23Duty to prepare and submit draft specification: England
(1)If the Secretary of State so directs, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding must—
(a)prepare a draft specification of apprenticeship standards, and
(b)submit it to the Secretary of State.
(2)In preparing the draft, the Chief Executive must consult—
(a)each person designated under section 13,
(b)persons who appear to the Chief Executive to represent—
(i)employers,
(ii)institutions within the further education sector, and
(iii)any other providers of training,
(c)any other persons or descriptions of persons specified in regulations, and
(d)such other persons as the Chief Executive thinks appropriate.
(3)A direction under subsection (1) may specify the date by which a draft must be submitted to the Secretary of State.
(4)Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to the first draft specification to be prepared by the Chief Executive after the commencement of this section.
(5)“Institution within the further education sector” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (see section 4(3) of that Act).