Written evidence — Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026

Written evidence to the Committee stage in the Commons

265 submissions21 Jan – 11 Feb 2025

Evidence submitted to the committee by organisations and members of the public. Each submission carries the committee’s own reference.

21 Jan 202538 received
CWSB01Zsofia Polos
CWSB02an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB03Sam Rickman
CWSB04Lacie Mckenna
CWSB05Hannah Whitehead
CWSB06Gemma Keenan
CWSB07Liz Postlethwaite
CWSB08Ben West
CWSB09Education Otherwise
CWSB10Cally Cook
CWSB11Catherine Froud
CWSB12Rowan and Dana Smith
CWSB13Iain Duncan
CWSB14an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB15Mrs G E Leese
CWSB16an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB17Jo Rogers
CWSB18the Family Rights Group
CWSB19Carly Bateman
CWSB20the Schoolwear Association
CWSB21Nicola and Nigel Jenkin
CWSB23Kinship
CWSB24NASS (National Association of Special Schools)
CWSB25Christopher Smith
CWSB26Catherine Oliver
CWSB27London Councils
CWSB28Foundations - What Works Centre for Children and Families
CWSB29Zoe Richards
CWSB30C Moy
CWSB31the Confederation of Schools Trust
CWSB32Katie Finlayson
CWSB33Our Wellbeing, Our Voice Coalition
CWSB34Gemma
CWSB35Liesje Wright
CWSB36an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB37Pause
CWSB38Holly Lovell, Home educator
CWSB22Shelley Blakesley
23 Jan 202543 received
CWSB39Charlotte Deakin
CWSB40the Disabled Children's Partnership and the Special Educational Consortium
CWSB41the End Child Poverty Coalition
CWSB42Home for Good and Safe Families
CWSB43Humanists UK
CWSB44Magic Breakfast
CWSB45Make it Mandatory, Sex Education Forum, End Violence Against Women Coalition and Brook
CWSB46the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
CWSB47the RE Policy Unit
CWSB48Article 39
CWSB49the British Rabbinical Union
CWSB50the New Forest Uniform Campaign
CWSB51Dame Rachel De Souza, Children's Commissioner for England
CWSB52Mrs H Irish
CWSB54Philippa Mitchell
CWSB55Rachel Evans
CWSB56an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB57an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB58Kati Morrish
CWSB60Sarah Stevens
CWSB61Sarah Howett
CWSB62Julie Spriddle
CWSB63Jenny and Simon Cahill
CWSB64an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB65Joanna Burr
CWSB66Leonie Lawson
CWSB67Debbie Adshead
CWSB68Amie Miles
CWSB69Louise Owlett
CWSB70Helen Gwither
CWSB71Tom Denton
CWSB72an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB73Prof S and Mrs H Hodkinson
CWSB74Julie Holland
CWSB75Nikki Twigg
CWSB76an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB77an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB78an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB79Caroline Biggs
CWSB80Amy Halls
CWSB81Kathryn Wilderspin
CWSB82an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB83Charlotte Freeston-Clough
28 Jan 202559 received
CWSB84Camilla Jones
CWSB85Poppy Coles
CWSB86Jodie Coles
CWSB87Sarah Osborne
CWSB88Philippa Nicholson
CWSB89Nikki O'Rourke
CWSB90Kate Richards
CWSB91Mrs Jennifer Cornall
CWSB92Wendy Charles Warner
CWSB93Philippa Clark
CWSB94Nikki and Nigel Hughes
CWSB95Teri Pease
CWSB96Georgina Stubbings
CWSB97Emily-Rose Gray
CWSB98Jennifer Watts
CWSB99Dr G NcNeill and Ms E Ridley
CWSB100Sarah Mansfield
CWSB101the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
CWSB102an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB103Deepa Naik
CWSB104Stella De Luca
CWSB105an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB106an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB107an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB108an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB109Gabrielle Kelly
CWSB110Holly Strawbridge
CWSB111Charlotte White
CWSB112Jenny and Alexis Massey-Ryan
CWSB113John Tang
CWSB114Dr Alice Porter (Senior Research Associate in Diet and Physical Activity, Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol
CWSB115MyBnk
CWSB116Jonathan Pearce, owner of OZ Schoolwear LTD
CWSB117Dr Harriet Pattison, School of Education, Liverpool Hope University
CWSB118Sense
CWSB119Dr Peter Appleton, Visiting Fellow, School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex
CWSB120Polaris Community
CWSB121the National Secular Society (NSS)
CWSB122School Food Matters
CWSB123Bright Futures UK
CWSB124WONDER Foundation
CWSB125the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, NSPCC and Barnardo's (joint submission)
CWSB126NASS (National Association of Special Schools) (further submission)
CWSB127Professor Andrew Rowland, University of Salford; Professor Felicity Gerry, University of Salford and Deakin University; Professor Daryl Higgins, Australian Catholic University; and Professor Sophie Havighurst, The University of Melbourne
CWSB128Glenn Leech, CEO of Banner Ltd
CWSB129Louise Renshaw, Director, Classworx Ltd
CWSB130Spotlight, Agents of Young Performers Association (AYPA) and Keystone Law
CWSB131the National Governance Association (NGA)
CWSB132Fatherhood Institute
CWSB133David Hunt, Research Director, Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy; Brian Ray, PhD, President, National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI); and Kevin Boden, Esq., Attorney & International Director, Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
CWSB134Whizz Kidz
CWSB135Christian Legal Centre
CWSB136The Steiner Academy Hereford
CWSB137Alex Montegriffo, Community Organiser and Campaigns Manager at Devizes and District Foodbank
CWSB138the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) England
CWSB139Parentkind
CWSB140The Children's Society (supplementary submission)
CWSB141the National Network for Child Employment and Entertainment (NNCEE)
CWSB142Diana Larfynn
30 Jan 202523 received
CWSB143the British Rabbinical Union (further submission)
CWSB144Shared Health Foundation and Justlife
CWSB145the Institute of Recovery from Childhood Trauma (IRCT)
CWSB146the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS)
CWSB147the Association of School and College Leaders (supplementary)
CWSB148Nahamu
CWSB149the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP)
CWSB150IPSEA (Independent Provider of Special Education Advice)
CWSB151Ambitious about Autism
CWSB153the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum
CWSB154the British Rabbinical Union (2nd further submission)
CWSB155Baker Dearing Educational Trust
CWSB156Frontline
CWSB157The Food Foundation
CWSB158the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers (NAFP)
CWSB159Ofsted (supplementary)
CWSB160the Yeshiva Liaison Committee
CWSB161Dr Anja Heilmann
CWSB162Sir Alan Steer
CWSB163Dr Sarah Ralph-Lane and Dr Amanda McBride
CWSB164Professor Gordon Lynch, University of Edinburgh and Dr Sarah Harvey, INFORM on behalf of the AHRC-funded Abuse in Religious Contexts research project
CWSB165Citizens Advice South Warwickshire (CASW), Bedworth Rugby and Nuneaton Citizens Advice (Brancab), and North Warwickshire Citizens Advice (NWCA)
CWSB166the Catholic Education Service (supplementary)
04 Feb 202523 received
CWSB167the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)
CWSB168Comprehensive Future
CWSB169Sustain
CWSB170the Attachment Research Community and the Restorative Justice Council
CWSB171the Family Action National School Breakfast Programme
CWSB172Become
CWSB173Waldorf UK
CWSB174Kidscape
CWSB175Citizens Advice Halton
CWSB176the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy (0-11 years) (HHCP), IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
CWSB177Marie Collins Foundation
CWSB178Adoption UK
CWSB179Resolution
CWSB180Drive Forward Foundation
CWSB181Edapt
CWSB182Square Peg
CWSB183Barnardo's (supplementary)
CWSB184the Fostering Network
CWSB185Children North East
CWSB186the Care Leavers Association
CWSB187the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
CWSB188the Children's Services Development Group
CWSB189the National Education Union
06 Feb 202515 received
CWSB190Liberty
CWSB191Brighton and Hove City Council
CWSB192The LEGO Group
CWSB193the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC)
CWSB194Defend Digital Me
CWSB195Anita Patel-Lingam, Chair of the National Board for the Association of Elective Home Education Professionals (AEHEP); and Statutory Education Compliance Manager for Essex County Council
CWSB196Krystena Jenkinson, Child Employment Officer for Dudley MBC and member of the National Network for Children in Employment and Entertainment (NNCEE)
CWSB197Refugee Education UK and The Bell Foundation
CWSB198A & J Designs (Staffs) (Ltd)
CWSB199Coram
CWSB200Dr Paul Andell, Associate Professor of Criminology, University of Suffolk; Dr Paul Nelson, Lecturer in Criminology, Anglia Ruskin University; and DI Kelly Gray, National County Lines Co-ordination Unit
CWSB201Dr Joseph Mintz, Associate Professor in Education, University College London
CWSB202the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
CWSB203the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
CWSB204Dame Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales
11 Feb 202564 received
CWSB205Agenda Alliance
CWSB206the Town & Country Planning Association
CWSB207Autism Alliance UK
CWSB208Michelle Clement-Evans: Child Employment and Entertainment Manager for Nottinghamshire County Council, member of the National Network for Child Employment and Entertainment (NNCEE) with the responsibility for Child Employment
CWSB209NAHT (National Association of Head Teachers) (supplementary)
CWSB210the Traveller Movement
CWSB211the Children's Charities Coalition
CWSB212Neil Gordon-Orr, Assistant Director for Education Access, Southwark Council Children's Services
CWSB213nutureuk
CWSB214Professor Mike Stein, Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York
CWSB215Friends, Families and Travellers
CWSB216Dr Naomi Lott, University of Reading
CWSB217Rachel Hiller, Professor in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, UCL; Lisa Holmes, Professor in Applied Social Sciences, University of Sussex, former Director of the Rees Centre, co-founder of the Children's Social Care Data User Group; Katherine Shelton, Professor in Developmental Psychopathology, Head of the School of Psychology, Cardiff University; Robbie Duschinsky, Professor in Social Sciences, Head of the Applied Social Science Group, University of Cambridge; Pasco Fearon, Professor of Family Research, University of Cambridge and Director of the Centre for Family Research; David Trickey, consultant clinical psychologies, co-director of the UK Trauma Council; Matt Woolgar, consultant clinical psychologist at King's College London and the South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; and Dinithi Wijedasa, Associate Professor in Child and Family Welfare, University of Bristol
CWSB218Operation Encompass
CWSB219the Michael Roberts Charitable Trust
CWSB220Professor Lily Kahn, Head of Department, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL; and Dr Sonya Yampolskaya, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, UCL
CWSB221Nathalie Heaselden
CWSB222Hampshire County Council
CWSB223Andrew Bober MSc CMIOSH FRSPH FRGS, Head of Health & Safety / Designated Safeguarding Lead, The All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Limited
CWSB224the Association of School and College Leaders (further submission)
CWSB225Action for Children
CWSB226Charlotte Decaille
CWSB227Dr Fadoua Govaerts PhD - AFHEA
CWSB228Naftoli Friedman
CWSB229an individual who wishes to remain anonymous
CWSB230Joel Norris
CWSB231Chris Llewellyn
CWSB232Alexander Gluck
CWSB233Willow Martin
CWSB234Mark Kelly
CWSB235The Association for Education Welfare Management (AEWM)
CWSB236Anna Whitehead
CWSB237The Reading Agency
CWSB238The Association of Directors of Children's Services Ltd (ADCS)
CWSB239Lindsay Kerton, Education Welfare Officer, Children and Young People's Service, Wakefield Council
CWSB240SafeLives
CWSB241Into Film
CWSB242Chelsea Peace
CWSB243Apphia Kemp
CWSB244Naomi Moksha
CWSB245Shirley Watson
CWSB246Sherpas (Startup Sherpas Education Limited)
CWSB247Claire & Nathan Imhasly
CWSB248the British Association of Teachers of Deaf Children and Young People
CWSB249Twinkl Ltd
CWSB250Bliss
CWSB251Laura Skeldon
CWSB252Lara Stafford
CWSB253Michael Charles, Sinclairslaw
CWSB254Play England
CWSB255the National Network of Designated Healthcare Professionals
CWSB256Sarah Bingham
CWSB257the Challenging Behaviour Foundation
CWSB258Worcestershire County Council
CWSB259Chella Quint OBE, Founder, Period Positive
CWSB260the Children's Commissioner's Office
CWSB261M King
CWSB262ATD Fourth World
CWSB263the British Psychological Society (BPS)
CWSB264Youth Futures Foundation
CWSB265The Parent Support Group
CWSB266Wellchild
CWSB267Support Not Separation and Disabled Mothers' Rights Campaign
CWSB268an individual who wishes to remain anonymous

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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (Act 2026)