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Bill documents — Education Act 2011

Act of Parliament

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

House Act of Parliament Date
Commons Education Act 2011 c.21 16.11.2011

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House Bill Date
Commons Bill 248 2010-12 (Lords Amendments to the Bill) | PDF version, 219KB 10.11.2011
Lords HL Bill 108 2010-12 (as Amended on Report) | PDF version, 616KB 02.11.2011
Lords HL Bill 98 2010-12 (as Amended in Grand Committee) | PDF version, 542KB 05.10.2011
Lords HL Bill 67 2010-12 (as brought from the Commons) | PDF version, 707KB 13.05.2011
Commons Bill 180 2010-11 [as amended in Public Bill Committee] | PDF version, 509KB 06.04.2011
Commons Bill 137 - 201011 (as introduced) | PDF version, 485KB 27.01.2011

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Bill 248 EN 2010-12 (Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments to the Bill ) | PDF version, 209KB 10.11.2011
Lords HL Bill 67 EN 2010-12 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill) | PDF version, 280KB 13.05.2011
Commons Bill 137 EN - 201011 (Explanatory Notes to Bill) | PDF version, 518KB 27.01.2011

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House Amendment Paper Date
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 14 November 2011 14.11.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 10 November 2011 11.11.2011
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 8 November 2011 09.11.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 7 November 2011 08.11.2011
Lords Revised Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 31 October 2011 01.11.2011
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 28 October 2011 31.10.2011
Lords Supplementary to the Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 27 October 2011 28.10.2011
Lords Supplementary to the Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 26 October 2011 27.10.2011
Lords Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 25 October 2011 26.10.2011
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 24 October 2011 25.10.2011
Lords Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 21 October 2011 24.10.2011
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 20 October 2011 21.10.2011
Lords Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 19 October 2011 20.10.2011
Lords Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 18 October 2011 19.10.2011
Lords Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 17 October 2011 18.10.2011
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 14 October 2011 17.10.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 October 2011 14.10.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 October 2011 13.10.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 11 October 2011 12.10.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 5 October 2011 06.10.2011
Lords Eleventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 30 September 2011 03.10.2011
Lords Tenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 12 September 2011 13.09.2011
Lords Ninth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 8 September 2011 09.09.2011
Lords Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List] as at 7 September 2011 08.09.2011
Lords Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List] as at 5 September 2011 06.09.2011
Lords Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List] as at 20 July 2011 21.07.2011
Lords Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [supplementary to the Eighth Marshalled List] as at 19 July 2011 20.07.2011
Lords Marshalled in List of Amendments to be moved Grand Committee as at 18 July 2011 19.07.2011
Lords Revised Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be Moved in Grand Committee as at 15.7.2011 18.07.2011
Lords Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 14 July 2011 15.07.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List) as at 13 July 2011 14.07.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List) as at 12 July 2011 13.07.2011
Lords Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 11 July 2011 12.07.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List) as at 8 July 2011 11.07.2011
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 7 July 2011 08.07.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Fourth Marshalled List) as at 6 July 2011 07.07.2011
Lords Revised Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 5 July 2011 06.07.2011
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 4 July 2011 05.07.2011
Lords Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List) as at 1 July 2011 04.07.2011
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 30 June 2011 01.07.2011
Lords Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 29 June 2011 30.06.2011
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 28 June 2011 29.06.2011
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 27 June 2011 28.06.2011
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 24 June 2011 27.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 23 June 2011 24.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 22 June 2011 23.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21 June 2011 22.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 20 June 2011 21.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 17 June 2011 20.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 16 June 2011 17.06.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 15 June 2011 16.06.2011
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 11 May 2011 11.05.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 9 May 2011 10.05.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 6 May 2011 09.05.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 5 May 2011 06.05.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 4 May 2011 05.05.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 3 May 2011 04.05.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 5 April 2011 06.04.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 April 2011 05.04.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 1 April 2011 04.04.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 31 March 2011 01.04.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 31 March 2011 31.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 March 2011 29.03.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 24 March 2011 25.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 March 2011 24.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 March 2011 22.03.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 17 March 2011 18.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 March 2011 17.03.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 15 March 2011 16.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 March 2011 15.03.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 10 March 2011 11.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 March 2011 10.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 8 March 2011 08.03.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 3 March 2011 04.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 March 2011 03.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 March 2011 01.03.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 25 February 2011 28.02.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 February 2011 25.02.2011

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons Date
Commons Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 14 November 2011 | PDF version 15.11.2011
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 11 May 2011 | PDF version, 147KB 12.05.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 April 2011 06.04.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 March 2011 01.04.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 March 2011 30.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 March 2011 25.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 March 2011 23.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 March 2011 18.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 March 2011 16.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 March 2011 11.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 8 March 2011 09.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 3 March 2011 04.03.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 1 March 2011 03.03.2011

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House Research Paper Date
Commons Briefing Paper on school-related Lords Amendments 11.11.2011
Lords Library Note 2011/020 (PDF, 303KB) 09.06.2011
Commons Research Paper on the Education Bill: Committee Stage Report 05.05.2011
Commons Research Paper on the Education Bill 03.02.2011

Select Committee reports

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

House Select Committee report Date
Commons First Report from the Education Committee, Session 2010-11, Behaviour and Discipline in Schools, HC 516-I | PDF version, 417KB 07.02.2011
Commons Uncorrected transcript of evidence taken before the Committee on 2 February 2011, on the Annual Report of the Chief Schools Adjudicator 2010, HC 782-i, Session 2010-11 07.02.2011

Selection of amendments: Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

House Selection of amendments: Commons Date
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 95KB) 14.11.2011
Commons Consideration on Report (PDF, 88KB) 11.05.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 9 (PDF, 89KB) 04.04.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 8 (PDF, 90KB) 31.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 7 (PDF, 87KB) 29.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 6 (PDF, 86KB) 23.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 87KB) 21.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 87KB) 17.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 66KB) 14.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 66KB) 09.03.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 65KB) 08.03.2011

Press Notices

Archive of Press Notices related to the Bill.

House Press Notices Date
Commons Commons news: Education Bill Committee announce programme 01.03.2011
Commons Commons news: Second reading of Education Bill, have your say 09.02.2011

Compare versions of Bills: Commons

The latest illustrative versions of the Bill, showing changes made in a Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons

House Compare versions of Bills: Commons Date
Commons Bill showing changes made in Committee (PDF, 532KB) 06.04.2011

Impact Assessments

List of related Impact Assessments

House Impact Assessments Date
Equalities Impact Assessment (PDF, 75KB) 09.03.2011
Overarching Impact Assessment (PDF) 10.01.2011

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