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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Learning and Skills Council for England

    1. The Council

      1. 1. The Council.

    2. Main duties

      1. 2. Education and training for persons aged 16 to 19.

      2. 3. Education and training for persons over 19.

      3. 4. Encouragement of education and training.

      4. 4A.Learning aims for persons over 19: provision of facilities

      5. 4B.Learning aims for persons over 19: payment of tuition fees

      6. 4C.Sections 4A and 4B: supplementary

    3. Main powers

      1. 5. Provision of financial resources.

      2. 6. Financial resources: conditions.

      3. 7. Funding of school sixth-forms.

      4. 8. Links between education and training and employment.

      5. 9. Assessments and means tests.

      6. 10. Qualifying accounts and arrangements.

      7. 11. Further education: governors.

    4. Other functions

      1. 11A.Support schemes relating to education and training for persons aged 10 to 15

      2. 12. Research and information.

      3. 13. Persons with learning difficulties.

      4. 14. Equality of opportunity.

      5. 14A.Consultation

      6. 15. Plans.

      7. 16. Strategy.

      8. 17. Use of information by Council.

      9. 18. Supplementary functions.

    5. Regional councils

      1. 18A.Regional councils

      2. 18B.Functions of regional councils

      3. 18C.Guidance to regional councils

    6. Local councils

      1. 19. Local councils.

      2. 20. Functions of local councils.

      3. 21. Guidance to local councils.

      4. 22. Plans of local councils.

      5. 23. Duty of local education authorities.

      6. 24. Guidance and plans: timing.

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 24A.Strategies for functions of Council

      2. 24B.Strategy for functions of Council: Greater London

      3. 24C.Duty of Council

      4. 25. Directions.

      5. 26. Committees.

      6. 27. Grants to Council.

      7. 28. Annual report.

      8. 29. Council’s financial year.

  3. Part II Further Education and Sixth Form Education: Wales

    1. The Council

      1. 30. The Council.

    2. Main duties

      1. 31. Education and training for persons aged 16 to 19.

      2. 32. Education and training for persons over 19.

      3. 33. Encouragement of education and training.

    3. Main powers

      1. 34. Provision of financial resources.

      2. 35. Financial resources: conditions.

      3. 36. Funding of school sixth-forms.

      4. 37.(1) The local education authority— (a) may, if they think...

      5. 38. Qualifying accounts and arrangements.

      6. 39. Further education: governors.

    4. Other functions

      1. 40. Research and information.

      2. 41. Persons with learning difficulties.

      3. 42. Equality of opportunity.

      4. 43. Plans.

      5. 44. Strategy.

      6. 45. Use of information by Council.

      7. 46. Supplementary functions.

    5. Miscellaneous

      1. 47. Directions.

      2. 48. Committees.

      3. 49. Grants to Council.

      4. 50. Annual report.

      5. 51. Council’s financial year.

  4. Part III Inspections in England

    1. ...

  5. Part IV Inspections in Wales

    1. New titles

      1. 73. Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales.

      2. 74. Some defined terms.

    2. Extended remit

      1. 75. The extended remit of the Chief Inspector for Wales.

    3. Additional functions

      1. 76. Additional functions of the Chief Inspector for Wales.

      2. 77. Inspections.

      3. 78. General powers.

      4. 79. Right of entry and offences.

      5. 80. Action plans.

      6. 81. Inspections of careers services etc.

      7. 82. Inspections of education and training provided under 1973 Act arrangements.

      8. 83. Area inspections.

      9. 84. Action plans following section 83 inspections.

      10. 85. Studies across Wales or of provision made outside Wales.

      11. 86. Annual reports.

      12. 87. Annual plan of the Chief Inspector for Wales.

      13. 88. Defamation.

  6. Part V Miscellaneous and general

    1. Further Education Funding Councils

      1. 89. Dissolution of FEFC for England.

      2. 90. Preliminary transfers: FEFC for England.

      3. 91. Dissolution of FEFC for Wales.

    2. Other transfers

      1. 92. Transfers: England.

      2. 93. Transfers: Wales.

    3. Transfers: further provision

      1. 94. Stamp duty.

      2. 94A.Stamp duty land tax

      3. 95. Contracts of employment.

    4. External qualifications

      1. 96. Persons under 19.

      2. 97. Persons over 19.

      3. 98. Approved qualifications: England.

      4. 99. Approved qualifications: Wales.

      5. 100. Authorised bodies.

      6. 101. Enforcement: England.

      7. 102. Enforcement: Wales.

      8. 103. Amendments relating to external qualifications.

    5. Qualifying accounts and arrangements

      1. 104. Qualifying accounts.

      2. 105. Qualifying arrangements.

      3. 106. Qualifying arrangements: Northern Ireland.

      4. 107. Qualifying arrangements: further provision.

      5. 108. Grants.

      6. 109. Grants: Northern Ireland.

    6. Sixth-form education

      1. 110. Secondary education.

      2. 111. Further education corporations.

      3. 112. Further education institutions: designation.

      4. 113. Sixth forms requiring significant improvement : Wales

      5. 113A. Restructuring of sixth-form education

    7. Support for 13 to 19 year olds: England

      1. 114. Provision of services.

      2. 115. Consultation and coordination.

      3. 116. Local education authorities.

      4. 117. Educational institutions: information and access.

      5. 118. Inspection.

      6. 119. Information: supply by Secretary of State.

      7. 120. Information: supply by public bodies.

      8. 121. Supplementary.

      9. 122. Careers services.

    8. Support for 11 to 25 year olds: Wales

      1. 123. Provision of services.

      2. 124. Local authority: duty and powers.

      3. 125. Consultation and coordination.

      4. 126. Educational institutions: information and access.

      5. 127. Inspection.

      6. 128. Conduct and effect of inspections.

      7. 129. Supplementary.

    9. City colleges and academies

      1. 130. City academies.

      2. 131. City academies: land.

      3. 132. City academies: financial provisions.

      4. 133. City colleges and academies: special educational needs.

    10. Pensions

      1. 134. Pensions.

      2. 135. Pensions: interpretation.

      3. 136. Pensions: delegation.

    11. Other miscellaneous provisions

      1. 137. Recreation and social and physical training.

      2. 138. Wales: provision of information by public bodies.

      3. 139. Induction periods for teachers.

      4. 139A.Assessments relating to learning difficulties: England

      5. 139B.Assessments under section 139A: interpretation

      6. 139C.Assessments under section 139A: persons educated at home

      7. 140.Assessments relating to learning difficulties: Wales

      8. 141. Training programmes: cessation of funding.

      9. 142. Further and higher education corporations: secondary education.

      10. 143. Further education sector: designated institutions.

      11. 144. Designated institutions: disposal of land, &c.

      12. 145. Further education colleges: governors’ liability.

      13. 146. Financial support for students.

      14. 147. Financial support for students: Northern Ireland.

      15. 148. Sex education.

      16. 149. Amendments.

    12. General

      1. 150. Wales.

      2. 151. Transitional provisions.

      3. 152. Orders and regulations.

      4. 153. Repeals.

      5. 154. Commencement.

      6. 155. Extent.

      7. 156. Citation.

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Learning and Skills Council for England

      1. Chief executive

        1. 1. Learning and Skills Council for England

      2. Tenure of members

        1. 2. Learning and Skills Council for England

        2. 3. Learning and Skills Council for England

      3. Salaries, pensions, Et ceteralaetc

        1. 4. Learning and Skills Council for England

      4. Staff

        1. 5. Learning and Skills Council for England

        2. 6. Learning and Skills Council for England

      5. Delegation of functions

        1. 7. Learning and Skills Council for England

      6. Members’ interests

        1. 8. Learning and Skills Council for England

      7. Proceedings

        1. 9. Learning and Skills Council for England

        2. 10. Learning and Skills Council for England

        3. 11. Learning and Skills Council for England

      8. Seal and proof of instruments

        1. 12. Learning and Skills Council for England

        2. 13. Learning and Skills Council for England

      9. Accounts

        1. 14. Learning and Skills Council for England

      10. Council’s status

        1. 15. Learning and Skills Council for England

    2. SCHEDULE 1A

      Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

      1. Part 1

        1. Qualifications to which this Schedule applies

          1. 1.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

          2. 2.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

      2. Part 2

        1. Power to specify

          1. 3.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

        2. Level 1 literacy

          1. 4.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

        3. Entry level 3 numeracy

          1. 5.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

        4. Level 2

          1. 6.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

        5. Level 3

          1. 7.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

        6. Advice and information

          1. 8.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

        7. Power to amend

          1. 9.Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

    3. SCHEDULE 2

      Local councils

      1. Director

        1. 1. Local councils

      2. Tenure of members

        1. 2. Local councils

        2. 3. Local councils

      3. Salaries, allowances

        1. 4. Local councils

      4. Staff

        1. 5. Local councils

      5. Delegation of functions

        1. 6. Local councils

      6. Proceedings

        1. 7. Local councils

        2. 8. Local councils

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      Committees (England)

      1. General

        1. 1. Committees (England)

      2. Young people’s learning committee

        1. 2. Committees (England)

      3. Adult learning committee

        1. 3. Committees (England)

      4. Functions and members of committees

        1. 4. Committees (England)

      5. Tenure of members

        1. 5. Committees (England)

        2. 6. Committees (England)

      6. Allowances

        1. 7. Committees (England)

      7. Proceedings

        1. 8. Committees (England)

        2. 9. Committees (England)

        3. 10. Committees (England)

    5. SCHEDULE 4

      National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      1. Chief executive

        1. 1. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      2. Tenure of members

        1. 2. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

        2. 3. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      3. Salaries, pensions, Et ceteralaetc

        1. 4. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      4. Staff

        1. 5. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

        2. 6. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      5. Delegation of functions

        1. 7. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      6. Members’ interests

        1. 8. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      7. Proceedings

        1. 9. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

        2. 10. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

        3. 11. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      8. Seal and proof of instruments

        1. 12. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

        2. 13. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      9. Accounts

        1. 14. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

      10. Council’s status

        1. 15. National Council for Education and Training for Wales

    6. SCHEDULE 5

      Committees (Wales)

      1. General

        1. 1. Committees (Wales)

      2. Regional committees

        1. 2. Committees (Wales)

        2. 3. Committees (Wales)

      3. Other committees

        1. 4. Committees (Wales)

      4. Tenure of members

        1. 5. Committees (Wales)

      5. Allowances

        1. 6. Committees (Wales)

      6. Delegation of functions

        1. 7. Committees (Wales)

      7. Proceedings

        1. 8. Committees (Wales)

        2. 9. Committees (Wales)

        3. 10. Committees (Wales)

    7. SCHEDULE 6

      The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      1. Tenure of members

        1. 1. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

        2. 2. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      2. Salaries, pensions, Et ceteralaetc

        1. 3. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      3. Staff

        1. 4. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

        2. 5. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

        3. 6. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      4. Committees

        1. 7. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      5. Supplementary powers

        1. 8. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      6. Delegation of functions

        1. 9. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      7. Members’ interests

        1. 10. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      8. Proceedings

        1. 11. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      9. Seal and proof of instruments

        1. 12. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

        2. 13. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      10. Accounts

        1. 14. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      11. Financial year of the Inspectorate

        1. 15. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      12. Inspectorate’s status

        1. 16. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

      13. House of Commons disqualification

        1. 17. The Adult Learning Inspectorate

    8. SCHEDULE 7

      Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

      1. Part I Power to publish proposals

        1. Secondary schools

          1. 1.(1) Paragraphs 2 to 7 apply to a maintained school...

          2. 2.If a person who inspects a school—

          3. 3.(1) This paragraph applies if in the course of an...

          4. 4.(1) Parts II and III of this Schedule shall apply...

          5. 5.(1) Parts II and III of this Schedule shall cease...

          6. 6.(1) This paragraph applies to a report of an inspection...

          7. 7.(1) Where a person who inspects a school is of...

        2. Institutions for 16-19 year olds

          1. 8.Paragraphs 9 to 14 apply to a maintained school (within...

          2. 9.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          3. 10.(1) This paragraph applies if in the course of an...

          4. 11.(1) Parts 2 and 3 of this Schedule shall apply—...

          5. 12.(1) Parts II and III of this Schedule shall cease...

          6. 13.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          7. 14.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

      2. Part II Publication of proposals

        1. Closure of sixth form: England

          1. 15.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          2. 16.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          3. 17.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          4. 18.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

        2. Closure of sixth form: Wales

          1. 19.Paragraphs 20 and 21 apply to a school which is...

          2. 20.(1) The National Assembly for Walesmay publish proposals for an...

          3. 21.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          4. 22.In paragraphs 20 and 21 “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations...

        3. Closure of institution for 16-19 year olds: England

          1. 23.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          2. 24.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          3. 25.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          4. 26.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

        4. Closure of institution for 16-19 year olds: Wales

          1. 27.Paragraphs 28 and 29 apply to a school which—

          2. 28.(1) The National Assembly for Wales may publish proposals to...

          3. 29.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          4. 30.In paragraphs 28 and 29 “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations...

        5. Schools maintained by LEA outside its area

          1. 31.(1) This paragraph applies to a school which—

      3. Part III Implementation of proposals

        1. England

          1. 32.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          2. 33.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          3. 34.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          4. 35.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          5. 36.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          6. 37.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

          7. 38.Sixth forms requiring significant improvement: Wales

        2. Wales

          1. 39.(1) Paragraphs 40 to 44 apply to schools maintained by...

          2. 40.Regulations may require the National Assembly to provide prescribed information...

          3. 41.Any person may send objections to the proposals to the...

          4. 42.(1) After the expiry of the period mentioned in paragraph...

          5. 43.(1) Where proposals are confirmed under paragraph 42 they shall...

          6. 44.(1) The duty to implement proposals to alter a school—...

        3. Schools maintained by LEA outside its area

          1. 45.(1) This paragraph applies to a school which—

    9. SCHEDULE 7A

      Implementation of proposals for restructuring sixth-form education

      1. 1.Introductory

      2. 2.Proposals to establish a school

      3. 3.Proposals to make a prescribed alteration

      4. 4.Proposals to discontinue a school

      5. 5.Supplementary

      6. 6.(1) In relation to England, where the governing body of...

      7. 7.(1) A local education authority in England may give to...

    10. ...SCHEDULE 8

      City academies: land

    11. SCHEDULE 9

      Amendments

      1. Introduction

        1. 1.The amendments specified in this Schedule shall have effect.

      2. Public Records Act 1958 (c.51)

        1. 2. Amendments

      3. Superannuation Act 1972 (c.11)

        1. 3. Amendments

      4. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c.24)

        1. 4. Amendments

      5. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65)

        1. 5. Amendments

        2. 6.After section 25 of that Act insert— General duty: post-16...

        3. 7.(1) Section 26 of that Act (exception for single-sex establishments)...

        4. 8. Amendments

      6. Race Relations Act 1976 (c.74)

        1. 9. Amendments

        2. 10. Amendments

      7. Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 (c.40)

        1. 11.In section 1 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act...

      8. Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c.33)

        1. 12. Amendments

      9. Local Government Act 1988 (c.9)

        1. 13.In paragraph 8(3)(a)(i) of Schedule 1 to the Local Government...

      10. Employment Act 1988 (c.19)

        1. 14.In section 26 of the Employment Act 1988 (status of...

      11. Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40)

        1. 15.In section 124 of the Education Reform Act 1988 (powers...

        2. 16. Amendments

        3. 17.For section 161(1)(b) of that Act (interpretation: further or higher...

        4. 18. Amendments

      12. Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43)

        1. 19.In section 98 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (definitions)...

      13. Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13)

        1. 20.In the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, omit sections...

        2. 21.In section 18 of that Act (further education corporation: powers)—...

        3. 22.(1) Section 19 of that Act (supplementary powers of a...

        4. 23.(1) Section 22 of that Act (subsequent instruments and articles)...

        5. 24.(1) Section 29 of that Act (government and conduct of...

        6. 25.In section 31 of that Act (designated institutions conducted by...

        7. 26. Amendments

        8. 27.(1) Section 44 of that Act (collective worship) is amended...

        9. 28.(1) Section 45 of that Act (religious education) shall be...

        10. 29.In section 52 of that Act (duty to provide for...

        11. 30. Amendments

        12. 31.In section 54 of that Act (duty to give information)...

        13. 32.In section 55 of that Act (inspections etc of local...

        14. 33.Section 56 of that Act (directions) shall cease to have...

        15. 34.In that Act for section 57 substitute— Intervention. (1) This section applies if one or more of the...

        16. 35. Amendments

        17. 36.Section 60A of that Act (partnership arrangements: Wales) shall cease...

        18. 37.In that Act, after section 61 insert— References to councils....

        19. 38.In section 82 of that Act (joint exercise of functions)...

        20. 39.In section 83 of that Act (efficiency studies) in subsection...

        21. 40.In section 89(2) of that Act (orders and regulations)—

        22. 41.In section 90 of that Act (interpretation) after subsection (2)...

        23. 42.In section 91 of that Act (interpretation of Education Acts)...

        24. 43.In section 92 of that Act (index) in the table...

        25. 44.(1) Schedule 4 to that Act (instruments and articles of...

        26. 45.Schedule 5A to that Act (partnership arrangements: Wales) shall cease...

      14. Welsh Language Act 1993 (c.38)

        1. 46.In section 6(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1993 (meaning...

      15. Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c.23)

        1. 47.(1) In Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act...

      16. Education Act 1994 (c.30)

        1. 48. Amendments

      17. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50)

        1. 49. Amendments

      18. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c.18)

        1. 50.In section 63A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (right...

      19. Education Act 1996 (c.56)

        1. 51.In section 1 of the Education Act 1996 (the stages...

        2. 52.(1) Section 13 of that Act (general responsibility for education)...

        3. 53.Section 15 of that Act (functions in respect of provision...

        4. 54.(1) Section 15A of that Act (functions of local education...

        5. 55.After section 15A of that Act insert— Functions in respect...

        6. 56.In section 312(2) of that Act (meaning of “learning difficulty”)...

        7. 57.(1) Section 408 of that Act (provision of information) is...

        8. 58.(1) Section 490 of that Act (grants in respect of...

        9. 59. Amendments

        10. 60.In section 537 of that Act (power of the Secretary...

        11. 61.In section 541 of that Act (distribution of information about...

        12. 62.In section 550B of that Act (detention outside school hours)...

        13. 63.In section 580 of that Act (index) in the table...

        14. 64.In Schedule 1 to that Act (pupil referral units) in...

      20. School Inspections Act 1996 (c.57)

        1. 65. Amendments

        2. 66. Amendments

        3. 67. Amendments

        4. 68. Amendments

      21. Education Act 1997 (c.44)

        1. 69. Amendments

        2. 70.In section 31 of that Act (other functions of the...

        3. 71.In section 43 of that Act (provision of careers education...

        4. 72.In section 44(3)(a) of that Act (co-operation with careers advisers)...

      22. Audit Commission Act 1998 (c.18)

        1. 73. Amendments

      23. Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30)

        1. 74.(1) Section 26 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act...

        2. 75.In section 28(1) of that Act (interpretation) in the definition...

        3. 76.Section 34 of that Act (inspection of vocational training in...

        4. 77.In section 35 of that Act (inspection of careers services...

      24. School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31)

        1. 78. Amendments

        2. 79. Amendments

        3. 80. Amendments

        4. 81. Amendments

        5. 82. Amendments

        6. 83.In section 30(3) of that Act (notice by governing body...

        7. 84.In section 33(1) of that Act (establishment, alteration and discontinuance...

        8. 85.In section 110 of that Act (home-school agreements) in subsection...

        9. 86.Part VI of that Act (partnership arrangements in Wales) shall...

        10. 87.(1) Section 137 of that Act (Education Transfer Council: alteration...

        11. 88.In section 142(1) of that Act (general interpretation) omit the...

        12. 89.(1) Schedule 6 to that Act (statutory proposals: procedure and...

        13. 90.(1) Schedule 7 to that Act (rationalisation of school places)...

        14. 91.In paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 22 to that Act (discontinuance...

      25. Government of Wales Act 1998 (c.38)

        1. 92.(1) Section 104 of the Government of Wales Act 1998...

        2. 93. Amendments

        3. 94.In Part I of Schedule 4 to that Act (public...

    12. SCHEDULE 10

      Transitional provisions

      1. Part I English Councils

        1. Introduction

          1. 1.For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule—

        2. Transitional provisions

          1. 2.The old Council must do its best to secure that...

          2. 3.(1) Anything being done by or in relation to the...

          3. 4.Every agreement (whether written or not), and every instrument or...

          4. 5.(1) This paragraph applies if the new Council is established...

          5. 6.At any time before the day on which the new...

          6. 7.(1) The new Council must discharge a duty which satisfies...

          7. 8.If an order under section 8(4) of the Further and...

      2. Part II WELSH COUNCILS

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Part III Adult Learning Inspectorate

        1. ... Transitional provisions

      4. Part IV Student loans

        1. 18.(1) Sub-paragraph (2) has effect in relation to the Education...

    13. SCHEDULE 11

      Repeals