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2nd Report – Scrutiny of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Education Committee HC 732 Published 28 February 2025

Report Status

Government responded

Conclusions & Recommendations

13 items (5 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 13 of 13 classified

Accepted 2

Accepted in Part 1

Acknowledged 3

Not Addressed 4

Rejected 3

Recommendations

1 result

9 Accepted in Part

Introduce auto-enrolment for all eligible children in free school meals without delay.

Recommendation

We consider that the arguments for auto-enrolment in free school meals for those children currently eligible are conclusive. In the interests of alleviating hunger in schools and improving health and educational outcomes for the poorest children, auto-enrolment must be brought … Read more

Government Response Summary

The government acknowledges the importance of free school meals and commits to making it quicker and easier for families to sign up by upgrading the Eligibility Checking System and exploring options for data sharing and Universal Credit integration, but does not commit to full auto-enrolment.

Department for Education

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