Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

86 Education and training for persons aged 19 or over and others subject to adult detention E+W

(1) [F1 The Secretary of State must secure the provision of such facilities as the Secretary of State considers appropriate] for—

(a) education suitable to the requirements of persons who are aged 19 or over, other than persons aged under 25 [F2 for whom an EHC plan is maintained] ,

(b) education suitable to the requirements of persons who are subject to adult detention, and

(c) training suitable to the requirements of persons within paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) This section does not apply to the provision of facilities to the extent that section [F3 83A or] 87 applies to the provision of those facilities.

F4 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) For the purposes of this section a reference to the provision of facilities for education or training (except so far as relating to facilities for persons subject to adult detention) includes a reference to the provision of facilities for organised leisure-time occupation in connection with education or (as the case may be) training.

(6) For the purposes of this section—

• “education” includes full-time and part-time education;

• “training” includes—

  (a)

  full-time and part-time training;

  (b)

  vocational, social, physical and recreational training;

  (c)

  apprenticeship training.

(7) In this Part, “organised leisure-time occupation” means leisure-time occupation, in such organised cultural training and recreational activities as are suited to the requirements of persons who fall within subsection (1)(a) or (b), for any such persons who are able and willing to profit by facilities provided for that purpose.

F6 (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 86(1) substituted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 9(2)

F2 Words in s. 86(1)(a) substituted (1.9.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 3 para. 90; S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a)

F3 Words in s. 86(2) inserted (1.9.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 18 para. 7; S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3

F4 S. 86(3) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 9(3)

F5 S. 86(4) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 9(3)

F6 S. 86(8) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(g), Sch. 14 para. 9(3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 86 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with arts. 9-11)