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Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Prosecution 1 of 10 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 9 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3 Employer1 Operator1

Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts

The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 241 duties

Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 120 duties

TULRCA 1992 72 duties

Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 54 duties

Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 53 duties

Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 203 duties

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2066 of 19 December 2018 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 (Text with EEA relevance) 121 duties

Commission Regulation (EU) No 601/2012 of 21 June 2012 on the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed) 112 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 76 duties

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (Text with EEA relevance) 66 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.004 Information sharing and consistent identifiers Regulated

Include consistent identifier when processing child data for safeguardingOperator

s.007 Provision of advice and other support Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Local authority must assess and provide staying close support to care leavers under 25Local authority

s.025 Corporate parenting duty: collaborative working Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Collaborate with other authorities when performing corporate parenting dutyLocal authority

s.026 Duty to have regard to guidance Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Relevant authorities must follow Secretary of State guidance on section 23 dutyLocal authority

s.027 Reports by Secretary of State Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Secretary of State must report to Parliament every three years on s.23(1) dutyCrown / Minister / Government department

s.037 Withdrawal of children from school: local authority involvement Regulated

Get local authority consent before home-educating a child with SEND or safeguarding concernsAny Person

s.045 Unregistered independent educational institutions: prevention orders Prosecution

Breach a prevention order for unregistered educationAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.057 Inspection of Academy proprietors Regulated

Publish inspection reports and provide copies to parents within 5 working daysAny Person

71 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Family group decision-making

s.002 Inclusion of childcare and education agencies in safeguarding arrangements

s.003 Multi-agency child protection teams for local authority areas

s.005 Information: children in kinship care and their carers

s.006 Promoting educational achievement

s.008 Local offer for care leavers

s.009 Care leavers not to be regarded as becoming homeless intentionally

s.010 Sibling contact with children in care

s.011 Children in temporary accommodation

s.012 Accommodation of looked after children: regional co-operation arrangements

s.013 Use of accommodation for deprivation of liberty

s.014 Powers of CIECSS in relation to parent undertakings

s.015 Power of CIECSS to impose monetary penalties

s.016 Financial oversight

s.017 Power to limit profits of relevant providers

s.018 Power of Secretary of State to impose monetary penalties

s.019 Procedure for imposing monetary penalties

s.020 Information sharing

s.021 Use of agency workers for children’s social care work

s.022 Ill-treatment or wilful neglect of children

s.023 Corporate parenting responsibilities

s.024 Cases in which duty under section 23(1) does not apply

s.028 Employment of children in England and Wales

s.029 Employment of children in Scotland

s.030 Free breakfast club provision in primary schools in England

s.031 Food and drink provided at Academies

s.032 Free school lunches: eligibility

s.033 Free school meals etc: information sharing

s.034 Allergy safety policy for pupils at schools

s.035 School uniforms: limits on branded items

s.036 Guidance on use of mobile phones etc in schools in England

s.038 Registration

s.039 School attendance orders

s.040 Children not in school: processing of information

s.041 Guidance on children not in school and school attendance orders

s.042 Children not in school: consequential amendments

s.043 Expanding the scope of regulation

s.044 Independent educational institution standards

s.046 Material changes

s.047 Deregistration by agreement

s.048 Imposition of relevant restrictions

s.049 Powers of entry and investigation etc

s.050 Application of schools provision to independent educational institutions

s.051 Inspectors and inspectorates: reports and information sharing

s.052 Teacher misconduct

s.053 School teachers’ qualifications and induction

s.054 Academy schools: duty to follow National Curriculum

s.055 Academy schools: educational provision for improving behaviour

s.056 Academies: power to secure performance of proprietor’s duties

s.058 Repeal of duty to make Academy order in relation to school causing concern

s.059 Pay and conditions of Academy teachers

s.060 Application of pay and conditions orders to education action zones

s.061 Co-operation between schools and local authorities

s.062 Power to direct admission: extension to Academies

s.063 Power to direct admission: additional triggers

s.064 Functions of adjudicator in relation to admission numbers

s.065 Amendments to invitation process for establishment of new schools

s.066 Certain proposals to establish new schools: publication requirements etc

s.067 Establishment of pupil referral units

s.068 Process for considering, approving and implementing proposals for the establishment of new schools

s.069 Transitional provision

s.070 Power to require providers of internet services to prevent or restrict access by children to internet services

s.071 Progress statement

s.072 Age of consent in relation to processing of a child’s personal data: information society services

s.073 Power to make consequential provision

s.074 Power to make consequential provision: Wales

s.075 Power to make consequential provision: Scotland

s.076 Financial provision

s.077 Extent

s.078 Commencement

s.079 Short title

Schedules

2 of 59 shown

s.sch003 In section 122A (inserted by paragraph 5), after subsection (10)... Regulated

Consider statutory pay and conditions orders for academy teachersEmployer

s.sch004 For paragraph 13 (duty to refer proposals where determination delayed)... Regulated

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Relevant authority must refer undetermined proposals to adjudicator within prescribed timeLocal authority

57 other schedules

s.sch001 The Secretary of State.

s.sch001 An integrated care board established under section 14Z25 of the...

s.sch001 An NHS foundation trust within the meaning given by section...

s.sch001 An NHS trust established under section 25 of the National...

s.sch001 The Care Quality Commission.

s.sch001 The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.

s.sch001 (1) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by...

s.sch001 (1) Regulations under paragraph 15(1)(a) may not add a person...

s.sch001 The Lord Chancellor.

s.sch001 (1) The governing body of a maintained school in England....

s.sch001 (1) The proprietor of a non-maintained special school in England....

s.sch001 (1) The proprietor of— (a) an Academy (as defined by...

s.sch001 (1) The governing body of an institution in England within...

s.sch001 (1) The proprietor of a special post-16 institution in England...

s.sch001 His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills....

s.sch001 NHS England.

s.sch002 Children Act 1989

s.sch002 Education Act 1996

s.sch002 School Standards and Framework Act 1998

s.sch002 Sentencing Act 2020

s.sch003 Part 8 of the Education Act 2002 (teachers’ pay and...

s.sch003 In section 126 (bodies to be consulted by the Secretary...

s.sch003 In section 127 (guidance issued by the Secretary of State)—...

s.sch003 After section 127 insert— References to “Academy” and “Academy arrangements”...

s.sch003 In section 210(6) (orders not subject to Parliamentary procedure), after...

s.sch003 In section 120(2) (School Teachers’ Review Body function: meaning of...

s.sch003 In section 121(2) (bodies to be consulted by School Teachers’...

s.sch003 In the heading of section 122, after “conditions” insert “of...

s.sch003 After section 122 insert— Power to set minimum remuneration of...

s.sch003 In section 123 (scope of section 122 orders)—

s.sch003 In section 124 (supplementary provision), after “122”, in each place...

s.sch003 In section 125(1) (requirement to refer matter before making order),...

s.sch004 Schedule 2 to the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (proposals...

s.sch004 In paragraph 9 (consideration of proposals that are related to...

s.sch004 In the italic heading before paragraph 10, after “refer to”...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 10 (duty to refer certain proposals to adjudicator)...

s.sch004 In the italic heading before paragraph 12, for “adjudicator” substitute...

s.sch004 In paragraph 12 (duty to refer proposals in pursuance of...

s.sch004 In the italic heading before paragraph 13, after “refer” insert...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 14 (reference to adjudicator at request of aggrieved...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 15 (duty to refer related proposals) is amended...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 16 (withdrawal of proposals before determination) is amended...

s.sch004 In paragraph 1(1) (application of Schedule), omit “, 11”.

s.sch004 In the italic heading before paragraph 17, after “to” insert...

s.sch004 For paragraph 17 substitute— (1) This paragraph applies where any proposals are referred to...

s.sch004 After paragraph 17 insert— Proposals to establish Academy (1) This paragraph applies in relation to proposals published under...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 19 (determination whether to implement proposals not requiring...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 21 (requirement to implement proposals) is amended as...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 22 (proposals not falling to be implemented) is...

s.sch004 In paragraph 2 (meaning of “the relevant authority”), in paragraph...

s.sch004 Omit paragraph 3A (meaning of “Academy proposals” and “non-Academy proposals”)...

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 4 (references to persons by whom proposals are...

s.sch004 Omit paragraph 5A (consideration of proposals: distinction between Academy and...

s.sch004 In paragraph 6 (consideration of proposals), for “10 or 11”...

s.sch004 Omit paragraph 7A (consideration of Academy proposals).

s.sch004 (1) Paragraph 8 (consideration of proposals: further provision) is amended...

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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026

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Schedules