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Education and Skills Bill

Education and Skills Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families, are published separately as Bill 12—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Ed Balls has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Education and Skills Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.
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Contents
Part 1
Duty to participate in education or training: England
Chapter 1
Young persons
Duty to participate in education or training
1    Persons to whom Part 1 applies
2    Duty to participate in education or training
Interpretation
3    Level 3 qualification
4    Appropriate full-time education or training
5    Full-time occupation
6    Relevant training or education
7    Relevant period
8    Sufficient relevant training or education
9    Assignment of numbers of hours of guided learning to external qualifications
Chapter 2
Local education authorities and educational institutions etc
Duty to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2
10    Local education authority to promote fulfilment of duty imposed by section 2
Duty to promote good attendance
11    Educational institutions: promotion of good attendance
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Duty to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed by section 2
12    Duty to make arrangements to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed
by section 2
Information
13    Notification of non-compliance with duty imposed by section 2: educational
institutions
14    Educational institutions: duty to provide information
15    Information: supply by the Secretary of State
16    Information: supply by public bodies
17    Sharing and use of information held for purposes of support services or
functions under this Part
Guidance
18    Guidance
Chapter 3
Employers
Interpretation
19    Contracts to which Chapter applies
20    Appropriate arrangements
Commencement of employment
21    Appropriate arrangements to be in place before employment begins
22    Financial penalty for contravention of section 21
23    Withdrawal of penalty notice given under section 22
Employer to enable participation in education or training
24    Duty to enable participation: initial arrangements
25    Duty to enable participation: arrangements subsequently notified
26    Sections 24 and 25: extension for person reaching 18
27    Contravention of section 24 or 25: enforcement notice
28    Financial penalty for non-compliance with enforcement notice given under
section 27
29    Withdrawal of enforcement notice given under section 27
30    Withdrawal of penalty notice given under section 28
Supplementary
31    Right not to suffer detriment
32    Dismissal to be treated as unfair
33    Other amendments of Employment Rights Act 1996
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Chapter 4
Parenting contracts and parenting orders
34    Parenting contracts
35    Parenting orders
36    Parenting orders: supplemental
37    Parenting orders: appeals
38    Parenting contracts and parenting orders: further provisions
Chapter 5
Attendance notices
Initial steps
39    Failure to fulfil duty under section 2: initial steps
Attendance notices
40    Attendance notice
41    Attendance notice: description of education or training
Attendance panel, appeals and variations etc
42    Attendance panel
43    Appeal arrangements
44    Variation and revocation of attendance notice
Failure to comply with attendance notice
45    Offence of failure to comply with attendance notice
46    Restrictions on proceedings for offences under section 45
47    Failure to comply with attendance notice: penalty notice
48    Penalty notices: appeal arrangements
Chapter 6
Miscellaneous
49    Alternative ways of working
50    Crown employment
51    Parliamentary staff
52    Financial penalties
53    Interpretation of Part
Part 2
Support for participation in education or training: young adults with
learning difficulties and young people in England
Provision of support services
54    Support services: provision by local education authorities
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55    Directions
56    Local education authorities: supplementary powers
57    Educational institutions: duty to provide information
58    Educational institutions: access and facilities
59    Internet and telephone support services etc
60    Inspection
61    Information relating to young persons: supply by Secretary of State
62    Information: supply by public bodies
63    Supplementary
64    Existing functions of Secretary of State
Assessments relating to learning difficulties
65    Assessments relating to learning difficulties
Careers education
66    Careers education: information and advice
Apprenticeships
67    Apprenticeships: functions of Learning and Skills Council for England
School transport etc
68    Provision of transport etc for persons of sixth form age: duty to consider
journey times
Co-operation as regards 14-19 education and training
69    Co-operation as regards provision of 14-19 education and training
Part 3
Adult skills
Provision of courses of study
70    Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over
Assessments of effectiveness of education or training
71    Revenue and Customs information
72    Benefit and training information
73    Use of information
74    Wrongful disclosure of information
75    Information: supplementary
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Part 4
Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England
Chapter 1
Independent educational institutions in England
Introductory
76    Independent educational institutions
77    Application of Chapter to institutions in England only
Standards
78    Independent educational institution standards
Requirement of registration
79    The register
80    Unregistered independent educational institutions: offence
81    Unregistered independent educational institutions: inspection
Registration procedure
82    Applications for registration
83    Determination of applications for registration
84    Institutions no longer required to register: power to deregister
Approval of material changes to registered details
85    “Material change”
86    Requirement to apply for approval for material change
87    Inspection and report where applications made for approval
88    Determination of applications for approval
89    Power to deregister institution that makes unapproved material change
Independent inspectorates
90    Independent inspectorates
91    Quality assurance of independent inspectorates
Inspections and reports
92    Duty to inspect certain registered institutions at prescribed intervals
93    Duty to inspect registered institution on direction of Secretary of State
94    Power to inspect registered institution
95    Inspections under this Chapter: power of entry etc
96    Fees for inspections by Chief Inspector under this Chapter
97    Failure to pay fees
98    Publication of inspection reports

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