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(1)Regulations may provide for any provision of this Chapter to apply in relation to an independent post-16 college as it applies in relation to an independent educational institution, subject to such modifications as may be prescribed.
(2)For this purpose, “an independent post-16 college” means an institution in England—
(a)at which relevant education or training is provided for—
(i)five or more persons who are not under compulsory school age, including at least one who is over compulsory school age but is under the age of 18, or
(ii)at least one student to whom subsection (4) applies who is over compulsory school age but is under the age of 18,
(b)which is not—
(i)an independent educational institution,
(ii)a school maintained by a [F1local authority],
(iii)a special school not so maintained, or
(iv)an institution in receipt of funding from the [F2[F3Secretary of State] or the Chief Executive of Skills Funding], and
(c)which is outside the further education and higher education sectors.
(3)In subsection (2)(a), “relevant education or training” provided for a person means education or training which—
(a)is provided for the person for at least 16 hours a week, for at least 4 weeks, during an academic year, and
(b)is not education or training provided in connection with facilities for adventure activities (within the meaning of section 1 of the Activity Centres (Young Persons' Safety) Act 1995 (c. 15) (adventure activities: licensing)).
(4)This subsection applies to a person—
(a)for whom [F4an EHC plan is maintained], or
(b)for whom [F5an EHC plan was] maintained immediately before—
(i)the person ceased to be a pupil at his or her last school [F6or (if later) the person ceased to be a student at his or her last post-16 institution], or
(ii)the institution [F7in England mentioned in subsection (2)] started providing relevant education or training for the person.
(5)Regulations may—
(a)provide that a specified institution or an institution of a specified description is not an independent post-16 college;
(b)provide that time spent on a specified activity or on an activity of a specified description is or is not to be treated as time during which education or training is provided for the purposes of this section;
(c)amend subsection (3)(a) so as to substitute a different number of hours or weeks for the number of hours or weeks for the time being mentioned there.
(6)In this section—
“an academic year” means a period of 12 months ending with 31 August;
[F8“post-16 institution” has the meaning given by section 83(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014;]
“specified” means specified in regulations under this section.
Textual Amendments
F1Words 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. 15(2)
F2Words in s. 132(2)(b)(iv) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 85 (with art. 2(3))
F3Words in s. 132(2)(b)(iv) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 44; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F4Words in s. 132(4)(a) substituted (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 87(a); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a)
F5Words in s. 132(4)(b) substituted (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 87(b); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a)
F6Words in s. 132(4)(b)(i) inserted (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 87(c); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a)
F7Words in s. 132(4)(b)(ii) inserted (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 87(d); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a)
F8Words in s. 132(6) inserted (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 87(e); S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a)
Commencement Information
I1S. 132 in force at 19.6.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/1513, art. 2(2)
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