Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 2
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Government's compressed bill timetable obstructs effective select committee scrutiny
Conclusion
The Government did not, in this case, publish the Bill in draft. Nonetheless, the Bill’s timetable could have factored in time for our Committee to come to a considered view on its contents. Although the Minister for School Standards had written to us of her wish to “work closely” with the Committee, no allowance was made for select committee scrutiny in the Bill’s extremely compressed timetable. (Conclusion, Paragraph 7)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 23 May 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗