16.—(1) The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended as follows.
(2) For “local education authority” and “LEA” in each place where those words occur (except in sections 122(5)(c) and 252(2) and (4)) substitute “local authority”.
(3) For “local education authorities” and “LEAs” in each place where those words occur substitute “local authorities”.
(4) In section 50, in subsection (1) of the section 562J inserted into EA 1996, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “the home authority” omit “the local authority”.
(5) In section 51, in subsection (6) of the section 39A inserted into the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 at the appropriate place insert—
““local authority” has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996; ”.
(6) In section 122—
(a)in subsection (4)(b) for “in its capacity as such” substitute “in connection with its education functions”;
(b)for subsection (5)(c) substitute—
“(c)any education function of a local authority in England,”.
(7) In section 194—
(a)in subsection (2), in the section 12A inserted into the Children Act 2004 for “children’s services authority” and “children’s services authorities” in each place where those words occur substitute “local authority” and “local authorities” respectively;
(b)in subsection (4) for “children’s services authority” substitute “local authority”;
(c)in subsection (8)(b), in paragraph (b) of the subsection (10) inserted into section 47A of SSFA 1998 omit “in their capacity as a children’s services authority within the meaning of that Act”;
(d)in subsection (9)(b), in the subsection (10) inserted into section 21 of EA 2002 omit “in their capacity as a children’s services authority (within the meaning of that Act)”.
(8) In section 196(2), in the subsection (5A) inserted into section 13 of the Children Act 2004, for “children’s services authority” substitute “local authority”.
(9) In section 197, in subsection (3)(a) of the section 14A inserted into the Children Act 2004, for “children’s services authority” substitute “local authority”.
(10) In section 215(4) for “section 12” substitute “section 579(1)”.
(11) In section 216(2)(e) for “section 12” substitute “section 579(1)”.
(12) In section 246, in subsection (5)(b) of the section 93A inserted into the Education and Inspections Act 2006, omit “(within the meaning of the Children Act 1989)”.
(13) In section 247, in subsection (5)(b) of the section 85D inserted into the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, omit “(within the meaning of the Children Act 1989)”.
(14) In section 252—
(a)omit subsection (2);
(b)in subsection (3)(c) omit “, in its capacity as a children’s services authority in England,”;
(c)in subsection (4) for “in its capacity as a local education authority” substitute “in the exercise of its education functions”;
(d)in subsection (5)—
(i)before paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)specifying additional functions which are to be treated as education functions”;
(ii)in paragraph (a) omit “education functions or”;
(e)in subsection (6) omit the definition of “children’s services authority in England”.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 16 in force at 5.5.2010, see art. 1