The Chief Executive of Skills Funding
72Consultation by Chief Executive of Skills Funding
In Part 4 of ASCLA 2009 (the Chief Executive of Skills Funding) after section 118 insert—
“118ADirections: consultation
(1)The Secretary of State may direct the Chief Executive to carry out consultation in connection with matters related to the performance of any of the functions of the office.
(2)A direction under this section may (in particular) specify—
(a)the persons, or descriptions of persons, to be consulted;
(b)the way in which the consultation is to be carried out.”
73Functions of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding
(1)Part 4 of ASCLA 2009 (the Chief Executive of Skills Funding) is amended as follows.
(2)In section 88 (learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “paragraph 1” substitute “paragraph 1(a) or (b)”;
(b)after subsection (2), insert—
“(2A)Functions under this Part must be exercised by the Chief Executive so as to secure that a course of study for a qualification to which paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 5 applies is free to a person falling within subsection (4) if it is provided for the person by virtue of facilities whose provision is secured under section 87.”;
(c)in subsection (4)(a), for “25” substitute “24”.
(3)Sections 112 to 114 (Secretary of State’s power to specify bodies to formulate strategy for the Chief Executive) are repealed.