Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

61 Provision of financial resources

(1) The YPLA must secure the provision of financial resources to—

(a) persons providing or proposing to provide suitable education or training to persons—

(i) who are over compulsory school age but under 19, or

(ii) who are aged 19 or over but under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty assessment;

(b) persons providing or proposing to provide suitable education to children subject to youth detention;

(c) local education authorities, for the purposes of their functions in relation to education or training within paragraph (a) or (b).

(2) The YPLA must also secure the provision of financial resources in accordance with any directions given to it by the Secretary of State.

(3) The YPLA may secure the provision of financial resources to—

(a) persons providing or proposing to provide education or training to persons who are of or under compulsory school age;

(b) persons providing or proposing to provide education or training to persons aged 19 or over, in respect of education or training begun by them before reaching the age of 19;

(c) local education authorities, for the purposes of their functions in relation to education or training in respect of which the YPLA has power to secure the provision of financial resources under paragraph (a) or (b).

(4) The YPLA may also secure the provision of financial resources—

(a) to or in respect of persons (of any age) for purposes related to enabling, facilitating or encouraging their participation in education or training;

(b) to persons providing or proposing to provide goods or services in connection with the provision by others of education or training within subsection (1)(a) or (b) or (3)(a) or (b);

(c) to persons undertaking or proposing to undertake research relating to education or training;

(d) to persons providing or proposing to provide work experience for persons receiving education;

(e) to persons carrying out means tests under arrangements made under section 64;

(f) to persons providing or proposing to provide information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters (including employment).

(5) In performing its functions under this section the YPLA must make the best use of its resources.

(6) The YPLA may secure the provision of financial resources under this section—

(a) by providing the resources;

(b) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by another person;

(c) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by persons jointly (whether or not including the YPLA).

(7) The YPLA may under subsection (4)(a) secure the provision of financial resources by reference to—

(a) any fees or charges payable by the person receiving or proposing to receive the education or training, or

(b) any other matter (such as transport or childcare).

(8) The reference in subsection (1)(a) to persons—

(a) who are over compulsory school age but under 19, or

(b) who are aged 19 or over but under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty assessment,

does not include persons who are subject to adult detention within the meaning given in section 121(4).

(9) Directions given under subsection (2) may not concern the provision of financial resources to or in respect of a particular person or persons.