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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 4th May 2000

STANDING COMMITTEE F


LEARNING AND SKILLS BILL [LORDS]

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [11th April], as follows:

Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 19; Schedule 2; Clauses 20 to 26; Schedule 3; Clauses 27 to 29; new Clauses relating to Part I; Clause 30; Schedule 4; Clauses 31 to 46; Schedule 5; Clauses 47 to 49; new Clauses relating to Part II; Clause 50; Schedule 6; Clauses 51 to 69; new Clauses relating to Part III; Clauses 70 to 83; new Clauses relating to Part IV; Clauses 84 to 102; Schedule 7; Clauses 103 to 118; Schedule 8; Clause 119; Schedule 9; Clauses 120 and 121; Schedule 10; Clauses 122 to 124; remaining new Clauses; new Schedules.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

93

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     27,     after 'of', insert 'appropriate'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

95

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     34,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (4A) below'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

94

Clause     8,     page     5,     line     37,     leave out '19' and insert '25'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

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—

      (a) starts with the beginning of the year in which he attains the age of 15 and

      (b) ends with the end of the year in which he attains the age of 30.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

107

Clause     9,     page     5,     line     41,     after 'account', insert 'together with any other information it judges to be relevant.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

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
Mr James Clappison

109

Clause     9,     page     6,     leave out lines 1 to 5.


   

Mr. Tim Boswell
Mr. James Clappison

123

Clause     10,     page     6,     line     13,     at end add—

      '(c) must publish at intervals not exceeding twelve months statistics as to the extent of holding of such accounts by individuals, provided that confidentiality relating to the state of individual accounts is maintained.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

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

      (a) the quality of education or training provided by the institution; or

      (b) the proper use of public funds under the administration of the institution.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

124

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     23,     after 'out', insert 'and publish'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

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
Mr James Clappison

111

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(4A) The Council must publish information annually about

      (a) the number of students in each age cohort working towards any qualification approved under section 88;

      (b) the number of students in each age cohort obtaining any qualification approved under section 88;

      (c) the number of students leaving a course of study leading to a qualification approved under section 88;

    in respect of each provider receiving funds from the Council.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

113

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     34,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

127

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     36,     at end add—

    '(5A) The Secretary of State shall publish any request he makes under this section.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

150

Clause     13,     page     6,     line     37,     after '3', insert ', 5(1)(a) to (d) and (g)'.

   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

151

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     2,     leave out from 'adequate' to end of line 9 and insert 'facilities for education or training for a person with a learning difficulty who is over compulsory school age but who has not attained the age of 19 unless it also secures the provision of boarding accommodation for him, the Council must secure the provision of boarding accommodation for him.

    ( ) If the Council is satisfied that it cannot secure the provision of reasonable facilities for education or training for a person with a learning difficulty who has attained the age of 19 but not the age of 25 unless it also secures the provision of boarding accommodation for him, the Council must secure the provision of boarding accommodation for him.

    ( ) If the Council is satisfied that it cannot secure the provision of reasonable facilities for education or training for a person with a learning difficulty who has attained the age of 25 unless it also secures the provision of boarding accommodation for him, the Council may secure the provision of boarding accommodation for him.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

114

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     5,     leave out '25' and insert '30'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

115

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     8,     leave out '25' and insert '30'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

116

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     16,     leave out subsection 4.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

117

Clause     14,     page     7,     line     34,     at end insert 'and to each local authority'.


   

Mr Malcolm Wicks

148

Clause     15,     page     8,     line     8,     leave out from 'year' to end of line 9.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

59

Clause 15, page 8, line 9, at end insert—

      '(c) proposals as to how the Council intends to have regard to the special needs and characteristics of the institutions designated under section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

118

Clause     15,     page     8,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(4A) A plan prepared under subsection (4) above shall reflect the education and training needs of each local learning and skills council area.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

125

Clause     16,     page     8,     line     10,     leave out 'strategy' and insert 'three-year plan'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan

99

Clause     16,     page     8,     line     18,     at end insert—

      '(c) how it intends to support the development of the economy through learning and skills within economic development, inward investment and regeneration activities.'.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

126

Clause     18,     page     8,     leave out lines 35 and 36.


   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

157

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     6,     at end insert—

    ' —(1A) The Secretary of State may, by an order subject to afffirmative resolution in both Houses of Parliament, after consultation with such persons as may seem to him to have an interest,

      (a) amalgamate

      (b) divide, or

      (c) vary the area of operations of

    one or more of such local learning and skills councils.'.

   

Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison

128

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(2A) Not less than 40 per cent. of the members shall include persons who have current or recent non-public sector business or commercial experience.

    (2B) In making appointments to a local council the Council shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the interests of small businesses in the area are represented on the local council.

    (2C) No less than 25 per cent. of the members shall be nominated by the local authorities within the local council area.'.

 
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