Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)

Part I E+W Learning and Skills Council for England

Main powers E+W

9 Assessments and means tests. E+W

(1) The Council may develop schemes for the assessment of the performance of persons in providing post-16 education and training.

(2) The Council may take the assessments into account in deciding how to exercise its powers under section 5.

(3) The Council may—

(a) carry out means tests;

(b) arrange for other persons to carry out means tests.

(4) The Council may take the results of the tests into account in exercising its power under section 5(1)(c) [F1 or 11A(1)(b)].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 9(4) inserted (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 176(2), 188(3); S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(y)