Part 7Post-16 education and training
The Chief Executive of Skills Funding
72Consultation by Chief Executive of Skills Funding
In Part 4 of ASCLA 2009 (the Chief Executive of Skills Funding) after section 118 insert—
118ADirections: consultation
1
The Secretary of State may direct the Chief Executive to carry out consultation in connection with matters related to the performance of any of the functions of the office.
2
A direction under this section may (in particular) specify—
a
the persons, or descriptions of persons, to be consulted;
b
the way in which the consultation is to be carried out.
73Functions of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding
1
Part 4 of ASCLA 2009 (the Chief Executive of Skills Funding) is amended as follows.
2
In section 88 (learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees)—
a
in subsection (1), for “paragraph 1” substitute “paragraph 1(a) or (b)”;
b
after subsection (2), insert—
2A
Functions under this Part must be exercised by the Chief Executive so as to secure that a course of study for a qualification to which paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 5 applies is free to a person falling within subsection (4) if it is provided for the person by virtue of facilities whose provision is secured under section 87.
c
in subsection (4)(a), for “25” substitute “24”.
3
Sections 112 to 114 (Secretary of State’s power to specify bodies to formulate strategy for the Chief Executive) are repealed.