Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Division 4: held on 28 January 2026

16 Contents
92 Not Contents
The amendment was disagreed
Government win

Amendment summary

Baroness Barran moved amendment 194, in clause 51, page 118, to leave out lines 2 to 23, and insert—
“(a) in subsection (A1), at the end insert “unless the Secretary of State determines that no suitable sponsor is available”;
(b) after subsection (A1) insert—
“(A2) Where the Secretary of State determines that no suitable sponsor is available, the Secretary of State must, within 14 days, publish a plan to secure appropriate governance and leadership of the school and to secure its rapid improvement.
(A3) A plan published under subsection (A2) must include—
(a) the parties with responsibility for the school and its improvement,
(b) the parties who will take action to improve provision in the school,
(c) the resources that will be provided to the relevant parties, including who will provide the resources and when the resources will be provided, and
(d) the intended outcomes of the plan, with the relevant timetables for the outcomes.
(A4) The Secretary of State must report annually to Parliament on—
(a) the number of times the Secretary of State has published a plan under subsection (A2),
(b) the resources which have been provided as part of any plans, and
(c) the outcomes of any plans.””

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Courtown, E.
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Barran, B.
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Bates, L.
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Courtown, E.
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Davies of Gower, L.
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Effingham, E.
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Evans of Bowes Park, B.
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Jamieson, L.
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Porter of Spalding, L.
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Sharpe of Epsom, L.
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Shinkwin, L.
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Smith of Hindhead, L.
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Spielman, B.
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Sugg, B.
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Young of Cookham, L.
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Morgan of Cotes, B.
Non-affiliated
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Weir of Ballyholme, L.
Democratic Unionist Party
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Kennedy of Southwark, L.
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Wheeler, B.
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Portsmouth, Bp.
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Alexander of Cleveden, B.
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Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, B.
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Bach, L.
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Campbell-Savours, L.
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Chandos, V.
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Collins of Highbury, L.
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Crawley, B.
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Doyle, L.
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Duvall, L.
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Grantchester, L.
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Hannett of Everton, L.
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Hanson of Flint, L.
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Harris of Haringey, L.
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Hayman of Ullock, B.
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Hazarika, B.
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Healy of Primrose Hill, B.
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Liddle, L.
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Martin of Brockley, B.
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McCabe, L.
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McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
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Merron, B.
Labour
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Moraes, L.
Labour
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Morgan of Drefelin, B.
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Morris of Yardley, B.
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Nargund, B.
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O'Grady of Upper Holloway, B.
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Paul of Shepherd's Bush, B.
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Pitkeathley of Camden Town, L.
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Pitkeathley, B.
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Pitt-Watson, L.
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Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L.
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Ramsey of Wall Heath, B.
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Rees of Easton, L.
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Ritchie of Downpatrick, B.
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Roe of West Wickham, L.
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Rook, L.
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Royall of Blaisdon, B.
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Sahota, L.
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Shah, B.
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Smith of Malvern, B.
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Spellar, L.
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Stansgate, V.
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Taylor of Stevenage, B.
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Watson of Invergowrie, L.
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Wheeler, B.
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Whitaker, B.
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Whitehead, L.
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Wilcox of Newport, B.
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Winterton of Doncaster, B.
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Young of Old Scone, B.
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Mohammed of Tinsley, L.
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Stoneham of Droxford, L.
Liberal Democrat
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Bennett of Manor Castle, B.
Green Party
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