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Mr Tim Boswell 129 *Clause 19, page 9, line 11, at end insert—'(3)(A) Before appointing a Chairman of a local council the Secretary of State must consult organisations which appear to him to represent the interests of business in the area.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 161 *Schedule 2, page 61, line 24, after 'member', insert 'or Chairman'.
Mr Tim Boswell 162 *Schedule 2, page 61, line 25, leave out 'to the Council'.
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 163 *Schedule 2, page 62, line 2, at end insert 'but such persons shall not thereafter be employed in a dual capacity'.
Mr Tim Boswell 164 *Schedule 2, page 62, line 13, at end insert 'having regard to the need wherever possible to make its deliberations available to the general public.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 158 *Clause 20, page 9, line 19, at end insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 130 *Clause 21, page 9, line 26, at end insert 'and in doing so must confirm the proportion of a local council budget which may be allocated at the discretion of the local 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 159 *Clause 21, page 9, line 27, after 'consult', insert 'representatives of education providers,'.
Mr Tim Boswell 131 *Clause 21, page 9, line 27, leave out 'regional development agencies' and insert 'organisations which appear to it to represent business, including small businesses, in the areas covered by the local council'.
Mr Tim Boswell 132 *Clause 22, page 9, line 37, at end insert 'including the needs of the population in any rural areas covered by the local council.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 133 *Clause 22, page 9, line 37, at end insert 'which must reflect the skill needs of the local labour market'.
Mr Malcolm Wicks 149 *Clause 22, page 10, line 5, leave out from 'year,' to 'guidance' in line 7 and insert 'taking account of'.
Mr Tim Boswell 160 *Clause 22, page 10, leave out lines 9 to 12.
Mr Tim Boswell 61 Clause 22, page 10, line 12, at end insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 134 *Clause 22, page 10, leave out lines 20 to 22.
Mr Tim Boswell 62 Clause 22, page 10, line 25, at end insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 135 *Clause 22, page 10, leave out line 27 and 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—
Mr Tim Boswell 136 *Clause 22, page 10, line 31, leave out from 'it' to end of line 33.
Mr Tim Boswell 137 *Clause 22, page 10, line 36, at end insert—'(7A) The Council must publish any specified alterations it requires a local council to make under subsection (7) above'.
Mr Tim Boswell 165 *Clause 22, page 11, line 2, after 'concerned', insert 'or any resident of that area might reasonably expect to receive education or training in the agency's area'.
Mr Tim Boswell 166 *Clause 22, page 11, line 4, after 'concerned', insert 'or any resident of that area might reasonably expect to receive education or training in the authority's area.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 138 *Clause 25, page 11, line 30, at end insert—'(1A) Before giving directions to the Council the Secretary of State must consult organisations which appear to him to represent the interests of business, including small businesses.'.
Mr Tim Boswell 139 *Clause 25, page 12, line 4, leave out from 'concern' to end of line 5 and insert—
Mr Tim Boswell 147 *Schedule 3, page 62, line 36, at end insert 'but the Secretary of State may not appoint a member of the Council as chairman.'.
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. (5) Local learning and skills councils must secure the provision of mobility 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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