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Delegation

4    (1)

The Chief Executive of Academies may delegate any of the functions of the

office to—

(a)	a member of the Chief Executive of Academies’ staff appointed under

paragraph 3, or

(b)	a member of staff provided to the Chief Executive of Academies by

the Secretary of State under arrangements under paragraph 5.

(2)	Any delegation under sub-paragraph (1) is to be to the extent, and on terms that

the Chief Executive of Academies determines.

Arrangements with Secretary of State

5	The Secretary of State and the Chief Executive of Academies may enter into

arrangements with each other for the provision to the Chief Executive of

Academies by the Secretary of State, on such terms as may be agreed, of staff,

accommodation or services.

Funding

6    (1)

The Secretary of State may make grants to the Chief Executive of Academies.

(2)	Grants to the Chief Executive of Academies are to be made at such times and

subject to such conditions (if any) as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

(3)	Conditions to which a grant is subject may—

(a)	set the Chief Executive of Academies’ budget for any financial year;

(b)	require the Chief Executive of Academies to use the grant for specified

purposes;

(c)	require the Chief Executive of Academies to comply with specified

requirements in respect of a person or persons of a specified

description in securing the provision of specified financial resources

to such persons;

(d)	enable repayment (in whole or part) to be required of sums paid by the

Secretary of State if any condition subject to which the grant was made

is not complied with;

(e)	require the payment of interest in respect of any period during which

a sum due to the Secretary of State in accordance with any condition

remains unpaid.

(4)	Requirements which may be imposed under sub-paragraph (3)(c) include in

particular requirements that, if the Chief Executive of Academies provides

specified financial resources, the Chief Executive of Academies is to impose

specified conditions.

Reports

7    (1)

As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year the Chief

Executive of Academies must prepare an annual report for the financial year.

(2)	The annual report must state how the Chief Executive of Academies has

performed the functions of the office in the financial year.

(3)	The Chief Executive of Academies must send a copy of each report prepared

under sub-paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State.

(4)	The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of each report

received under sub-paragraph (3) and arrange for it to be published.

(5)	The Chief Executive of Academies—

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(a)	may prepare other reports on matters relating to the functions of the

office, and

(b)	must send a copy of each report prepared under sub-sub-paragraph (a)

to the Secretary of State.

Accounts

8    (1)

The Chief Executive of Academies must—

(a)	keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts,

and

(b)	prepare annual accounts in respect of each financial year.

(2)	The annual accounts must comply with any directions given by the Secretary

of State with the approval of the Treasury as to—

(a)	the information to be contained in them,

(b)	the manner in which the information contained in them is to be

presented, or

(c)	the methods and principles according to which the annual accounts are

to be prepared.

(3)	Before the end of the month of August next following each financial year, the

Chief Executive of Academies must send copies of the annual accounts for the

year to—

(a)	the Secretary of State, and

(b)	the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(4)	The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

(a)	examine, certify and report on the annual accounts, and

(b)	give a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.

(5)	The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament—

(a)	a copy of any annual accounts received under sub-paragraph (3), and

(b)	a copy of each report received under sub-paragraph (4).

Supplementary powers

9    (1)

The Chief Executive of Academies may do anything that the Chief Executive

of Academies considers necessary or appropriate for the purposes of, or in

connection with, the functions of the office.

(2)	The power in sub-paragraph (1) is subject to any restrictions imposed by or

under any provision of this or any other Act.

(3)	The Chief Executive of Academies may not borrow money.

(4)	The Chief Executive of Academies may not do any of the following without

the consent of the Secretary of State—

(a)	lend money;

(b)	form, participate in forming or invest in a company;

(c)	form, participate in forming or otherwise become a member of a

charitable incorporated organisation (within the meaning of section

69A of the Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)).

(5)	In sub-paragraph (4)(b) the reference to investing in a company includes a

reference to—

(a)	becoming a member of the company, and

(b)	investing in it by the acquisition of any assets, securities or rights or

otherwise.

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Directions about management

10	The Secretary of State may give directions to the Chief Executive of

Academies about the financial and other management of and administrative

arrangements relating to the office comprising the Chief Executive of

Academies and the staff of the Chief Executive of Academies.

Financial year

11	In this Schedule “financial year” means—

(a)	the period beginning on the day on which section 78 comes into force

and ending on the following 31 March;

(b)	each successive period of 12 months.’.

Order of the House [23 February 2009]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and

Learning Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 31 March 2009.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [3 March 2009]

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

3 March) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March;

(b)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 March;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 March;

(d)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 12 March;

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(e)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 17 March;

(f)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 19 March;

(g)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 March;

(h)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 26 March;

(i)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 31 March;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 3 March	Until no later than 12 noon	Confederation of British
			Industry; British
			Chambers of Commerce;
			Trades Union Congress;
			Alliance of Sector Skills
			Councils
	Tuesday 3 March	Until no later than 1.00 pm	Association of Colleges;
			157 Group; Sixth Form
			Colleges Forum; Public
			and Commercial Services
			Union; National Institute
			of Adult and Continuing
			Education
	Tuesday 3 March	Until no later than 5.30 pm	Association of Directors
			of Children’s Services;
			Local Government
			Association; Specialist
			Schools and Academies
			Trust; The Harris
			Foundation; Connexions
			Greater Merseyside
	Tuesday 3 March	Until no later than 7.00 pm	Office of the
			Qualifications and
			Examinations Regulator;
			Qualifications and
			Curriculum Authority;
			Oxford Cambridge and
			RSA Examinations;
			Assessment and
			Qualifications Alliance
	Thursday 5 March	Until no later than 10.25 am	Association of School and
			College Leaders; National
			Association of
			Schoolmasters and Union
			of Women Teachers;
			National Union of
			Teachers
	Thursday 5 March	Until no later than 2.00 pm	Sir Alan Steer
	Thursday 5 March	Until no later than 3.00 pm	Action for Children;
			4Children; Family and
			Parenting Institute
	Thursday 5 March	Until no later than 4.00 pm	UNISON; GMB; UNITE;
			Local Government
			Employers; Foundation
			and Aided Schools
			National Association
	Tuesday 10 March	Until no later than 1.00 pm	Department for Children,
			Schools and Families;
			Department for
			Innovation, Universities
			and Skills

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(3)	proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 39; Schedule 1; Clauses 40 to 56; Schedule 2;

Clause 57; Schedule 3; Clauses 58 to 78; Schedule 4; Clauses 79 to 93;

Schedule 5; Clauses 94 to 120; Schedule 6; Clause 121; Schedule 7; Clause

122; Schedule 8; Clauses 123 and 124; Schedule 9; Clauses 125 to 164;

Schedule 10; Clause 166; Schedule 11; Clauses 167 to 182; Clauses 165 and

183; Schedule 12; Clauses 184 to 191; Schedule 13; Clauses 192 and 193;

Schedule 14; Clauses 194 to 212; Schedule 15; Clauses 213 to 252; Schedule

16; Clauses 253 to 256; new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings

on the Bill.

(4)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 31 March.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

Mr Nick Gibb

Mr John Hayes

Mrs Maria Miller

Bill Wiggin

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