Part 7The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
Chapter 2Functions in relation to qualifications
Minimum requirements
142Consultation before making order specifying minimum requirements
(1)
Before making an order under section 141(1) the Secretary of State must consult Ofqual and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(2)
For the purposes of consulting under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must publish a document setting out—
(a)
the grounds on which the Secretary of State is satisfied of the matter specified in section 141(2),
(b)
the proposed minimum requirements, and
(c)
the Secretary of State's reasons for proposing those minimum requirements.
(3)
The Secretary of State must provide a copy of the document to Ofqual and any other persons the Secretary of State proposes to consult under subsection (1).