The freedom for parents to decide on sex education
from Barnabas Fund:
Act NOW to stop a law that will erode the right of parents to choose if their child will be taught “21st century” relationships and sex education lessons in England.
A Statutory Instrument on Relationships and Sex Education is to be debated in parliament next week. Unless a decision is made to reject or amend, the new regulations will become law on 8 April 2019, for compulsory implementation from September 2020, applying to all school children in England.
Achieved in last ten days
Early last week, the House of Lords committee that scrutinises Statutory Instruments (Secondary Education) received 430 emails on this subject, the majority apparently from Barnabas Fund supporters. Instead of simply allowing it to pass into law unchallenged, the committee has decided to scrutinise the Statutory Instrument to decide whether the House of Lords should debate it before it becomes law.
The issue will therefore be discussed by the House of Lords committee on Tuesday 19 March. It will also be debated by MPs in the House of Commons on Wednesday 20 March.
Either the House of Lords or the House of Commons can vote down Statutory Legislation so that it is not passed into law. Each House has the power to do this on its own, without needing the agreement of the other House.
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