Part I

Learning and Skills Council for England

Main powers

Provision of financial resources.
5
1
The Council may secure the provision of financial resources to—
a
persons providing or proposing to provide post-16 education or training;
b
persons providing or proposing to provide goods or services in connection with the provision by others of post-16 education or training;
c
persons receiving or proposing to receive post-16 education or training;
d
persons providing or proposing to provide courses falling within paragraph 1(g) or (h) of Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (courses in preparation for professional examinations at a higher level or providing education at a higher level);
e
institutions within the further or higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) which provide or propose to provide secondary education (other than post-16 education);
ea
persons providing or proposing to provide, wholly or partly at the premises of an employer, education or training that is suitable to the requirements of pupils who—
i
have attained the age of 15 or will attain that age in the current school year, but
ii
have not ceased to be of compulsory school age;
f
persons undertaking or proposing to undertake research relating to education or training;
g
persons providing or proposing to provide facilities described in section 8(1) or (2);
h
persons carrying out means tests under arrangements made under section 9;
i
persons providing or proposing to provide information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters (including employment).
2
The Council may secure the provision of financial resources under subsection (1)—
a
by providing resources itself;
b
by making arrangements for the provision of resources by another person;
c
by making arrangements for the provision of resources by persons jointly (whether or not including the Council).
3
In exercising its power under subsection (1)(c) the Council may secure the provision of financial resources by reference to any fees or charges payable by the person receiving or proposing to receive the education or training or to any other matter (such as transport or childcare).
4
For the purposes of subsection (1)(ea) “
compulsory school age
”, “
pupil
” and “
school year
” have the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.
S. 5 wholly in force at 1.3.2001; s. 5 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 5(1)(f)(2) in force at 1.9.2000 by S.I. 2000/2114, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III; s. 5(1)(a)-(e)(g)-(i)(3) in force at 1.3.2001 by S.I. 2001/654, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I
1988 c. 40.
1992 c. 13.
S. 5(1)(ea) inserted (1.10.2002 except in relation to W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 178(2)(a) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3
S. 5(4) inserted (1.10.2002 except in relation to W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 178(2)(b) (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3