnancy up to the age of two. 2 The Bill specifically achieves this by: a. Ensuring that local authorities publish a Start for Life offer on their website and via other means. This is information on a number of specified services available in the local authority’s area for infants, parents and carers of infants, or prospective parents and carers, that are provided by public authorities, and that will provide the best start in life for infants. In particular, the focu…

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