Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, will be
published separately as Bill 55—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 Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill
are compatible with the Convention rights.

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Contents
Part 1
Apprenticeships, study and training
Chapter 1
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship certificates: England
1
Duty to issue apprenticeship certificates: England
2
Power to issue apprenticeship certificates: England
3
Issue of certificates by the English certifying authority: supplementary
4
The English certifying authority
Apprenticeship certificates: Wales
5
Duty to issue apprenticeship certificates: Wales
6
Power to issue apprenticeship certificates: Wales
7
Issue of certificates by the Welsh certifying authority: supplementary
8
The Welsh certifying authority
Contents of an apprenticeship certificate: England and Wales
9
Contents of apprenticeship certificate
Apprenticeship frameworks: England and Wales
10
Apprenticeship frameworks: interpretation
Apprenticeship frameworks: England
11
English issuing authority
12
Issue of apprenticeship frameworks etc.: England
13
Recognised English frameworks: notification and publication requirements
14
Submission of draft apprenticeship framework for issue: England
15
Transitional provision for apprenticeship frameworks: England

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Apprenticeship frameworks: Wales
16
Welsh issuing authority
17
Issue of apprenticeship framework etc.: Wales
18
Recognised Welsh frameworks: notification and publication requirements
19
Submission of draft apprenticeship framework for issue: Wales
20
Transitional provision for apprenticeship frameworks: Wales
Specification of apprenticeship standards: England
21
Duty to prepare and submit draft specification of apprenticeship standards:
England
22
Order bringing specification of apprenticeship standards for England into
effect
23
Modification of specification of apprenticeship standards for England
24
Replacement or modification of specification of apprenticeship standards:
recognised English frameworks
25
Contents of specification of apprenticeship standards for England
Specification of apprenticeship standards: Wales
26
Specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales
27
Modification of specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales
28
Replacement or modification of specification of apprenticeship standards:
recognised Welsh frameworks
29
Contents of specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales
Apprenticeship agreements: England and Wales
30
Meaning of “apprenticeship agreement”
31
Ineffective provisions in an apprenticeship agreement
32
Variation of an apprenticeship agreement
33
Status of an apprenticeship agreement
34
Crown servants and Parliamentary staff
Careers education in schools: England
35
Careers education
Duty to participate in education or training: England
36
Duty to participate in education or training: apprenticeship agreements
General
37
Apprenticeship sectors
38
Interpretation of Chapter
Chapter 2
Study and training
39
Employer support for employee study and training

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Part 2
LEA functions
Education and training for persons over compulsory school age
40
Education and training for persons over compulsory school age: general duty
41
Encouragement of education and training for persons over compulsory
school age
42
LEA directions: children over compulsory school age
43
Power to require provision of education by institution within further
education sector
The core and additional entitlements
44
Duties in relation to the core and additional entitlements
Provision of boarding accommodation: persons subject to learning difficulty assessment
45
Provision of boarding accommodation: persons subject to learning difficulty
assessment
Work experience
46
Work experience for persons over compulsory school age
Persons detained in youth accommodation
47
Provision of education for persons subject to youth detention
48
Persons detained in youth accommodation: application of provisions
49
Persons detained in youth accommodation: further provision
50
Detention of child or young person: local education authority to be notified
Transport in England
51
Transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age: consultation
52
Transport policy statements for persons of sixth form age: content and
publication
53
Complaints about transport arrangements etc for persons of sixth form age
54
Local education authorities in England: provision of transport etc for adult
learners
Powers in respect of non-maintained schools
55
Power of LEAs to arrange provision of education at non-maintained schools
General
56
Minor and consequential amendments

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Part 3
The Young People’s Learning Agency for England
Chapter 1
Establishment
57
The Young People’s Learning Agency for England
Chapter 2
Main functions
Funding
58
Provision of financial resources
59
Financial resources: conditions
60
Performance assessments
61
Means tests
62
Prohibition on charging
Securing provision of education and training
63
Securing provision of education and training
64
Intervention for purpose of securing provision of education and training
Provision of services and assistance
65
Provision of services
66
Assistance with respect to employment and training
67
Assistance with respect to employment and training: Northern Ireland
Miscellaneous
68
Research, information and advice
69
Guidance by YPLA
70
Intervention powers: policy statement
71
Power of Secretary of State to confer supplementary functions on YPLA
Chapter 3
YPLA’s functions: supplementary
72
Directions by Secretary of State
73
Guidance by Secretary of State
Chapter 4
Academy arrangements
74
Academy arrangements
75
Grants for purposes of Academy arrangements functions
76
Academy arrangements: information sharing

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Chapter 5
General
77
Interpretation of Part
Part 4
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding
Chapter 1
Establishment and main duties
The Chief Executive
78
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding
Apprenticeship functions
79
Apprenticeship functions
Apprenticeship training for persons aged 16 to 18 and certain young adults
80
Apprenticeship training for persons aged 16 to 18 and certain young adults
81
Arrangements and co-operation with local education authorities
82
Encouragement of training provision etc for persons within section 80
Apprenticeship scheme for persons aged 16 to 18
83
Duty to secure availability of apprenticeship places for persons aged 16 to 18
84
Election for apprenticeship scheme
85
Meaning of “apprenticeship place”
86
Suitability and availability of apprenticeship places: further provision
87
Apprenticeship scheme requirements
88
Apprenticeship scheme requirements: interpretation
89
Suspension of scheme
90
Power to amend apprenticeship scheme
91
Apprenticeship scheme: interpretation
Education and training for persons aged 19 or over etc.
92
Education and training for persons aged 19 or over and others subject to adult
detention
93
Learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: provision of facilities
94
Learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees
95
Sections 93 and 94 : supplementary
96
Encouragement of education and training for persons aged 19 or over and
others subject to adult detention

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