The Equality Act 2010 (General Qualifications Bodies Regulator and Relevant Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Made6 September 2010

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales7 September 2010

Coming into force1 October 2010

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 96(10) and 97(3) of the Equality Act 20101, make the following Regulations:

Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Equality Act 2010 (General Qualifications Bodies Regulator and Relevant Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2010.

2

These Regulations come into force on 1 October 2010 and apply in relation to Wales.

The appropriate regulator2

The Welsh Ministers are prescribed as the appropriate regulator in relation to a qualifications body that confers qualifications in Wales.

Relevant Qualifications3

The qualifications listed in the Schedule are prescribed as relevant qualifications in relation to conferments of qualifications in Wales.

Leighton AndrewsMinister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, one of the Welsh Ministers6 September 2010

SCHEDULE

regulation 3

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Advanced Extension Awards

2

Entry level certificate qualifications

3

Free Standing Maths Qualifications

4

Functional Skills

5

General Certificate of Education Advanced level (A and AS levels)

6

General Certificate of Secondary Education

7

The International Baccalaureate

8

Key Skills and Essential Skills Wales

9

Principal Learning and Project Qualifications

10

The Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification Core Certificate

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the Welsh Ministers as the appropriate regulator for the purposes of section 96 of the Equality Act 2010. The appropriate regulator may specify matters which are not caught by the duty on qualifications bodies under that section to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.

These Regulations also prescribe that relevant qualifications, for the purposes of sections 96 and 97 of the Equality Act 2010, are those listed in the Schedule.