Statement from the Education Secretary COVID-19 Emergency Bill Information was released yesterday on the COVID-19 Emergency Bill, which is to be published later this week. The Bill will include: A power to remove or relax some requirements around education and childcare legislation in order to help these institutions run effectively in the event of an emergency a power to require schools, further education and childcare settings to stay open or re-open, operate in ways to support continued education and childcare such as enable pupils / students to attend different premises,...