Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002

Article 3

SCHEDULE 3 FUNCTIONS CONFERRED BY OR UNDER MISCELLANEOUS ENACTMENTS

Functions conferred on a local education authority by or under any of the following provisions:

(a) section 16 of the School Inspections Act 1996(1) (duty of local education authority to make reports available to the public),

(b) section 17 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (special measures by appropriate authority);

(c) section 18 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (additional special measures by the local education authority);

(d) section 20 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (destination of reports);

(e) section 21 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (special measures by appropriate authority in the case of certain schools);

(f) section 24 of the School Inspections Act 1996 (power to provide school inspection service)

(g) section 25(1) of the School Inspections Act 1996 (power of LEA to inspect maintained school for specific purpose);

(h) section 16 of the Education Act 1997(2) (adoption and preparation of baseline assessment schemes);

(i) section 18 of the Education Act 1997 (regulations in relation to assessments and pupils performance);

(j) section 39 of the Education Act 1997 (reports of inspections under section 38 and action plan by LEA);

(k) section 43 of the Education Act 1997 (provision of careers education in pupil referral units);

(l) section 55 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(3) (inspection and duty to review standards of local education authority institutions, other than schools);

(m) section 23 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000(4) (duty of local education authorities to provide education for residents over 19 in accordance with a section 22 plan);

(n) section 65(8) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (area inspections);

(o) section 67(3) of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (action plans following section 65 inspection) except to the extent that the local education authority shall not authorise another person to adopt the plan (with or without modification);

(p) section 113 and part I of schedule 7 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (inadequate sixth forms).

(q) section 28C of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995(5) (duty to ensure that disabled pupils are not substantially disadvantaged at schools)

(r) Section 28D (1), (2), (3), (5) & (6) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (duty to prepare an accessibility strategy in relation to schools) except to the extent that the local education authority shall not authorise another person to adopt the plan (with or without modification);

(s) Section 28T of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (duty to ensure that disabled students in higher and further education are not substantially disadvantaged at their educational institutions).

(1)

1996 c. 57

(2)

1997 c. 44

(3)

1992 c. 13

(4)

2000 c. 21

(5)

1995 c. 50