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<Text>The Scottish Ministers must, within 12 months of this section coming into force, undertake a review of the credit-based funding model used by the Council for making payments to—</Text>
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<Text>colleges of further education,</Text>
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<Text>any other providers of fundable further education.</Text>
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<Text>The review undertaken under subsection (1) must consider the provision of fundable further education, including—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>the availability of courses provided across Scotland,</Text>
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<Text>the ability of providers of fundable further education to deliver courses.</Text>
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<Text>After completing the review, the Scottish Ministers must publish and lay a report on the review before the Scottish Parliament.</Text>
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<Text>The report must set out the action, if any, the Scottish Ministers intend to take as a result of the review.</Text>
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<Text>In this section, the following terms have the meaning given by section 35(1) of the 2005 Act—</Text>
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