- academic year
has the meaning given in section 509AC, • “governing body” has the meaning given in section 509AC, and • “relevant young adult” has the meaning given in section 508F. 508H In making arrangements under section 508F(1) and preparing and publishing a statement under section 508G, a local authority must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State under this section. 508I 1 A local authority may revise a statement prepared under section 508G to change any matter specified under subsection (3) of that section if, as a result of a relevant young adult transport complaint, they have come to consider the change necessary for a purpose mentioned in section 508F(2) or (
- actual guided learning
means time a person spends— but does not include time spent on unsupervised preparation or study, whether at home or otherwise.
- adult
means a person who is neither a child nor a person of sixth form age, • “sixth form age” is to be construed in accordance with section 509AC(1), and • “relevant young adult” means an adult who is aged under 25 and is subject to learning difficulty assessment. 508G 1 A local authority in England making arrangements, or proposing to pay travelling expenses, under section 508F in relation to relevant young adults must consult— a any other local authority that they consider it appropriate to consult, b governing bodies of institutions within the further education sector in the authority's area, c persons in the local authority's area who will be relevant young adults when the arrangement
- agency worker
means a worker supplied by a person (the “agent”) to do work for another person (the “principal”) under a contract or other arrangement between the agent and principal;
- An independent party
means—
- apprenticeship agreement
means— (a) an approved English apprenticeship agreement;
- Apprenticeship assessment
means the assessment of a person's attainment of the outcomes set out in the standard to which the apprenticeship assessment plan relates.
- apprenticeship certificate
means a certificate issued under section... 7 or 8;
- apprenticeship framework
means a specification of requirements, for the purpose of the issue of apprenticeship certificates, that satisfies subsection (2).
- apprenticeship sector
means a sector specified under section 38;
- apprenticeship target
has the meaning given by section A9(2);
- apprenticeship training
has the meaning given by section 83;
- approved English apprenticeship
has the meaning given by section A1(2);
- approved steps towards occupational competence
has the meaning given by section A2D4;
- approved technical education qualification
has the meaning given by section A12;
- assessing
includes testing;
- assessment
includes examination and test;
- Authorised person
means a member of Ofqual's staff who is authorised (generally or specifically) for the purpose.
- awarding body
has the meaning given by section 132;
- CCA
means a combined county authority established under Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023;
- childcare
has the meaning given in section 18 of the Childcare Act 2006;
- combined authority
means a combined authority established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009;
- compulsory school age
has the meaning given in section 8 of the Education Act 1996;
- contract of employment
has the same meaning as in the Employment Rights Act 1996 (see section 230(2) of that Act);
- Costs
includes in particular—
- Crown employment
means employment under or for the purposes of a government department or an officer or body exercising on behalf of the Crown functions conferred by a statutory provision (but does not include service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown);
- delegated supplementary provisions
means such provisions (other than provisions conferring or imposing functions as mentioned in subsection (7)(a) or (b)) as appear to the authorised person to be expedient for giving full effect to, or otherwise supplementing, the provisions made by the order. 13 An order under subsection (3)(c) authorising the making of delegated supplementary provisions may provide that such provisions may be made only with the approval of the Secretary of State. 14 Any delegated supplementary provisions shall, on being published as specified in the order under which they are made, have effect for the purposes of this Part as if made by the order.”
- Designated
means designated by an order made by the Welsh Ministers.
- detained person
has the meaning given by section 562A(3);
- district council or county council that is a strategic authority
means a district council or county council that is designated as a single foundation strategic authority under section 3 of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026;
- early childhood services
has the same meaning as in section 3;
- education
includes full-time and part-time education;
- English statutory apprenticeship
has the same meaning as in section 40A (see subsection (3) of that section). • “relevant authority” means— (a) the Secretary of State, (b) the Greater London Authority, (c) a combined authority or CCA, or (d) a district council or county council that is a strategic authority;
- English statutory apprenticeships
means—
- entry and inspection condition
has the meaning given by section 135;
- existing vocational specification
means a specification, prepared before the coming into force of section 19, of training, qualifications and skills appropriate for persons engaging in a particular trade, skill or occupation.
- fee capping condition
has the meaning given by section 135;
- Financial year
has the meaning given by section ZA6(6) (annual and other reports).
- funded nursery education
has the meaning given by section 98 of the Education Act 2002;
- HMRC
means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
- information collator
means any body which, for the purposes of or in connection with functions of the Secretary of State or the Welsh Ministers, is responsible for collating or checking information relating to regulated qualifications or relevant qualifications;
- institution within the further education sector
has the meaning given by section 4(3) of the Education Act 1996;
- instrument
means an instrument of government or articles of government;
- key stage
has the same meaning as in Part 6 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) (see section 76 of that Act).
- learning difficulty assessment
means an assessment under section 139A or 140 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (assessments relating to learning difficulties). 6 For the purposes of subsection (1), persons who are subject to a detention order are to be regarded as part of the population of the area in which they are detained (and not any other area).”
- local authority
has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996;
- looked after child
means a person who, for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 is a child looked after by a local authority;
- low-performing school
means a school at which the standards of performance of pupils are unacceptably low. 1C For the purposes of subsection (1B) the standards of performance of pupils at a school are low if they are low by reference to any one or more of the following— a the standards that the pupils might in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to attain;
- maintained school
means— (a) a community, foundation or voluntary school;
- Northern Irish apprenticeships
means apprenticeships undertaken under arrangements made under section 1 of the Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 that are identified by the person making them as arrangements for the provision of apprenticeships;
- Northern Irish authority
means— (a) a Northern Ireland department, and (b) any body or other person that is prescribed, or of a prescribed description;
- Ofqual
means the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation;
- OfS
means the Office for Students;
- Ofsted
means— (a) the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills, and (b) Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills.
- organised leisure-time occupation
has the meaning given by section 86. • technical education qualification” has the meaning given by section A12;
- outer clothing
means— (a) any item of clothing that is being worn otherwise than wholly next to the skin or immediately over a garment being worn as underwear;
- permitted recipient
means—
- permitted transferee
means— (a) a local authority in England;
- persons with learning difficulties
means— a children with special educational needs (as defined in section 312 of the Education Act 1996), and b other persons who— i have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of their age, or ii have a disability which either prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for persons of their age. 7 But a person is not to be taken to have a learning difficulty solely because the language (or form of language) in which the person is or will be taught is different from a language (or form of language) which has at any time been spoken in the person's home.”
- prescribed
means prescribed in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.
- Public authority
includes any person who performs functions (whether or not in the United Kingdom) which are of a public nature.
- public body
means— (a) a public authority, or (b) a body or other person that is not a public authority but has functions of a public nature and is funded wholly or partly from public funds.
- published occupation
means an occupation which the Secretary of State has determined falls within section ZA10(1)(a) and in relation to which information is published under section ZA10(5);
- qualification to which this Part applies
has the meaning given by section 130;
- qualifications functions
has the meaning given by section 156;
- recognised body
has the meaning given by section 132;
- recognised Welsh framework
has the meaning given by section 12(4);
- recognition
means a recognition under this section.
- regulated assessment arrangements
has the meaning given by section 131;
- regulated qualification
means a qualification to which this Part applies which is awarded or authenticated by a body which is recognised under section 132 in respect of the qualification.
- regulations
means regulations made by the Secretary of State.
- regulatory function
has the same meaning as in the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) (see section 32 of that Act).
- relevant area
means— (a) in relation to the Mayor of London, Greater London;
- relevant assessment report
means a report of an assessment of a detained person conducted (whether before or during the period of detention)— a under section 140 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, and b by virtue of arrangements made by the Welsh Ministers. 7 Subsection (8) applies in relation to a detained person if it appears to the host authority that the person is to be released from detention in relevant youth accommodation. 8 The host authority must provide to the home authority any information they hold which— a relates to the detained person, and b may be relevant for the purposes of, or in connection with, the provision of education or training for the detained person after the release. 9 The information required to be provided under subsection (8) must be provided at such time as the host authority think reasonable for the purpose of enabling education or training to be provided for the detained person after the release. 10 Nothing in subsections (7) to (9) requires the host authority to provide to the home authority information which it appears to the host authority that the home authority already have. 11 In this section any reference to the host authority, in relat
- relevant authority
means— (a) the Secretary of State, (b) the Greater London Authority, (c) a combined authority or CCA, or (d) a district council or county council that is a strategic authority;
- relevant childcare provider
means a provider of childcare other than the governing body of a maintained school;
- relevant course document
means a document in relation to which the Secretary of State has made a determination under section A2D3(4)(a).
- relevant curriculum
means— a in relation to a local authority in England, the National Curriculum for England established under section 87 of the Education Act 2002 as subsisting for the time being;
- relevant English statutory apprenticeship
means an apprenticeship falling within section 40A(3)(a) to (c).
- relevant function
means— other than a function under this section.
- relevant funding body
means a local authority, the YPLA or the Chief Executive of Skills Funding. 33H 1 In exercising their functions under sections 33E and 33F, a sixth form college corporation must have regard, amongst other things, to the objective of promoting the economic and social well-being of the local area. 2 In subsection (1)— a “the local area”, in relation to a sixth form college corporation, means the locality of the relevant sixth form college, and b a reference to the well-being of an area includes a reference to the well-being of people who live or work in that area. 33I 1 For every sixth form college corporation there is to be— a an instrument providing for the constitution of the corporation (to be known as the instrument of government), and b an instrument in accordance with which the corporation, and the relevant sixth form college, are to be conducted (to be known as articles of government). 2 Instruments of government and articles of government— a must comply with the requirements of Schedule 4, and b may make any provision authorised to be made by that Schedule and such other provision as may be necessary or desirable. 3 Subsection (2) is subject to sectio
- Relevant learner
means a person seeking to obtain, or who may reasonably be expected to seek to obtain, a regulated qualification.
- relevant member of the House of Commons staff
has the meaning given by section 195(5) of the Employment Rights Act 1996;
- relevant member of the House of Lords staff
has the meaning given by section 194(6) of that Act.
- relevant partner
has the same meaning as in section 4.”
- relevant person
means—
- relevant person or body
means— (a) a children's services authority in England;
- relevant qualification
has the meaning given to “qualification” by section 56 of the Qualifications Wales Act 2015;
- relevant training function
means a function relating to the provision of training.”
- relevant young adult
means an adult who is aged under 25 and is subject to learning difficulty assessment. 508G 1 A local authority in England making arrangements, or proposing to pay travelling expenses, under section 508F in relation to relevant young adults must consult— a any other local authority that they consider it appropriate to consult, b governing bodies of institutions within the further education sector in the authority's area, c persons in the local authority's area who will be relevant young adults when the arrangements or payments have effect, and their parents, d the Secretary of State, and e any other person specified by the Secretary of State. 2 The authority must prepar
- relevant young adult transport complaint
means a complaint that is— a about a local authority's exercise of, or failure to exercise, a function under section 508F or 508G in relation to relevant young adults, and b made by a person who is, or will be, a relevant young adult when the matter complained of has effect, or by a parent of such a person, and “relevant young adult” has the meaning given in section 508F. 6 For the purposes of sections 508G(7) and 508H, the revision of a statement under this section is to be treated as the preparation of a statement under section 508G. 7 Where a local authority have published in a single document a statement prepared under section 509AA and a statem
- relevant young persons
means persons, other than children, in relation to whom arrangements under section 10 may be made. 17A 1 This section applies where a Children's Trust Board prepares a children and young people's plan in accordance with regulations under section 17. 2 The persons and bodies whose strategy for co-operation is set out in the plan must have regard to the plan in exercising their functions. 3 The Board must— a monitor the extent to which the persons and bodies whose strategy for co-operation is set out in the plan are acting in accordance with the plan;
- reporting period
means—
- revenue and customs information relating to a person
has the same meaning as in section 19 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (see section 19(2) of that Act).
- school age
has the meaning given in section 31 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. 63E 1 A section 63D application may— a be made in relation to study or training of any description (subject to section 63D(3) and (4) and regulations under section 63D(2));
- Scottish apprenticeships
means apprenticeships undertaken under arrangements made— (a) in relation to Scotland, under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973, or (b) under section 2(3) of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, that are identified by the person making them as arrangements for the provision of apprenticeships;
- Scottish authority
means— (a) the Scottish Ministers, and (b) any body or other person that is prescribed, or of a prescribed description;
- sixth form college corporation
means a body corporate— a designated as a sixth form college corporation under section 33A or 33B, or b established under section 33C, “the YPLA” means the Young People's Learning Agency for England.”
- sixth form transport complaint
means a complaint that is— a about a local authority's exercise of, or failure to exercise, a function under sections 509AA to 509AD in relation to persons of sixth form age, and b made by a person who is, or will be, a person of sixth form age when the matter complained of has effect, or by a parent of such a person, and “sixth form age” is to be construed in accordance with section 509AC(1). 6 For the purposes of sections 509AA(8) and (9), 509AB(1) to (5), 509AC and 509AD, the revision of a statement under this section is to be treated as the preparation of a statement under section 509AA. 7 Where a local authority have published in a single document a stat
- social services functions
has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42) (see section 1A of that Act).
- specified
means specified in the regulations. 63H 1 This section applies if an employer has agreed to a section 63D application, or part of a section 63D application, made by an employee in relation to particular study or training (the “agreed study or training”). 2 The employee must inform the employer if the employee— a fails to start the agreed study or training;
- statutory apprenticeship
means any course or training that is, or is to be, provided under—
- student information
means information (whether obtained under this section or otherwise) relating to an individual who is seeking or has sought to obtain, or has obtained, a regulated qualification or a relevant qualification
- technical education certificate
has the meaning given by section A3A;
- technical education function
means a function that relates to technical education qualifications approved, or that may be approved, by the Secretary of State under section A2D3 or A2D5.
- technical education qualification
means a qualification that relates to one or more occupations.
- The appropriate national authority
means—
- the beginning of the detention
means— a the beginning of the period of detention in relevant youth accommodation, or b where that period is part of a continuous period, comprising periods of detention in relevant youth accommodation and in other accommodation, the beginning of that continuous period. 5 For the purposes of subsection (4), it is immaterial whether or not a period of detention is pursuant to a single order. 6 Where, on the child's release, a local authority (“the new authority”) other than the authority mentioned in subsection (3) (“the old authority”) becomes responsible for the child for the purposes of this Part— a the old authority must transfer the statement to the new a
- the Chief Inspector
means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
- the institution
means— (a) in the case of a further education corporation, the institution which the corporation is established to conduct;
- the LSC
means the Learning and Skills Council for England;
- the monitoring and enforcement functions
means—
- The relevant commencement date
means the date on which Schedule 7 to the Education Act 2011 comes fully into force.
- the reviewing body
means the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, or any other person, if designated as such by the Secretary of State. 5C A designation under subsection (5B) may make different provision for different purposes.”
- the specification of apprenticeship standards for Wales
means the specification of apprenticeship standards having effect for the time being by virtue of an order made by the Welsh Ministers under section 28 or 29;
- the specified purposes
means— a the purpose of ascertaining what children have achieved in relation to the early learning goals, and b such other purposes as the Secretary of State may by order specify.”
- the TUPE regulations
means the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).
- the YPLA
means the Young People's Learning Agency for England.”
- training
includes— (a) full-time and part-time training;
- well-being
means well-being so far as relating to the matters specified in section 10(2)(a) to (e). 4 Regulations under this section may in particular make provision as to— a the matters to be dealt with in a children and young people's plan;
- Welsh apprenticeships
means— (a) apprenticeships undertaken under apprenticeship agreements within the meaning given in section 32 that were entered into in connection with recognised Welsh frameworks;
- Welsh authority
means— (a) the Welsh Ministers, and (b) any body or other person that is prescribed, or of a prescribed description.
- Welsh certificate requirement
means a requirement specified in a recognised Welsh framework for the purpose of the issue of apprenticeship certificates relating to that framework by the Welsh certifying authority.
- young person
includes a person aged 18. 2 For the purposes of the definition of “beginning of the detention” in subsection (1), it is immaterial whether or not a period of detention is pursuant to a single order. 3 In determining for the purpose of subsection (1) where a child or young person is ordinarily resident, any period when the person is subject to a detention order is to be disregarded. 4 Regulations made by the appropriate national authority may make further provision for determining where a person is ordinarily resident for the purpose of that subsection.”