Part I General

Chapter IIIF11local authorities

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General functions

C1F115AF9Powers in respect of education and training for 16 to 18 year olds.

1

A F10local authorityF5in Wales may secure the provision for their area of full-time F2or part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age who have not attained the age of 19, including provision for persons from other areas.

F61ZA

A F10local authority in England may secure the provision for their area of full-time or part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons from other areas who are over compulsory school age but have not attained the age of 19.

F31A

The power under F7subsections (1) and (1ZA) to secure the provision of education includes power to secure the provision—

a

of training, including vocational, social, physical and recreational training, and

b

of organised leisure time occupation (within the meaning of section 2(6)) which is provided in connection with the provision of education or of training within paragraph (a).

2

Subsections (6) and (7) of section 14 shall apply in relation to functions under this section C2in respect of secondary education as they apply in relation to functions under that section.

F43

In exercising their functions under this section in respect of further education a F10local authority shall in particular have regard to the needs of persons with learning difficulties (within the meaning of F8section 15ZA(6) and (7)).

4

A F10local authority may do anything which appears to them to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of their functions under this section.