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PART 1 WCOLLABORATION BY EDUCATION BODIES

3Duty of education body to collaborateW

(1)An education body must consider from time to time whether the exercise of its powers of collaboration would further the collaboration objective in the exercise of its other functions.

(2)If an education body concludes that the exercise of a power of collaboration would further the collaboration objective in the exercise of its functions, it must seek to exercise, or cause to be exercised, the power.

(3)The duty in subsection (1) applies to the bodies mentioned in paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 1 in so far as it relates to the provision of secondary and further education suitable to the requirements of persons who have not attained the age of 19.

(4)The duty in subsection (1) is without prejudice to the duties in—

(a)section 33K of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (delivery of local curriculum entitlements for students aged 16 to 18: joint working);

(b)section 116J of the Education Act 2002 (delivery of local curriculum entitlements for pupils in Key Stage 4: joint working);

(c)section 12 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (duty to consider the exercise of powers of collaboration for the purpose of duties under that Measure).

Commencement Information

I1S. 3 in force at 16.11.2012 by S.I. 2012/2656, art. 2