C1Part III Studies, Performance Standards and Other Functions
Studies and related functions
36 Studies at request of educational bodies.
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The Commission may promote or undertake studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of a body in the first column in the Table below if requested to do so by the body (or one of the bodies) specified in relation to it in the second column—
Subject of study | Requesting body |
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F5The Higher Education Funding Council for England. | The council. |
The governing body of an institution F6in England within the higher education sector. | The governing body or the F7Higher Education Funding Council for England. |
F15. . . | F15. . . |
F16A person who provides training for members of the school workforce (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Education Act 2005) and receives financial assistance—
| The provider or the Secretary of State. |
F11. . . | F11. . . |
F8. . . | F8. . . |
F1. . . | F1. . . |
The governing body of an institution F9 in England within the further education sector. | The governing body, F12... |
F2. . . | . . . |
F2. . . | . . . |
F2. . . | . . . |
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3
The Commission may, at the request of a higher education corporation F13, sixth form college corporation or further education corporation in England—
a
advise them in connection with the appointment of persons to audit their accounts; and
b
arrange for their accounts for any financial year to be audited by such of the Commission’s officers as the corporation F4. . . may appoint.
4
In subsection (3)—
a
b
references to the accounts of a higher education corporation include references to any statement of accounts prepared by the corporation under paragraph 18 of Schedule 7 to the Education Reform Act 1988.
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The Commission shall charge the body at whose request any services are provided under this section such fees as will cover the full cost of providing them.
6
This section shall be construed as one with the M3Education Act 1996; and references in any enactment to the Education Acts include a reference to this section.
Pt. III continued (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), ss. 69(6), 73; S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1