Introduction
Summary
Annexes
Background
The Further Education Funding Councils
Training and Enterprise Councils
Local Education Authorities
Inspection
Careers Services and services for young people
Overview of the Act
Part I - Learning and Skills Council for England
Part II - National Council for Education and Training for Wales
Part III - Inspections in England
Part IV - Inspections in Wales
Part V - Miscellaneous and General
Commentary on Sections
Part I - the Learning and Skills Council for England
Sections 1 to 29 and Schedules 1 to 3
Section 1 and Schedule 1: the LSC
Sections 2 to 4: the main duties of the LSC
Sections 5 and 6: provision of financial resources
Section 7: school sixth form funding
Sections 8 to 11: other main powers of the LSC
Sections 12 to 18: other functions of the LSC
Sections 19 and 20 and Schedule 2: local councils
Sections 21 to 24: guidance to local councils and their plans
Sections 25 to 29 and Schedule 3: miscellaneous
Part II - National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Cetw)
Sections 30 to 49 and Schedules 4 and 5
Section 30 and Schedule 4: the CETW
Sections 31 to 33: the CETW’s main duties
Sections 34 to 39: the CETW’s main powers
Sections 40 to 44: the CETW’s other functions
Sections 47 to 51 and Schedule 5: miscellaneous
Chapter I: Sections 52 to 59 and Schedule 6: the Adult Learning Inspectorate
Chapter II: Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England
Chapter III: the common inspection framework and joint inspections
Sections 73 to 88
Sections 89 to 91: dissolution of the FEFC for England and the FEFC for Wales
Sections 92 and 93: other transfers
Sections 94 to 95: transfers: further provision
Sections 96 to 103: external qualifications
Sections 104 to 109: Individual Learning Accounts
Sections 110 to 113: sixth-form education
Sections 114 to 122: support for 13 to 19 year olds
Sections 123 to 129: youth provision in Wales
Sections 130 to 133: city colleges and academies
Sections 134 to 136: pensions
Section 137: powers of LEAs in connection with FE provision
Subsection 138: provision of information in Wales
Section 139: extension of statutory induction for school teachers to FE institutions
Section 140: transition from school to post-16 learning of young people with special educational needs
Section 141: training programmes: cessation of funding
Section 142: powers of FE and HE corporations to provide secondary education
Sections 143 and 144: designated institutions
Section 145: FE governors’ liability
Sections 146 and 147: financial support for students
Section 148: sex education
Section 150: Wales
Section 151 and Schedule 10: transitional provisions
Schedule 7: inadequate LEA-maintained sixth form provision
Schedule 9: Amendments
Amendments to the Further and Higher Education Act 1992
Amendment to the Employment Rights Act 1996
Amendments to the Education Act 1996
Amendment to the Education Act 1997
Amendments to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998
Delegated Powers and Deregulation Reports
Commencement
Hansard References
ANNEX 1Bibliography of Relevant Documents
ANNEX 2Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
ANNEX 3Schedules