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INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND

Part 1: Duty to participate in education or training: England

Part 2: Support for participation in education or training: Young adults with learning difficulties and young people in England

Part 3: Adult skills

Part 4: Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England

Part 5: Miscellaneous and general

TERRITORIAL EXTENT

TERRITORIAL APPLICATION: WALES

Table 1: Clauses which affect the existing powers of the Welsh Ministers, confer new powers on them, or otherwise affect Wales

COMMENTARY ON CLAUSES

Local education authority

Part 1: Duty to participate in education or training: England

Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: Interpretation

Chapter 2: Local Education Authorities and Educational Institutions etc

Clause 11: Duty to promote good attendance

Clause 12: Duty to make arrangements to identify persons not fulfilling duty imposed by section 2

Clauses 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17: Information

Clause 18: Guidance

Chapter 3: Employers

Clauses 21, 22, and 23: Commencement of employment

Clauses 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30: Employer to enable participation in education or training

Clauses 31, 32 and 33: Supplementary

Chapter 4: Parenting contracts and parenting orders

Chapter 5: Attendance Notices

Clauses 45, 46, 47 and 48: Failure to comply with attendance notice

Chapter 6: Miscellaneous

Part 2: Support for participation in education or training: young adults with learning difficulties and young people in England

Clause 65: Assessments relating to learning difficulties

Clause 66: Careers education

Clause 67: Apprenticeships

Clause 68: Provision of transport etc for persons of sixth form age: duty to consider journey times

Clause 69: Co-operation as regards provision of 14-19 education and training

Part 3: Adult Skills

Learning aims for persons over 19: payment of tuition fees

Schedule 1A: Learning aims for persons aged 19 and over

Clauses 71, 72, 73, 74 and 75: Assessments of effectiveness of education or training

Part 4: Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England

Clause 78: Standards

Clauses 79, 80 and 81: Requirement of registration

Clauses 82, 83 and 84: Registration Procedure

Clauses 85, 86, 87, 88 and 89: Approval of material changes to registered details

Clauses 90 and 91: Independent inspectorates

Clauses 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 and 98: Inspections and reports

Clauses 99, 100, 101, 102 and 103: Failure to meet standards

Clause 104: Unsuitable persons

Clauses 105, 106 and 107: Emergencies

Clause 108: Provision of information by proprietors

Clauses 109, 110, 111, 112: Appeals

Clauses 113, 114, 115, 116: Prohibition on participation in management of independent educational institutions

Clauses 117 and 118: Providers of independent education or training for 16 to 18 year olds

Clauses 119, 120, 121, 122 and 123: Supplementary

Chapter 2: Schools providing for Special Educational Needs

Clause 125: Function of approving schools transferred to Chief Inspector

Clause 126: Right of sixth form pupils to opt out of religious worship

Clause 129: Abolition of requirement of approval for independent schools: England

Clause 130: Approval of independent schools: consequential amendments

Clause 131: Approval of independent schools: transitional provision

Part 5: Miscellaneous and general

Chapter 2: Miscellaneous

Clauses 135, 136, 137, 138 and 139: External qualifications

Clause 140: Inspections of teacher training in England: removal of duty to notify

Clause 141: Constitution of schools forums

Chapter 3: General

Clause 143: Functions exercisable by Welsh Ministers

Clause 144: General interpretation

Clause 146: Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc

FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF THE BILL

EFFECTS OF THE BILL ON PUBLIC SERVICE MANPOWER

SUMMARY OF THE REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Chapter 1 of Part 1: Duty to participate in education or training

Chapter 2 of Part 1: Local education authorities and educational institutions etc

Chapter 3 of Part 1: Employers

Chapter 4 of Part 1: Parenting contracts and parenting orders

Assessments of effectiveness of education and training

Part 4: Regulation and inspection of independent educational provision in England

Part 5: Miscellaneous and general

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