P-05-757 Remove the Obligation on Schools to Hold Acts of Religious Worship
P-05-757 Remove the Obligation on Schools to Hold Acts of Religious Worship
This petition was submitted by Rhiannon
Shipton & Lily McAllister-Sutton having collected 1,333 signatures.
Petition text:
We
call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to
pass a law that removes the obligation on Schools to hold acts of religious
worship.
The
petitioners handing over the petition to the Committee
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee
at its meeting on 07/01/2020.
The
Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Education and agreed, given the
clarity provided by the Minister that the Welsh Government will not be taking
forward further work on this issue during the current Assembly, that there is
little more that can be achieved at this time. The Committee agreed to close
the petition, thanking the petitioners for using the petitions process.
Full details of
the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related documents can
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It was first considered
by the Petitions Committee on 27/06/2017.
Assembly
Constituency and Region Further information
- Cardiff South and Penarth / Cardiff West
- South Wales
Central
Further information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 19/06/2017