Education (Wales) Act 2014
Education (Wales) Act 2014
A Government Bill, introduced by Huw Lewis, Minister for Education and Skills. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Children, Young People and Education Committee.
About the Act
The Education (Wales) Bill seeks to legislate in the following areas:
- the
Education Workforce Council including the registration and regulation of
teachers and the wider workforce;
- school
term dates;
- the
appointment of HM Chief Inspector and HM Inspectors of education and
training in Wales under section 19 of the Education Act 2005.
On its introduction the Bill also
contained provisions relating to Special Educational Needs (SEN), as follows:
- reform
of the registration and approval of independent schools in respect of
special educational needs;
- post-16
assessment of educational and training needs and specialist Further
Education (FE).
These SEN provisions were removed
from the Bill during Stage 2 proceedings.
Current Stage
The Education (Wales) Act 2014 (external website) became law in Wales (external website) on 12 May 2014.
Record of Passage in
the National Assembly for Wales
The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.
Stage |
Documents |
Bill introduced – 1 July 2013 |
Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF, 636KB) Presiding
Officer’s Statement: 1 July 2013 (PDF, 114KB) Business
Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill: 1 July
2013 (PDF, 47KB) Plenary
statement: Introduction of the Education (Wales) Bill: 2 July 2013 Research Service Bill
Summary (PDF, 390KB) Legislative
Glossary – Education (Wales) Bill (PDF, 135KB) |
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The Committee will consider the Bill on the
following dates: 6 November 2013 (private) 14 November 2013 (private) Committee
Stage 1 Report (PDF, 684KB) Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee report (PDF, 508KB) |
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Notices of Amendments: Notice
of Amendments: 13 December 2013 (PDF, 73KB) Notice
of Amendments: 6 January 2014 (PDF, 50KB) Notice
of Amendments: 7 January 2014 (PDF, 79KB) Notice
of Amendments: 16 January 2014 (PDF, 120KB) Marshalled
List of Amendments: 23 January 2014 (PDF, 144) Grouping
of Amendments: 23 January 2014 (PDF, 62KB) Education
(Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 (Amendments to the Bill since the
previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin) (PDF,
215KB) Research
Service Bill Summary 2 (PDF, 130KB) Revised
Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 858KB) |
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Notices of Amendments: Notice
of Amendments: 30 January 2014 (PDF, 50KB) Notice
of Amendments: 12 February 2014 (PDF, 50KB) Notice
of Amendments: 28 February 2014 (PDF, 56KB) Notice
of Amendments: 3 March 2014 (PDF, 56KB) Notice
of Amendments: 4 March 2014 (PDF, 91KB) Marshalled
List of Amendments: 11 March 2014 (PDF, 101KB) Grouping
of Amendments: 11 March 2014 (PDF, 63KB) Education
(Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3
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The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance
with SO 12.36 on 25
March 2014. Education
(Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML) |
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Contact information
Clerk: Marc Wyn Jones
Phone: 029 2089 8505
Second Clerk: Gareth Rogers
Postal address:
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
Email: CYPcommittee@wales.gov.uk
Business type: Bill
Reason considered: Government Business;
First published: 01/07/2013
Lead member: Huw Lewis AM
Documents
- Report - Education (Wales) Bill
- Notice of Amendments: 13 December 2013 PDF 73 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 6 January 2014 PDF 50 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 7 January 2014 PDF 79 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 16 January 2014 PDF 121 KB
- Marshalled list of Amendments: 23 January 2014 PDF 144 KB
- Grouping of Amendments: 23 January 2014 PDF 62 KB
- Bill as amended at Stage 2 PDF 215 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 30 January 2014 PDF 50 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 12 February 2014 PDF 50 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 28 February 2014 PDF 56 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 3 March 2014 PDF 56 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 4 March 2014 PDF 91 KB
- Marshalled list of Amendments: 11 March 2014 PDF 102 KB
- Grouping of Amendments: 11 March 2014 PDF 63 KB
- Education (Wales) Bill - as amended at Stage 3 (unchecked) PDF 239 KB
- Education (Wales) Bill - as amended at Stage 3 PDF 239 KB
- Education (Wales) Bill, As Passed PDF 197 KB
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly PDF 60 KB
- Letter from the Attorney General to the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly PDF 118 KB
- Letter from the Counsel General to the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly PDF 142 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Education and Skills to the Chair of the Finance Committee - 22 October 2013 PDF 79 KB
- Letter to Chair from Minister for Education and Skills, 7 January 2014 PDF 88 KB
- Letter from Minister for Education to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, 6 January 2014 PDF 84 KB
- Education (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML) XML 180 KB