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Government warned: scrap Schools Bill or we'll take legal action

Planned regulation of yeshivot has provoked widespread opposition in the Charedi community

September 22, 2022 11:31
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community gather in Parliament Square to protest against the Department for Education to raise awareness of the Schools Bill currently being prepared in Parliament whcih seeks to introduce changes the fundiments of religious education. 07th September 2022, London, UK PHOTO:JEFF GILBERT
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A campaign group backed by members of the Charedi community has warned Education Secretary Kit Malthouse it will take legal action unless the Schools Bill is scrapped.

The controversial bill would introduce regulation of out-of-school settings such as yeshivot as well as greater scrutiny of home-schooled children.

In a statement posted on the scraptheschoolsbill website and signed by “homeschooling parents”, the group said since the bill has yet to be scrapped, “we are left with no other choice but to undertake formal legal action. We have engaged a top team of solicitors and intend to take legal action.”

They added they were “very well funded, and we will leave no stone unturned until justice shall prevail”.