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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

An Act to make provision about apprenticeships, education, training and children's services; to amend the Employment Rights Act 1996; to establish the Young People's Learning Agency for England, the office of Chief Executive of Skills Funding, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation and the School Support Staff Negotiating Body and to make provision about those bodies and that office; to make provision about the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority; to make provision about schools and institutions within the further education sector; to make provision about student loans; and for connected purposes.

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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

specified provision(s) and purposes

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2010

Gorchymyn Deddf Prentisiaethau, Sgiliau, Plant a Dysgu 2009 (Cychwyn Rhif 2 a Darpariaethau Trosiannol) (Cymru) 2010

art. 2

commencement order for 2009 c. 22

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

specified provision(s) and purposes

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2011

Gorchymyn Deddf Prentisiaethau, Sgiliau, Plant a Dysgu 2009 (Cychwyn Rhif 3) (Cymru) 2011

art. 2

commencement order for 2009 c. 22

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

specified provision(s)

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2010 (Amendment) Order 2011

art. 2

commencement order for 2009 c. 22

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

specified provision(s)

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No.1) (Wales) Order 2009

Gorchymyn Deddf Prentisiaethau, Sgiliau, Plant a Dysgu 2009 (Cychwyn Rhif 1) (Cymru) 2009

art. 2

commencement order for 2009 c. 22

Part 7The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation

Chapter 2Functions in relation to qualifications

Other

I1154Review of qualifications to which Part applies

Ofqual may keep under review all aspects of qualifications to which this Part applies.

155Review of system for allocating values to qualifications

1

Ofqual must keep under review any system used by the Secretary of State for allocating values to qualifications to which this Part applies by reference to the level of attainment indicated by the qualifications.

2

The duty in subsection (1) applies only if the values are to be allocated for the purpose of a qualifications-based performance management system.

3

A qualifications-based performance management system is a system for measuring the relative performance of schools by reference to the performance of pupils at the schools in qualifications to which this Part applies.

4

Ofqual may at any time require the Secretary of State to provide it with any information which Ofqual considers it necessary or expedient to have for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance by Ofqual of its duty under subsection (1).

I2156Co-operation and joint working

1

Ofqual may co-operate or work jointly with another public authority where it is appropriate to do so for the efficient and effective performance of any of Ofqual's qualifications functions.

2

“Public authority” includes any person who performs functions (whether or not in the United Kingdom) which are of a public nature.

3

In this Chapter “qualifications functions” means functions in connection with qualifications to which this Part applies.

I3157Power to provide information to qualifications regulators

1

Ofqual may provide information to a qualifications regulator for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the performance of a relevant function of the regulator.

2

For the purposes of this section—

a

a qualifications regulator is a person who has functions in any part of the United Kingdom which are similar to Ofqual's qualifications functions, and

b

a function of a qualifications regulator is a relevant function if it is similar to any of the qualifications functions of Ofqual.

3

Nothing in this section—

a

affects any power to disclose information that exists apart from this section, or

b

authorises the disclosure of information in contravention of any provision made by or under any Act which prevents disclosure of the information.