The Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Bill 2019-20 was introduced by Mike Amesbury MP following the Private Members' Bills Ballot on 9 January 2020. The Bill is supported by the Government.
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Free school meals for students in post-16 education (93 KB, PDF)
Due to an ‘anomaly’ in legislation free school meals are not available to students over 16 years of age studying in further education colleges and sixth form colleges; free school meals are however available for similarly disadvantaged students in sixth forms in schools, academies, free schools and university technical colleges. This note gives an overview of this issue; it explains how this situation has arisen, gives current debate and refers to the Association of Colleges campaign in this area.
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Free school meals for students in post-16 education (93 KB, PDF)
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The Troubled Families Programme (TFP) is a programme in England administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The programme conducts targeted interventions for families experiencing multiple problems, including crime, anti-social behaviour, truancy, unemployment, mental health problems and domestic abuse. This briefing examines the TFP since 2012, details MHCLG evaluations of the programme, and describes recent commentary and potential future directions for the programme.
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This House of Commons library paper gives an overview of the first sale of a tranche of English income-contingent student loans. It gives background to the sale and discusses the impact of the sale on borrowers and whether value for money was achieved by the sale. The Government announced the end of the sales programme in Budget 2020.
