Further Education and Training Act 2007
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about the Learning and Skills Council for England; to make provision about institutions within the further education sector; to make provision with respect to industrial training levies; to make provision about the formation of, and investment in, companies and charitable incorporated organisations by higher education corporations; to enable the making of Assembly Measures in relation to the field of education and training; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2007 c. 25 |
| Introduced by | Lord Adonis[1] (Lords) |
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| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 October 2007 |
| Commencement | various[c] |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Further Education and Training Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (c. 25) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implements[2] recommendations made in the White Paper "Further Education: Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances".[3]
Provisions
The act replaces local learning and skills councils with regional councils.[4] The act requires the Learning and Skills Council to only consult employers and students.[5]
The act allows further education colleges to award their own foundation degrees.[6] Colleges previously had to rely on local universities.[7]
The act allows the Learning and Skills Council to remove college principals if they are deemed to not be performing to the level expected of them.[8]
Reception
The Conservative Party described it as an expensive reorganisation of the sector.[9]
Section 32 - Commencement
Orders made under this section:
- The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007 (SI 2007/3505 (C.151))
- The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (England and Wales) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1065 (C.49))
- The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2008 (SI 2008/313 (C.12))
- The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007 (SI 2007/3565 (W.315))
- The Further Education and Training Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2008 (SI 2008/983 (W.108))
See also
Notes
References
- Halsbury's Statutes,
- Current Law Statutes Annotated 2007
- ↑ "Bills and Legislation - Further Education and Training Bill". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ↑ Explanatory notes, paragraph 3
- ↑ Further Education: Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances. Cm 6768. 27 March 2006.
- ↑ "Yesterday in parliament". The Guardian. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Bousted, Mary (28 February 2007). "Ask the right people, or you'll get the wrong answers". The Guardian.
- ↑ "All at sea". The Guardian. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Knight, Peter (20 December 2006). "Shifting the power balance by degree". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Colleges may have degree powers". BBC News. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Employer-led degree drive 'risky'". BBC News. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
External links
- Text of the Further Education and Training Act 2007 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Further Education and Training Act 2007 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Explanatory notes to the Further Education and Training Act 2007.