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| Clause 162, page 89, line 22, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(9) | Ofqual shall, before each financial year, publish a document (the “forward work |
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| | (b) | specifying the time within which representations or objections to the |
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| Schedule 11, page 196, line 24, leave out ‘Secretary of State’ and insert ‘Children, |
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| Schedule 11, page 197, line 29, leave out paragraph (c). |
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| Schedule 11, page 201, line 24, leave out ‘this or any other’ and insert ‘any’. |
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| | Schedule, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 167, page 90, line 31, leave out ‘coherence’ and insert ‘rigour’. |
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| Clause 168, page 91, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(g) | information provided to it by recognised awarding bodies.’. |
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| Clause 168, page 91, line 15, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(g) | the desirability of promoting the acquisition of academic knowledge.’. |
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| Clause 168, page 91, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(d) | persons whom, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, represent the |
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| Clause 169, page 91, line 37, leave out subsection (2). |
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| Clause 170, page 92, line 12, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | must have regard to the importance of maintaining the rigour of academic |
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| Clause 170, page 92, line 20, leave out subsection (5). |
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| Clause 170, page 92, line 25, at end add— |
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| | ‘(6) | All qualifications which are approved by the QCDA and Ofqual must be funded |
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| | by the Secretary of State, notwithstanding any advice which may be given to the |
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| | Secretary of State by the Joint Advisory Commitee for Qualifications Approval |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 171, page 92, line 27, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— |
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| | ‘(1) | The QCDA must, if requested to do so by Ofqual, assist Ofqual in setting |
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| | qualifications criteria which relate to a qualification or description of |
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| | qualification in respect of which a determination under section 138(1) has effect. |
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| | (a) | assist Ofqual in setting qualifications criteria which do not fall within |
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| | (b) | provide other assistance, information or advice to Ofqual in connection |
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| | with the performance by Ofqual of any of its qualifications functions.’. |
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| Clause 171, page 92, line 32, at end insert— |
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| | ‘“assistance” does not include financial assistance (and “assist” is to be |
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| | construed accordingly);’. |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 172, page 93, line 5, at end insert ‘and publish a review annually’. |
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| Clause 172, page 93, line 10, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(c) | must have regard to the importance of maintaining the academic rigour |
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| Clause 172, page 93, line 16, after ‘may’, insert ‘, with the permission of the |
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| Clause 172, page 93, line 17, at end insert— |
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| | ‘( ) | The QCDA may, with the permission of the Secretary of State, publish and |
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| | disseminate, or facilitate the publication or other dissemination of, information |
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| | relating to exemptions from the Early Years Foundation Stage.’. |
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| Clause 173, page 93, line 24, at end insert ‘, as defined by the Secretary of State.’. |
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| Clause 173, page 93, line 36, after ‘may’, insert ‘, with the permission of the |
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| Clause 174, page 94, line 3, leave out ‘which are not regulated assessment |
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| Clause 175, page 94, line 29, after ‘QCDA’, insert ‘with the permission of the |
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| Clause 175, page 95, line 13, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(9) | The powers under subsections (1) and (2) must not be exercised— |
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| | (a) | to assist Ofqual in setting qualifications criteria, or |
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| | (b) | to provide other assistance, information or advice to Ofqual in connection |
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| | with the performance by Ofqual of any of its qualifications functions. |
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| | (10) | In subsection (9) “Ofqual”, “qualifications criteria” and “qualifications |
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| | functions” have the same meanings as in section 171.’. |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| | Clauses 176 and 177 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 178, page 95, line 33, leave out from ‘authority”’ to end and insert ‘includes |
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| any person who performs functions (whether or not in the United Kingdom) which are of |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| | Clauses 179 and 180 Agreed to. |
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| Clause 181, page 96, line 13, leave out ‘from time to time’. |
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| | Clause, as amended, Agreed to. |
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| Clause 182, page 96, line 26, after ‘school’, insert ‘or Academy’. |
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| | Clauses 165 and 183 Agreed to. |
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| Schedule 12, page 202, line 7, at end insert— |
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| | ‘Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39) |
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| | (1) | Subject to sub-paragraph (2), in the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) |
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| | Act 1970 (supply of goods and services by local authorities to public bodies) |
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| | “public body” includes the Qualifications and Curriculum Development |
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| | (2) | The provision in sub-paragraph (1) has effect as if made by an order made by |
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| | the Secretary of State under section 1(5) of that Act (power to provide that a |
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| | person is to be a public body for the purposes of the Act) and accordingly may |
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| | be varied or revoked by such an order.’. |
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| Schedule 12, page 202, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | ‘Education Act 1996 (c. 56) |
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| | 7A | The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows. |
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| | 7B | In section 391(10) (functions of advisory councils) in paragraph (a) for |
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| | “Qualifications and Curriculum Authority” substitute “Qualifications and |
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| | Curriculum Development Agency”. |
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| | 7C (1) | Section 408 (provision of information) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In subsection (1)(a) after “2002” insert “or the provisions of Parts 7 and 8 of |
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| | the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009”. |
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| | (3) | In subsection (2)(e)— |
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| | (a) | for “external” substitute “relevant”; |
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| | (b) | after “2000)” insert “which are approved under section 98 or 99 of that |
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| Schedule 12, page 203, leave out lines 39 to 44 and insert— |
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| | ‘(g) | in respect of relevant qualifications which are subject to that |
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| | requirement, to develop and publish criteria for the accreditation of |
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| | particular forms of any such qualifications; |
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| | (h) | where a relevant qualification is subject to that requirement, to |
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| | accredit a particular form of the qualification which meets such |
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| | criteria and is submitted for accreditation by a person recognised |
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| | under paragraph (e) in respect of the qualification;’. |
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| Schedule 12, page 204, line 16, leave out ‘section’ and insert ‘Chapter’. |
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| Schedule 12, page 204, line 25, leave out ‘or will’ and insert ‘, will be or may |
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| reasonably be expected to’. |
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| Schedule 12, page 204, line 27, leave out ‘32B’ and insert ‘32C’. |
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| Schedule 12, page 205, line 19, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘After section 32 insert— |
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| | “32ZA | Qualifications functions of Welsh Ministers: co-operation and joint |
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| | (1) | The Welsh Ministers may co-operate or work jointly with a relevant |
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| | authority where it is appropriate to do so in connection with the |
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| | carrying out of any of their qualifications functions. |
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