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Further Education and Training Bill [HL]

Further Education and Training Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Skills,
are published separately as Bill 75—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Alan Johnson has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Further Education and Training Bill [HL] are
compatible with the Convention rights.
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Further Education and Training Bill [HL]
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Further Education and Training Bill [HL]
Contents
Part 1
The Learning and Skills Council for England
The Council
1    Minimum membership of the Council
2    Regional councils
3    Abolition of local councils
4    Strategies for functions of Council
5    Young people’s learning committee and adult learning committee
Functions of the Council
6    Duty in relation to diversity and choice
7    Consultation by the Council
8    Plans for academic years
9    Powers to form or be involved in certain bodies corporate
10    Directions
11    Provision of services
12    Assistance with respect to employment and training
13    Assistance with respect to employment and training: Northern Ireland
Part 2
Further education institutions
Further education corporations
14    Incorporation of further education institutions
15    Dissolution of further education corporations
16    Publication of proposals
Foundation degrees
17    Power to award foundation degrees
18    Report
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Other provisions relating to further education institutions
19    Powers of a further education corporation to form or be involved in certain
bodies corporate
20    Consultation by governing bodies of further education institutions
21    Qualifications of principals of further education institutions
Part 3
Industrial training levies
22    Conditions relating to levy proposals
23    Duration of levy orders
Part 4
Miscellaneous and general
24    Powers of a higher education corporation to form or be involved in certain
bodies corporate
25    Powers of National Assembly for Wales
26    Orders and regulations
27    Amendments
28    Repeals
29    Interpretation
30    Commencement
31    Extent
32    Short title
Schedule 1   —    Amendments
Schedule 2   —    Repeals

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