Amendment of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20062

1

The Child Benefit (General) Regulations 20065 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

a

in the definition of “approved training”—

i

for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—

c

in relation to Scotland, known as “Employability Fund activity”; or

ii

for sub-paragraph (d), substitute—

d

in relation to Northern Ireland, known as “Training for Success” including “Programme Led Apprenticeships”, the “Pathways for Young People” element of “Pathways for Success” or the “Collaboration and Innovation Programme”;

b

in the definition of “full-time education”, after “full-time education” insert “except in regulation 3(2)(ab)”.

3

In regulation 3(2) (education and training condition)—

a

after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

ab

is being provided with “appropriate full-time education” in England within section 4 (appropriate full-time education or training) of the Education and Skills Act 2008, which is not—

i

a course in preparation for a degree, a diploma of higher education, a higher national certificate, a higher national diploma, a teaching qualification, any other course which is of a standard of Edexcel, a general certificate of education (advanced level), or Scottish national qualifications at higher or advanced higher level;

ii

provided by virtue of his employment or any office held by him;

b

in sub-paragraph (b) for “paragraph (a)” substitute “paragraph (a) or (ab)”.

4

In regulation 3(4) for “paragraph (2)(a)” substitute “paragraph (2)(a), (2)(ab)”.