Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

55 Transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age: content and publication E+W

(1) In section 509AB of the Education Act 1996 (provision about transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age in England), after subsection (7) insert—

“(7A) In preparing and publishing a statement under section 509AA, a [F1 local authority] must have regard (among other things) to the need to—

(a) include in the statement sufficient information about the matters that the statement must specify, and

(b) publish the statement in time,

to enable persons who will be of sixth form age when the statement has effect and their parents to take reasonable account of those matters when choosing between different establishments at which education or training is provided.”

(2) In section 509AA(10) of that Act (time by which transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age in England must be published) for “by substituting a different date for 31st May” substitute “ to change the time by which the statement must be published ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158) , Sch. 2 para. 16(2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 55 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3317, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)