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| Further Education and Training Bill [Lords]
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| [First and Second SITTINGs]
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| | (1) | the Committee shall (in addition to its first meting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday |
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| | (a) | at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 12th June; |
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| | (b) | at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 14th June; |
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| | (c) | at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 19th June; |
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| | (d) | at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st June; |
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| | (2) | the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 13; new |
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| | Clauses relating to Part 1; new Schedules relating to Part 1; Clauses 14 to 21; |
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| | new Clauses relating to Part 2; new Schedules relating to Part 2; Clauses 22 |
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| | and 23; new Clauses relating to Part 3; new Schedules relating to Part 3; |
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| | Clauses 24 to 27; Schedule 1; Clause 28; Schedule 2; Clauses 29 to 32; |
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| | remaining new Clauses; remaining new Schedules; remaining proceedings |
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| | (3) | the proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st June. |
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| | That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the |
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| | Committee shall be reported to the House for publication. |
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| Clause 2, page 2, leave out lines 42 to 48. |
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| Clause 2, page 3, line 8, leave out ‘and local authorities’ and insert ‘, local |
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| authorities and sector skills councils’. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 6, at end insert ‘, including— |
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| | (i) | approved local area agreements (as defined in section 82(2) of |
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| | the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act |
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| | (ii) | local improvement targets (as defined in section 83 of that Act);’. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 8, at end insert ‘, including consultation with— |
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| | ‘(i) | responsible local authorities (as defined in section 78 of the |
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| | Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007), |
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| | (ii) | partner authorities (as defined in section 79 of that Act).’. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 8, at end insert ‘, in particular, to determine the level of |
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| demand for specific skills in the economy’. |
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| Clause 4, page 4, line 39, at end insert ‘, in particular, to determine the level of |
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| demand for specific skills in the economy’. |
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| | Clauses 5 and 6 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 7, page 6, line 38, after ‘employers,’, insert— |
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| | ‘(ba) | sector skills councils, or’. |
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| | Clauses 8 to 13 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 14, page 10, line 7, leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’ and |
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| insert ‘Secretary of State’. |
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| Clause 15, page 10, line 26, leave out subsection (4). |
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| Clause 15, page 10, line 40, leave out ‘Learning and Skills Council for England’ |
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| and insert ‘Secretary of State’. |
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| Clause 16, page 11, line 4, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 16, page 11, line 10, leave out ‘and (2A)’ and insert ‘, (2A) and (2B)’. |
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| Clause 16, page 11, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2B) | The third requirement is that the council— |
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| | (a) | has regard to any representation from a local authority which has |
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| | children’s services and education responsibilities in the area in which the |
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| | establishment or dissolution of a further education corporation is |
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| | (b) | provides such an authority with written reasons for any decision to |
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| | establish or dissolve a corporation.’. |
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| Clause 16, page 11, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(2B) | The third requirement is that, when the council is considering proposals to |
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| | establish or dissolve further education corporations, it must abide by guidance as |
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| | set out in subsection (2C). |
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| | (2C) | The council must, after considering representations, publish a policy statement |
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| | which must include reference to— |
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| | (a) | the preferred structure of provision of post-16 education; |
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| | (b) | the need to ensure a choice of qualifications and courses at all levels; |
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| | (c) | the impact of any new provision of post-16 education on existing |
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| | providers of post-16 education; |
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| | (d) | the procedure to be followed when two or more further education |
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| | corporations are seeking to merge.’. |
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| Clause 17, page 11, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert— |
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| | “(2B) | Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under |
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| | subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection |
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| | (1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless— |
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| | (a) | the institution gives the Privy Council a statement setting out |
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| | what it proposes to do as regards making arrangements for |
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| | securing that any person granted an award under or by virtue of |
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| | any power that would be conferred on the institution if the order |
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| | were made (other than the power described in subsection (4A) |
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| | below) has an opportunity to progress to one or more particular |
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| | courses of more advanced study, and |
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| | (b) | the Privy Council considers that the proposals are satisfactory |
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| | and are likely to be carried out.”’. |
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| Clause 17, page 11, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert— |
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| | “(2B) | Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under |
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| | subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection |
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| | (1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless— |
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| | (a) | the institution gives the Privy Council a statement setting out |
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| | what it proposes to do as regards making arangements for |
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| | securing that any person granted an award under or by virtue of |
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| | any power that would be conferred on the institution if the order |
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| | were made (other than the power described in subsection (4A) |
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| | below) has an opportunity to progress to one or more particular |
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| | courses of more advanced study; |
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| | (b) | the Privy Council considers that the proposals are satisfactory |
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| | and are likely to be carried out; and |
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| | (c) | the Privy Council has published the criteria by which proposals |
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| | are considered satisfactory.”’. |
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| Clause 17, page 11, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert— |
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| | “(2B) | Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under |
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| | subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection |
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| | (1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless— |
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| | (i) | gives the Privy Council a statement setting out the |
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| | arrangements for partnership working between relevant |
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| | (ii) | arranges for progression to one or more courses of more |
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| | advanced study which have been confirmed in writing |
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| | by at least one institution mentioned in subsection (1)(a) |
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| | or one body awarding advanced professional |
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| | (iii) | places a duty on parties to the agreement to advertise |
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| | courses and qualifications detailed therein; |
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| | (b) | the institution shall as a condition of that order continue to secure |
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| | guaranteed arrangements for progression to one or more courses |
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| | of advanced study which have been confirmed in writing by at |
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| | least one institution mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or body |
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| | awarding advanced professional qualifications; |
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| | (c) | the Privy Council considers that the arrangements are |
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| | satisfactory and are likely to be carried out.”’. |
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| Clause 17, page 12, line 16, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| Clause 17, page 12, line 24, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| | Clauses 18 and 19 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 20, page 13, line 41, leave out ‘or’. |
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| Clause 20, page 13, line 42, at beginning insert ‘local’. |
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| Clause 20, page 13, line 42, at end insert ‘and |
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| | (c) | sector skills councils,’. |
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| Clause 21, page 14, line 12, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | In subsection (1) after “principal of further education institution” insert “or Chief |
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| | Executive of the Learning and Skills Council.”’. |
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| [Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m. |
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