Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Current stage
- Royal Assent
- Last activity
- 26 June 2026
Progress through Parliament
- 1st readingnot yet reached
- 2nd readingnot yet reached
- Committee stagenot yet reached
- Report stagenot yet reached
- 3rd readingnot yet reached
- Royal Assentcurrent stagenot yet reached
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies — which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Votes on this bill
- Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 (8 July 2026): Ayes 369, Noes 102
Questions about the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
- What stage is the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 at?
- The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 become law?
- Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 is currently at Royal Assent.
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