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Mr Tim Boswell 88 Clause 7, page 5, line 22, at end insert—'(2A) In attaching conditions to a grant under subsection (2) the Council shall have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.'.
Mr Malcolm Wicks 27 Clause 7, page 5, line 23, leave out 'and "maintained school" have' and insert 'has'.
Mr Tim Boswell 93 Clause 8, page 5, line 27, after 'of', insert 'appropriate'.
Mr Tim Boswell 95 Clause 8, page 5, line 34, at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (4A) below'.
Mr Tim Boswell 94 Clause 8, page 5, line 37, leave out '19' and insert '25'.
Mr Tim Boswell 96 Clause 8, page 5, line 37, at end insert—'(4A) For the purposes of subsection (4) above a disabled person or a person who is the subject of an assessment conducted under section 114 is a young person in the period which—
Mr Tim Boswell 107 Clause 9, page 5, line 41, after 'account', insert 'together with any other information it judges to be relevant.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 108 Clause 9, page 5, line 42, at end insert ', provided that it should at all times have regard to the need to sustain institutions and providers of education wherever that is appropriate'.
Mr Tim Boswell 109 Clause 9, page 6, leave out lines 1 to 5.
Mr Tim Boswell 110 Clause 11, page 6, line 21, at end add—'(3) The Council may only exercise the power conferred by this section in a case where it has reasonable cause to believe that the governing body of the institution is managing the affairs of the institution or discharging any duty imposed on them by them by or for the purposes of the Education Acts or this Act in a way which is having, or is likely to have, an adverse effect on
Mr Tim Boswell 112 Clause 12, page 6, line 26, after 'he', insert 'reasonably'.
Mr Malcolm Wicks 28 Clause 12, page 6, line 30, at end insert—'(3A) The Council may provide any person designated by the Secretary of State with such information as the Council thinks fit about any matter in relation to which it has a function.'.
Mr Michael Foster 120 Clause 12, page 6, line 33, at end insert '; such information shall include statistics concerning staff (such as salaries and qualifications) in institutions and organisations delivering programmes funded by the Council, and shall be published and publicly available.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 111 Clause 12, page 6, line 33, at end insert—'(4A) The Council must publish information annually about
in respect of each provider receiving funds from the Council.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 113 Clause 12, page 6, line 34, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
Mr Tim Boswell 114 Clause 13, page 7, line 5, leave out '25' and insert '30'.
Mr Tim Boswell 115 Clause 13, page 7, line 8, leave out '25' and insert '30'.
Mr Tim Boswell 116 Clause 13, page 7, line 16, leave out subsection 4.
Mr Tim Boswell 117 Clause 14, page 7, line 34, at end insert 'and to each local authority'.
Mr Tim Boswell 59 Clause 15, page 8, line 9, at end insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 118 Clause 15, page 8, line 9, at end insert—'(4A) A plan prepared under subsection (4) above should reflect the education and training needs of each local learning and skills council area.'.
Mr Phil Willis 99 Clause 16, page 8, line 18, at end insert—
Mr Phil Willis 80 Schedule 2, page 61, line 36, at end insert—
'Committees ( )—(1) A local council must establish a young people's committee and an adult learning committee.(2) Members of a committee may be (but need not be) members of the council.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 60 Clause 21, page 9, line 26, at end insert—'(3A) The guidance to any local council whose area contains any of the institutions designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 shall draw attention to the special needs and characteristics of such institutions.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 61 Clause 22, page 10, line 12, at end insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 62 Clause 22, page 10, line 25, at end insert—
Mr Phil Willis 49 Clause 22, page 10, line 28, at end insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 63 Clause 22, page 10, line 28, at end insert—
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART IPartnership arrangements
Mr Tim Boswell NC1 To move the following Clause:—'. The Council may enter into partnership arrangements or collaborative activities or agency arrangements with other statutory bodies or bodies corporate, whether in England or elsewhere, if it judges that to be the best method of discharging its functions in relation to England.'.
Property
Mr Tim Boswell NC3 To move the following Clause:—'.—(1) A local Learning and Skills Council established under section 19 shall have power to accept, hold and administer any property on trust for purposes related to any of their objectives, or for any other purpose connected with education. (2) The Secretary of State may by order make such provision as he thinks appropriate in relation to the appointment as trustees and impose conditions on persons to administer such trust property; and such trustees shall cause proper accounts to be kept of the capital, accretions, income and expenditure vested in, received by and expended by them; and shall cause such accounts to be audited and an abstract thereof to be published in such manner as the Secretary of State may from time to time approve.'.
Transport provision for persons with learning difficulties
Mr Tim Boswell NC4 To move the following Clause:—'(1) The Council shall secure the provision of financial resources to persons providing transport to enable people with learning difficulties to participate in post 16 education and training. (2) The Council must make and publish a plan for the delivery of appropriate transport services and support for people with learning difficulties. (3) The Council may pilot dedicated transport schemes in partnership with statutory and voluntary organisations, for people with learning difficulties up to the age of 25. (4) In undertaking an assessment of the transport needs of people with learning difficulties and in establishing pilot schemes, the Council shall have regard to individual needs in relation to orientation and personal safety when utilising transport options, such as the prevention of bullying and abuse. Local learning and skills councils must secure the provision of moblility training requested by people with learning difficulties participating in post-16 education and training. (6) For the purposes of this section transport includes—
(7) For the purposes of this section a recipient of financial resources shall include people with learning difficulties up to the age of 25 who have extra transport costs in accessing post-16 learning. (8) For the purposes of this section mobility traning includes enabling disabled people to access vehicles safely, orientate themselves on vehicles, travel safely and deal confidently with the street environment.'.
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