Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022

2022 Chapter 13

An Act to extend the duty to provide careers guidance in schools.

Enacted [31st March 2022]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

^I1^I41 Extension of duty to provide careers guidance in schools¶

1 Section 42A of the Education Act 1997 (duty to provide careers guidance in schools in England) is amended as follows.

2 In subsection (1) for “the relevant phase of their education” substitute “their secondary education”.

3 In subsection (2) after paragraph (c) insert—

4 In subsection (3) after paragraph (b) insert—

5 After subsection (4) insert—

6 Omit subsection (6).

7 In subsection (7) omit the definition of “class”.

^I2^I52 Consequential amendments¶

1 In section 43(6) of the Education Act 1997 (careers education in Welsh schools) for the definition of “class” substitute—

2 In section 46(1) of that Act (power to extend scope of certain provisions) omit—

a “42A,”;

b “42A(6),”.

3 The Careers Guidance in Schools Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/709) are revoked.

^I33 Extent, commencement and short title¶

1 This Act extends to England and Wales.

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.

3 This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

4 This Act may be cited as the Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Act 2022.

Footnotes

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S. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 3(2)
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S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 3(2)
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S. 3 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 3(3)
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S. 1 in force at 1.9.2022 by S.I. 2022/724, reg. 2
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S. 2 in force at 1.9.2022 by S.I. 2022/724, reg. 2