Education, skills and training functions
12.—(1) The functions of the constituent councils contained in the following provisions are exercisable by the GMCA in relation to the Area—
(a)section 51A of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (duty to provide for named individuals: England)(1);
(b)section 13A of the 1996 Act (duty to promote high standards and fulfilment of potential)(2);
(c)section 15A of the 1996 Act (powers in respect of education and training for 16 to 18 year olds)(3);
(d)section 15B of the 1996 Act (functions in respect of education for persons over 19)(4);
(e)section 10 of the E&SA 2008 (local authority to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2)(5);
(f)section 12 of the E&SA 2008 (duty to make arrangements to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed by section 2)(6);
(g)section 68 of the E&SA 2008 (support services: provision by local authorities)(7);
(h)section 70 of the E&SA 2008 (local authorities: supplementary powers)(8); and
(i)section 71 of the E&SA 2008 (provision of support on conditional basis: learning and support agreements)(9).
(2) The functions are exercisable concurrently with the constituent councils.
(3) Any requirement in any enactment for a constituent council to exercise such a function may be fulfilled by the exercise of that function by the GMCA.
Section 51A was inserted by section 44 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) and was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 13A was inserted by section 59 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and amended by section 82 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to, the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 15A was inserted by section 140 of, and paragraph 63 of Schedule 30 to, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) and was amended by section 149 of, and paragraph 54 of Schedule 9 to, the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21); section 59 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009; section 82 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 3 to, the Children and Families Act 2014 and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 15B was inserted by section 149 of, and paragraph 55 of Schedule 9 to, the Learning and Skills Act 2000 and was amended by section 82 of, and paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, the Children and Families Act 2014 and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 10 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 12 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 68 was amended by section 28 of the Education Act 2011 (c. 21) and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 70 was amended by section 28 of the Education Act 2011 and by S.I. 2010/1158.
Section 71 was amended by section 28 of the Education Act 2011.