Whilst the Committee stage continues on 4 November when further amendments will be discussed, there are two provisional sittings for this stage scheduled, one on the 11th and the other on the 18th of November.

A quick recap on the purpose of the Bill is added below:

The Bill seeks to reform legislation relating to the following areas:

• adoption and children in care
• aspects of the family justice system
• children and young people with special educational needs
• the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England
• statutory rights to leave and pay for parents and adopters
• time off work for ante-natal care
• the right to request flexible working

And for anyone with enough digestive biscuits, you can check out all the related documents to the Bill, right here.