Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

2009 CHAPTER 22

Commentary on Sections

Part 3: the Young People’s Learning Agency for England

Chapter 2: Main Functions

Miscellaneous

Section 73: Intervention powers: policy statement

218. The YPLA will be required to prepare and consult on a policy statement which sets out the detail of its policy on its powers of intervention. It will set out the triggers for, and the nature of, such interventions. Having considered representations made during consultation, the YPLA must send a copy of the final policy statement for approval by the Secretary of State, and then publish the approved statement. The YPLA must then have regard to the latest published statement when exercising its powers to intervene. Subsection (6) sets out the instances in which the YPLA has powers of intervention, which are under section 67 of this Act (YPLA powers to intervene for the purposes of securing appropriate education and training for young people); section 56H of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 and section 56I of that Act (inserted by Schedule 8 to this Act) which concern powers to intervene in sixth form colleges.