uksi/2025/1341 — The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2025

2025 No. 1341 (C. 74) EDUCATION, ENGLAND The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2025 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 . Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2025. Provision coming into force on 1st April 2026 2 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. 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). NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Order (This note is not part of the Order) The following provisions of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 have been brought into force by commencement Order made before the date of this Order. Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. Section 1 6th April 2011 2011/200 Section 2 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Sections 3 to 6 6th April 2011 2011/200 Sections 7 to 10 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Section 11, for England only 6th April 2011 2011/200 Section 11, for Wales only 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Section 12, for England only 1st March 2011 2011/200 Section 12, for Wales only 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Sections 13 to 16 1st March 2011 2011/200 Section 17 6th April 2011 2011/200 Sections 18 to 22 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Sections 23 to 27 30th September 2010 2010/2374 Sections 28 to 31 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Sections 32 to 36, for England only 6th April 2011 2011/200 Sections 32 to 36, for Wales only 1st August 2011 2011/200 Section 37 6th April 2011 2011/200 Section 38 1st March 2011 2011/200 Section 39, for England only 6th April 2011 2011/200 Section 39, for Wales only 10th May 2013 2013/1100 Section 40 (partially) 6th April 2010 2010/303 Sections 41 to 44 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 46 and 47 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 48 to 50 (partially), for England only 1st September 2010 2010/303 Sections 49 and 50 (partially), for Wales only 1st April 2011 2011/829 Sections 51 and 52, for England only 1st September 2010 2010/303 Sections 51 and 52, for Wales only 1st April 2011 2011/829 Sections 53 and 54 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 55 and 56 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 57 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 59 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 59 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 59 (fully) 1st September 2010 2010/303 Sections 60 to 80 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 81 to 90 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 100 to 104 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 105 6th April 2011 2011/200 Sections 106 to 111 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 112(1), (2) and (3) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 112 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 113 to 121 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 122 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 123 and 124 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 125 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 125 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 126 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Sections 127 to 144 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Sections 145 and 146 31st May 2013 2013/975 Section 147 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 148 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Sections 149 to 154 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Sections 156 and 157 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 158 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 159 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 160 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Sections 161 to 173 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 174 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 174 (partially) 1st November 2010 2010/2413 Sections 175 to 177 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 178(2) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 178 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 179 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 180 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Sections 181 to 191 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 192 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 192 (partially), for Wales only 1st November 2010 2010/2413 Section 193 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 193 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 194(1), (2) and (3) (partially) 26th February 2010 2010/303 Section 194 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 195 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Sections 196 and 197 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 202(1) and (2) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 202(3) 28th February 2011 2010/2374 Sections 203 and 204 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 205, for Wales only 12th January 2010 2009/3341 Sections 206 to 224 (partially) 19th April 2010 2010/303 Sections 206 to 224 (partially) 1st September 2010 2010/1151 Section 225 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 225 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 226 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Sections 227 to 241 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Sections 242 to 245 1st September 2010 2010/303 Section 249(3) 1st September 2010 2010/303 Sections 251 to 253 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Sections 254 and 255 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 256 1st April 2010 2010/303 Sections 257 and 258 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 259 1st October 2010 2010/2413 Section 261 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 266 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Section 266 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Section 266 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Section 266 (partially) 1st November 2010 2010/2413 Section 266 (partially) 31st May 2013 2013/975 Schedule 1 (partially) 6th April 2010 2010/303 Schedule 2 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Schedule 2 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Schedule 2 (fully) 1st September 2010 2010/303 Schedule 3 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Schedules 4 to 6 1st April 2010 2010/303 Schedule 6 (partially), for Wales only 1st April 2011 2011/829 Schedule 7 1st April 2010 2010/303 Schedule 8 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Schedule 8 (fully) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Schedules 9 to 11 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Schedule 12 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Schedule 12 (partially) 1st November 2010 2010/2413 Schedule 13 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Schedule 14, for Wales only 12th January 2010 2009/3341 Schedule 15 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Schedule 16 (partially) 12th January 2010 2009/3317 Schedule 16 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/303 Schedule 16 (partially) 1st April 2010 2010/1151 Schedule 16 (partially) 19th April 2010 2010/303 Schedule 16 (partially) 1st September 2010 2010/1151 Schedule 16 (partially) 1st October 2010 2010/2413 Schedule 16 (partially) 1st November 2010 2010/2413 Schedule 16 (partially) 31st May 2013 2013/975