I sought to confirm the point that was directly raised by the noble Duke about the powers within the Bill, and I have been given the reassurance that there are no powers within the Bill to force an existing academy to join a multi-academy trust. I will seek further, triple reassurance on that point, but I sought clarity on it before addressing this.
Schools Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Penn
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 June 2022.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Schools Bill [HL].
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Reference
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Session
2022-23
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