# The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1341 · made 15 December 2025

This Order brings section 246 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 into force on 1st April 2026.

Made under: Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Section 269)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009-commencement-no-7-order-2025/pdf/uksi_20251341_en.pdf

## Introductory text

EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made 15th December 2025
Coming into force 1st April 2026
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 269(4) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2025.

## 2 Provision coming into force on 1st April 2026

Section 246 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (recording and reporting the use of force in schools: England) comes into force on 1st April 2026.

## Signature

Olivia Bailey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Education
15th December 2025

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings section 246 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 into force on 1st April 2026.
Section 246 inserts a new section 93A into the Education and Inspections Act 2006. The inserted section 93A requires the governing body of each school in England to ensure that their school has a procedure for recording significant incidents of the use of force on pupils by members of staff, and for reporting those incidents to the parents of pupils involved (unless informing a parent would put the pupil at risk).

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