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Thursday 12 March 2009

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [3 March 2009]

 


 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

228

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In this Chapter “disability accessibility standard” means specified criteria to

 

ensure the inclusive design of framework and assessment processes to meet the

 

needs of apprentices with learning difficulties.’.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

157

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  14,  leave out from ‘sector’ to end of line 16 and insert

 

‘stated in it.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This is a technical drafting amendment reflecting the fact that no more than one apprenticeship

 

sector will be stated in each framework.

 



 
 

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

21

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  leave out line 20.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

158

 

Clause  11,  page  6,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A designation under this section may be amended or revoked by the Secretary of

 

State.’

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The amendment enables the Secretary of State to amend or revoke the designation of a person to

 

issue apprenticeship frameworks.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

100

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  21,  after ‘such’, insert ‘reasonable’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

101

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  22,  after ‘appropriate’, insert ‘, provided such requirements

 

are not burdensome’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

102

 

Clause  14,  page  7,  line  24,  after ‘decision’, insert ‘within two weeks of the making

 

of the decision.’.

 



 
 

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

159

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  27,  leave out ‘the purposes of this Chapter’ and insert ‘all

 

purposes or for purposes specified in the order’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment enables an ‘existing vocational specification’ to be treated as a recognised

 

English framework for the purposes of clauses 83 to 91 or other purposes: so an ‘apprenticeship

 

place’ (clause 85) could consist of arrangements relating to a ’deemed framework’.

 

Mr David Laws

 

Stephen Williams

 

Annette Brooke

 

109

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  29,  after ‘certificates’, insert ‘following consultation with

 

any institutions involved in the provision of education and training associated with the

 

exisiting vocational specification.’.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

160

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  35,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 159.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

161

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  37,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 159.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

162

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  40,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 159.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

163

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  43,  after ‘and’ insert ‘apprenticeship’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This is a technical drafting amendment to clarify that the reference is to an apprenticeship sector

 

as defined in clause 38.


 
 

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Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

164

 

Clause  15,  page  7,  line  43,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 159.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

165

 

Clause  16,  page  8,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

A designation under this section may be amended or revoked by the Welsh

 

Ministers.’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment enables the Welsh Ministers to amend or revoke the designation of a person to

 

issue apprenticeship frameworks.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

166

 

Clause  18,  page  9,  line  8,  at beginning insert ‘in the case of withdrawal otherwise

 

than by the Welsh Ministers,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment provides that notice of withdrawal of recognition of an apprenticeship framework

 

need only be given to the Welsh Ministers where recognition is withdrawn by someone other than

 

the Welsh Ministers.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

167

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  22,  leave out ‘the purposes of this Chapter’ and insert ‘all

 

purposes or for purposes specified in the order’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment enables an ‘existing vocational specification’ to be treated as a recognised Welsh

 

framework for purposes other than those of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Bill.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

168

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  30,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 167.


 
 

Public Bill Committee: 12 March 2009                  

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

169

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  32,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 167.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

170

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  35,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 167.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

171

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  38,  after ‘and’ insert ‘apprenticeship’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This technical drafting amendment makes equivalent provision for Wales to that made by

 

amendment 163.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

172

 

Clause  20,  page  9,  line  38,  leave out ‘, for the purposes of this Chapter,’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 167.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

44

 

Clause  21,  page  10,  line  16,  leave out ‘such persons as the Chief Executive thinks

 

appropriate’ and insert ‘representatives of industry, employers, sectoral bodies, the further

 

education sector and other persons the Chief Executive thinks appropriate.’.

 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

45

 

Clause  21,  page  10,  line  17,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

In preparing the draft, the Chief Executive must consult employers regarding the

 

self-specification and self-assessment of apprenticeship standards for any

 

schemes they provide.’.

 



 
 

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

46

 

Clause  23,  page  10,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(aa)    

consult representatives of industry, employers and the further education

 

sector on the proposed new draft modifications.’.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

173

 

Clause  23,  page  11,  line  9,  leave out ‘meets the requirements of’ and insert

 

‘complies with’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

The amendment amends the drafting of clause 23 to achieve consistency with clause 22(2).

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

47

 

Clause  25,  page  11,  line  33,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

must specify that these requirements include some element of supervised

 

training in the workplace.’.

 


 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

174

 

Clause  27,  page  12,  line  30,  leave out ‘meets the requirements of’ and insert

 

‘complies with’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment amends the drafting of clause 27 to achieve consistency with clause 26(5).

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

22

 

Clause  30,  page  13,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(e)    

that the employer agrees to provide supervised workplace training.’.


 
 

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill, continued

 
 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

175

 

Clause  30,  page  14,  line  1,  leave out ‘apprenticeship’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This technical drafting amendment reflects the fact that clause 30(4) is making provision about

 

circumstances in which an agreement will be treated as meeting one of the criteria for being an

 

‘apprenticeship agreement’.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

176

 

Clause  30,  page  14,  line  5,  leave out ‘relevant period preceding’ and insert ‘period

 

of three years ending with’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This is a technical drafting amendment, and results in the length of the relevant period being

 

specified within the relevant subsection, rather than in a separate subsection.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

177

 

Clause  30,  page  14,  line  11,  leave out ‘another’ and insert ‘an’.

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 175.

 

Jim Knight

 

Mr Siôn Simon

 

178

 

Clause  30,  page  14,  line  16,  leave out subsection (5).

 

Member’s explanatory statement

 

This amendment is consequent on amendment 176.

 


 

Mr Nick Gibb

 

Mr John Hayes

 

Mrs Maria Miller

 

Bill Wiggin

 

203

 

Clause  34,  page  15,  line  28,  leave out subsection (5).


 
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