Part 1Skills and education for work
Chapter 1Education and training for local needs
Local skills improvement plans
I12Designation of employer representative bodies
1
The Secretary of State may designate an eligible body as the employer representative body for an area in England (the “specified area”) if—
a
the Secretary of State is satisfied that—
i
the body is capable of developing and keeping under review a local skills improvement plan for the area, in an effective and impartial manner, and
ii
the body is reasonably representative of the employers operating within the specified area, and
b
the body has consented in writing to being so designated (and to any terms and conditions to which the designation is subject).
2
A designation under subsection (1) may be made subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
3
If the Secretary of State decides to designate an eligible body under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must—
a
notify the body of the designation before the date on which the designation takes effect (“the effective date”), and
b
publish the notice of the designation before that date.
4
The notice of the designation must state—
a
the name of the body,
b
the specified area for which the body has been designated,
c
the effective date, and
d
any terms and conditions to which the designation is subject.
5
The Secretary of State may from time to time modify the terms and conditions to which a designation is subject, in which case the Secretary of State must—
a
notify the employer representative body of the modification before the date on which the modification takes effect, and
b
amend the notice of designation accordingly, and publish it as amended, before that date.