(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).