Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 2895
A Bill to extend the duty to provide careers guidance in schools.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Mark Jenkinson, Conservative
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
The purpose of the Bill is to create consistency across settings, ensuring that young people access careers guidance that is subject to the same legal requirements.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
The purpose of the Bill is to create consistency across settings, ensuring that young people access careers guidance that is subject to the same legal requirements.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: The purpose of the Bill is to create consistency across settings, ensuring that young people access careers guidance that is subject to the same legal requirements.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: The purpose of the Bill is to create consistency across settings, ensuring that young people access careers guidance that is subject to the same legal requirements..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
The purpose of the Bill is to create consistency across settings, ensuring that young people access careers guidance that is subject to the same legal requirements.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Mark Jenkinson, Conservative.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022 became law. The official papers we read covered most of the Green Book five cases with concrete detail. That does not prove the outcome was “right” — it means the case on paper was relatively complete for accountability scrutiny.
Strategic: The purpose of the Bill is to create consistency across settings, ensuring that young people access careers guidance that is subject to the same legal requirements.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: However, many academies have a contractual duty to secure independent careers guidance through their funding agreements. Many academies do currently have a contractual duty (through their Funding Agreements) to secure independent careers guidance.
Financial: However, many academies have a contractual duty to secure independent careers guidance through their funding agreements. Many academies do currently have a contractual duty (through their Funding Agreements) to secure independent careers guidance.
Management: Compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights 30 This is a Private Member’s Bill and the relevant Minister is not required to give a statement of compatibility with the Human Rights Act 1998, in accordance with section 19(1)(a) of that Act. (2) Sections 1 and 2 come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2021-05-05
Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2022-05-05
Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2026-06-26
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-05-16
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-10-03
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Education”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.