Lords 'tidies up' apprenticeships bill
12 February 2025
Members of the House of Lords 'tidied up' the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill, at third reading on Tuesday 11 February.
The aim of this government bill is to abolish the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) and transfer its statutory functions to the Secretary of State for Education, who in practice will defer these duties to the newly established Skills England.
Third reading
Third reading, a chance for members to make sure the eventual law is effective, workable and without loopholes took place on Tuesday 11 February.
No amendments (changes) were put forward ahead of third reading, so members discussed the progress of the bill at the conclusion of its stages through the House of Lords.
Catch up
Watch or read the debate
- Watch on Parliament TV.
- Read the Lords Hansard transcript.
Explore further information
Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.
Next steps
The bill has now been sent to the House of Commons for their consideration.
What's happened so far?
Report stage
An extra chance for members to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes took place on Wednesday 5 February.
Committee stage
Line by line examination of the bill took place during committee stage on Tuesday 26 November.
Second reading
Members discussed the principles of the draft law during the bill's second reading on Tuesday 22 October.
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