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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchLearning and Skills Act 2000You are here:2000 c. 21Whole ActTable of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPreviousNextPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this Act contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Learning and Skills Act 2000. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.E+W+S+N.I.Learning and Skills Act 20002000 CHAPTER 21An Act to establish the Learning and Skills Council for England and the National Council for Education and Training for Wales, to make other provision about education and training, and for connected purposes.[28th July 2000]Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1Act applied (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2Act applied (1.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2799, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2Act applied (15.10.2001) by S.I. 2001/3213, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2Act applied (1.1.2002) by S.I. 2001/3810, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2Part IE+W Learning and Skills Council for England The CouncilE+W1 The Council.E+W(1)There shall be a body corporate called the Learning and Skills Council for England.
Main dutiesE+W2 Education and training for persons aged 16 to 19.E+W(1)The Council must secure the provision of proper facilities for—
(d)higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M1Education Reform Act 1988.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Marginal CitationsM11988 c. 40. 3 Education and training for persons over 19.E+W(1)The Council must secure the provision of reasonable facilities for—
(d)higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M2Education Reform Act 1988.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Marginal CitationsM21988 c. 40. 4 Encouragement of education and training.E+WThe Council must—
Main powersE+W5 Provision of financial resources.E+W(1)The Council may secure the provision of financial resources to—
(d)persons providing or proposing to provide courses falling within paragraph 1(g) or (h) of Schedule 6 to the M3Education 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 M4Further and Higher Education Act 1992) which provide or propose to provide secondary education (other than post-16 education);
[F1(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—
(ii)have not ceased to be of compulsory school age;]
F1(f)persons undertaking or proposing to undertake research relating to education or training;
[F2(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.F2]
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1S. 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. 3F2S. 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. 3Commencement InformationI1S. 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. IMarginal CitationsM31988 c. 40. M41992 c. 13. 6 Financial resources: conditions.E+W(1)If the Council itself provides financial resources it may impose conditions; and the conditions may include any provisions described below.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F3S. 6(4)(6) repealed (1.9.2002) by 2001 c. 10, ss. 34(7), 42(6), Sch. 9 (with s. 43(13)); S.I. 2002/2217, art. 3, Sch. 1 Pt. 1Commencement InformationI2S. 6 wholly in force at 1.3.2001; s. 6 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 6(1)(2)(5) in force at 1.9.2000 by S.I. 2000/2114, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III; s. 6(3)4)(6) in force at 1.3.2001 by S.I. 2001/654, art. 2 Sch Pt. I7 Funding of school sixth-forms.E+W(1)The Council may make a grant to a local education authority—
(a)on the condition that the grant be applied as part of the authority’s [F4schools budget]F4 for a financial year, and
(3)“Schools budget” has the same meaning as in Part II of the M5School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (framework for maintained schools).
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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.
10 Qualifying accounts and arrangements.E+W(1)The Council may promote—
11 Further education: governors.E+W(1)The Council may appoint a person to be a member of the governing body of an institution which—
(a)falls within the further education sector (within the meaning given by section 91(3) of the M6Further and Higher Education Act 1992), and
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Marginal CitationsM61992 c. 13. Other functionsE+W12 Research and information.E+W(1)The Council may carry out research relating to any matter relevant to any of its functions.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI3S. 12 wholly in force at 1.3.2001; s. 12 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 12(1)(3)-(5) in force at 1.9.2000 by S.I. 2000/2114, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III; s. 12(2)(6) in force at 1.3.2001 by S.I. 2001/654, art. 2, Sch Pt. I13 Persons with learning difficulties.E+W(1)In discharging its functions under sections 2, 3, 5(1)(a) to (d) and (g) and 8 the Council must have regard—
14 Equality of opportunity.E+W(1)In exercising its functions the Council must have due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity—
(5)“Racial group” has the same meaning as in the M7Race Relations Act 1976.
(6)Disabled persons are persons who are disabled for the purposes of the M8Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
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16 Strategy.E+W(1)The Council must formulate a strategy in relation to its functions and keep it under review.
17 Use of information by Council.E+WIn carrying out its functions the Council must have regard to information supplied to it by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.
18 Supplementary functions.E+W(1)The Council may do anything which appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with the exercise of its other functions.
Local councilsE+W19 Local councils.E+W(1)The Council must establish a committee (to be called a local learning and skills council) for each area of England specified by the Secretary of State.
20 Functions of local councils.E+W(1)A local council—
21 Guidance to local councils.E+W(1)In relation to each financial year of the Council it must prepare guidance for each local council.
(6)A regional development agency is a development agency established by section 1 of the M9Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Marginal CitationsM91998 c. 45. 22 Plans of local councils.E+W(1)A local council must prepare a plan for each financial year of the Council.
(b)the strategy of any relevant regional development agency prepared under section 7 of the M10Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 or published under section 7A of that Act;
(c)any strategy prepared by any relevant local authority under section 4 of the M11Local Government Act 2000 (strategies for promoting well-being).
(a)a regional development agency is a development agency established by section 1 of the M12Regional Development Agencies Act 1998;
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Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Modifications etc. (not altering text)C2S. 23: functions transferred (E.) (1.4.2002) by Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/928), art. 3, Sch. 3 para. (m)24 Guidance and plans: timing.E+W(1)This section applies to guidance under section 21 and plans under section 22.
MiscellaneousE+W25 Directions.E+W(1)The Secretary of State may give directions to the Council; and the directions may include any provisions described in subsections (2) to (4).
26 Committees.E+WSchedule 3 contains provisions about committees.
27 Grants to Council.E+W(1)The Secretary of State may make grants to the Council of such amounts and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit; and the conditions may include any provisions described below.
28 Annual report.E+W(1)As soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year of the Council it must prepare a report on its activities in that year and send a copy of the report to the Secretary of State.
29 Council’s financial year.E+WA financial year of the Council is—
Part IIE+W National Council for Education and Training for Wales The CouncilE+W30 The Council.E+W(1)There shall be a body corporate called the National Council for Education and Training for Wales or Cyngor Cenedlaethol Cymru dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI4S. 30 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 30 in force (W.) at 19.9.2000 by S.I. 2000/2540, art. 2, Sch. Main dutiesE+W31 Education and training for persons aged 16 to 19.E+W(1)The Council must secure the provision of proper facilities for—
(d)higher education is education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the M13Education Reform Act 1988.
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Commencement InformationI5S. 31 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 31 in force for W. at 1.4.2001 by