UK Act of Parliament 2022 United Kingdom

Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022

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Part 1 — Skills and education for work

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s.001

Local skills improvement plans

s.002

Designation of employer representative bodies

s.003

Removal of designations

s.004

Interpretation

s.005

Institutions in England within the further education sector: local needs

s.006

Functions of the Institute: oversight etc

s.007

Additional powers to approve technical education qualifications

s.008

Functions of the Institute: availability of qualifications outside England

s.009

Technical education qualifications: co-operation between the Institute and Ofqual

s.010

Application of accreditation requirement in relation to technical education qualifications

s.011

Information sharing in relation to technical education qualifications

s.012

Technical education qualifications: minor and consequential amendments

s.013

Renumbering of provisions relating to technical education qualifications

s.014

Information about technical education and training: access to English schools

s.015

Support for lifelong learning

s.016

Lifelong learning: amendment of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017

Part 2 — Quality of provision

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s.017

Initial teacher training for further education

s.018

Office for Students: power to assess the quality of higher education by reference to student outcomes

Part 3 — Protection for learners

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s.019

List of relevant providers

s.020

Prohibitions on entering into funding arrangements with providers

s.021

Funding arrangements: interpretation

s.022

Regulations under section 19 or 20

s.023

Further education in England: intervention

s.024

Further education bodies in education administration: application of other insolvency procedures

s.025

Further education bodies in education administration: transfer schemes

Part 4 — Miscellaneous and general

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s.026

Meaning of “relevant service” and other key expressions

s.027

Offence of providing or arranging a relevant service

s.028

Offence of advertising a relevant service

s.029

Offences: bodies corporate and unincorporated associations

s.030

Interpretation of Chapter

s.031

16 to 19 Academy: designation as having a religious character

s.032

Institutions within the further education sector: designation

s.033

Office for Students: publication and protection from defamation

s.034

Relevant date for purposes of fee limit for certain higher education courses

s.035

Extent

s.036

Commencement

s.037

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Ofsted

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

Inspects and regulates services providing education, training, and childcare in England. Inspects schools, colleges, initial teacher training, and children's social care. Registers …