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| | “509AF | Complaints about transport arrangements etc for certain young |
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| | section 508F to change the arrangements specified under subsection (1) |
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| | of that section if, as a result of a certain young adult’s transport |
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| | complaint, they have come to consider the change necessary for the |
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| | purpose mentioned in that subsection. |
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| | (2) | A local education authority must revise a statement prepared under |
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| | section 508F to change the arrangements specified under subsection (1) |
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| | of that section if, as a result of a certain young adult transport complaint, |
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| | the Secretary of State has directed them to do so. |
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| | (3) | An authority that revises a statement under subsections (1) or (2) must |
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| | publish the revised statement and a description of the revision as soon as |
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| | (4) | The Secretary of State need not consider whether to exercise any power |
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| | under sections 496 to 497A (powers to prevent unreasonable exercise of |
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| | functions, etc) or subsection (2) of this section in response to a matter that |
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| | is, or could have been, the subject of a certain young adult transport |
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| | complaint made to him or her unless satisfied that— |
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| | (a) | the matter has been brought to the notice of the local education |
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| | (b) | the authority has had a resonable opportunity to investigate the |
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| | (5) | In this section “certain young adult transport complaint” means a |
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| | (a) | about a local education authority’s exercise of, or failure to |
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| | exercise, a function under sections 508F to 509AD in relation to |
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| | (b) | made by a person who is, or will be, a relevant young adult when |
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| | the matter complained of has effect, or by a parent of such a |
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| | (c) | made by a “certain young adult” as defined by section 508F (8). |
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| | (6) | For the purposes of sections 508G(8), 509AB(1) to (5), and 509AD, the |
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| | revision of a statement under this section is to be treated as the |
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| | preparation of a statement under section 508F. |
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| | (7) | Where a local authority has published in a single document a statement |
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| | prepared under section 508G and a statement prepared under 509AA, the |
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| | requirement to publish a revised statement under subsection (3) is to be |
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| | treated as a requirement to publish a version of the document that |
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| | includes the revised statement.”. |
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| | (2) | In section 496 of the Education Act 1996 (power of Secretary of State to prevent |
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| | unreasonable exercise of functions), after subsection (4) (as inserted by section |
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| | 206(1) of this Act) insert— |
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| | “(6) | This section is subject to section 509AF (complaints about transport |
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| | arrangements etc for certain young adults in England).”. |
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| | (3) | In section 497 of the Education Act 1996 (general default powers of Secretary of |
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| | State), after subsection (6) insert— |
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| | “(7) | This section is subject to section 509AF (complaints about transport |
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| | arragements etc for certain young adults in England).”. |
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| | (4) | In section 497A of the Education Act 1996 (power of Secretary of State to secure |
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| | proper performance of LEA’s functions), at end insert— |
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| | “(9) | This section is subject to section 509AF (complaints about transport |
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| | arrangements etc for certain young adults in England).”.’. |
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| | Power of the Secretary of State to direct a review of arrangements |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State may direct one or more local authorities to undertake a |
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| | review of their transport policy statement. |
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| | (2) | The provision which may be made by a direction includes provision for— |
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| | (a) | the timetable for the review and for the preparation and publication of a |
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| | (b) | the procedures to be followed in carrying out the review, |
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| | (c) | particular issues which the review and any scheme must address, and |
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| | (d) | the implementation of any policy.’. |
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| | Communication with further education colleges |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In considering whether to issue any guidance or other circular to the governing |
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| | bodies or principals of further education colleges in the exercise of functions |
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| | relating to education, the Secretary of State and the Chief Executive shall have |
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| | (a) | the desirability of providing information about good educational |
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| | practice, while recognising the professional expertise of college staff; |
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| | (b) | the benefits that are expected to result from the issue of the guidance or |
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| | (c) | the desirability of avoiding— |
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| | (i) | the sending of excessive material to governing bodies or |
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| | (ii) | the imposition of excessive administrative burdens on governing |
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| | (2) | In pursuance of the duty in subsection (1) the Secretary of State shall in respect |
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| | (a) | prepare a report listing— |
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| | (i) | documents sent by him or the Chief Executive during the year to |
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| | all governing bodies of further education colleges in England or |
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| | to all principals of such colleges, and |
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| | (ii) | documents (not falling with sub-paragraph (i)) sent by him |
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| | during the year to all governing bodies of further education |
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| | colleges in England of a particular kind or to all principals of |
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| | such colleges of a particular kind, and |
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| | (b) | lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament, and include |
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| | within it comparative statistics in respect of each of the two preceding |
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| | academic years on documents falling within this subsection sent out by |
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| | (3) | In pursuance of the duty in subsection (1) the National Assembly for Wales shall |
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| | in respect of each academic year prepare and publish a report listing— |
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| | (a) | documents sent by the Assembly during the year to all governing bodies |
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| | of further education colleges in Wales or to all principals of such |
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| | (b) | documents (not falling within paragraph (a)) sent by the Assembly during |
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| | the year to all governing bodies of further education colleges in Wales of |
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| | a particular kind or to all principals of such colleges of a particular kind. |
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| | (4) | The documents referred to in subsections (2) and (3) do not include any document |
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| | sent by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales— |
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| | (a) | otherwise than in the exercise of functions relating to education, or |
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| | (b) | at the request of the person to whom it is sent. |
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| | (5) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for |
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| | Wales and falling within subsections (2)(a)(i) or (ii) or (3)(a) or (b) shall list |
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| | within it previous relevant documents issued by the Secretary of State or the |
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| | National Assembly for Wales and shall state clearly those documents which are |
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| | superseded by the current document. |
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| | (6) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for |
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| | Wales and falling within subsections (2)(a)(i) or (ii) or (3)(a) or (b) shall state |
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| | clearly the persons for whom any advice and guidance is intended. |
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| | (7) | In this section “academic year” means a period beginning with 1 August and |
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| | ending with the next 31 July.’. |
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| | Communication with sixth form colleges |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In considering whether to issue any guidance or other circular to the governing |
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| | bodies or principals of sixth form colleges in the exercise of functions relating to |
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| | education, the Secretary of State and the relevant local education authority shall |
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| | (a) | the desirability of providing information about good educational |
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| | practice, while recognising the professional expertise of college staff, |
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| | (b) | the benefits that are expected to result from the issue of the guidance or |
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| | (c) | the desirability of avoiding— |
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| | (i) | the sending of excessive material to governing bodies or |
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| | (ii) | the imposition of excessive administrative burdens on governing |
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| | (2) | In pursuance of the duty in subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall in respect |
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| | (a) | prepare a report listing— |
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| | (i) | documents sent by him or a local education authority during the |
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| | year to all governing bodies of sixth form colleges in England or |
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| | to all principals of such colleges, and |
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| | (ii) | documents (not falling within sub-paragraph (i)) sent by him |
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| | during the year to all governing bodies of sixth form colleges in |
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| | England of a particular kind or to all principals of such colleges |
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| | of a particular kind, and |
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| | (b) | lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament, and include |
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| | within it comparative statistics in respect of each of the two preceding |
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| | academic years on documents falling within this subsection sent out by |
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| | (3) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or a local education authority and |
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| | falling within subsection (2)(a)(i) shall list within it previous relevant documents |
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| | issued by the Secretary of State or a local education authority and shall state |
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| | clearly those documents which are superseded by the current document. |
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| | (4) | Each document issued by the Secretary of State or local education authority and |
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| | falling within subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii) shall state clearly the persons for whom |
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| | any advice and guidance is intended. |
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| | (5) | In this section “academic year” means a period beginning with 1 August and |
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| | ending with the next 31 July.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 65(c) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 “Prescribed |
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| | courses” includes units or modules comprising parts of directly funded |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Chief Executive of Skills Funding shall ensure that— |
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| | (a) | all employers who take on an apprentice within a recognised |
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| | apprenticeships framework are paid directly by the Chief Executive of |
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| | (b) | funding for apprentices is paid out in one sum at the beginning of the |
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| | apprenticeship framework; and |
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| | (c) | another sum is paid out upon completion. |
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| | (2) | The Chief Executive of Skills Funding shall ensure that— |
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| | (a) | any company with between 1 and 250 employees that subsequently takes |
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| | on a full-time apprentice within a recognised apprenticeship framework |
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| | should be paid a direct bonus on the learner’s completion of the full |
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| | apprenticeship framework; |
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| | (b) | the bonus stipulated is paid in one sum upon completion of the full |
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| | apprenticeship framework; and |
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| | (c) | a consultation process with small to medium companies engaged in fields |
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| | related to science, engineering, technology and mathematics is |
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| | undertaken with reference to the size of the financial incentive for these |
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| | (3) | The Chief Executive of Skills Funding shall— |
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| | (a) | ensure that funds shall be provided for group training associations to |
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| | provide apprenticeship training; |
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| | (b) | ensure that funding is paid to employers involved in the establishment of |
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| | group training associations; |
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| | (c) | encourage employers who already operate successful apprenticeship |
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| | schemes to support group training associations.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | There is to be a body corporate called the Skills Funding Agency. |
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| | (2) | The discharge of the powers and duties of the Skills Funding Agency shall be the |
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| | responsibility of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding. |
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| | (3) | The Secretary of State must make regulations to amend Section 49(a) of the |
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| | Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to impose a specific duty on the Skills |
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| | Funding Agency with a requirement to publish a disability equality scheme by 1st |
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| | Persons aged 16 to 18 with a learning difficulty |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Chief Executive must, in performing the functions of the office, have regard |
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| | to the needs of persons with learning difficulties to whom this section applies. |
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| | (2) | This section applies to persons who are aged 16 to 18, other than persons who are |
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| | aged under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty assessment. |
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| | (3) | For the purposes of this section, a person has a learning difficulty if— |
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| | (a) | the person has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the |
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| | majority of persons the same age, or |
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| | (b) | the person has a disability which prevents or hinders the person from |
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| | making use of facilities of a kind generally provided by institutions |
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| | providing education falling within section 92(1)(a) or (b).’. |
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| | Provision of support in the apprenticeship workplace |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | The Chief Executive of Skills Funding has a duty to ensure that apprentices with |
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| | learning difficulties receive appropriate support in the workplace through— |
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| | (a) | special educational needs provision for apprentices in the workplace over |
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| | (b) | The Access to Work Scheme. |
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| | (2) | The Chief Executive of Skills Funding has a duty to ensure that employers and |
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| | apprentices are informed of their entitlement to support in the apprenticeship |
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| | (3) | In this section “support in the apprenticeship workplace” includes special |
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| | educational needs provision (regardless of whether the apprentice is subject to |
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| | learning difficulty assessment) and the Access to Work Scheme.’. |
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| | Council for Adult Skills and Higher Education |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘A new Council for Adult Skills and Higher Education shall be established to |
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| | distribute funding for all adult education, taking over the current functions of the |
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| | Learning and Skills Council and the Higher Education and Funding Council for |
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| | England and with the National Apprenticeships Service as a subordinate body.’. |
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| | Group training associations |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The National Apprenticeships Service shall establish Group Training |
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| | Associations to assist small employers in the provision of apprentice places.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘The National Apprenticeships Service shall undertake periodic reviews of the |
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| | level of wages paid to apprentices.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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