Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

113Strategy for functions of Chief Executive: Greater London

(1)Regulations must provide for the establishment of a body (“the London body”) for the purposes of this section.

(2)The London body must—

(a)formulate a strategy setting out how specified functions of the Chief Executive are to be carried out in Greater London, and

(b)keep it under review.

(3)Specified functions are functions of the Chief Executive specified for the purposes of this section by order of the Secretary of State.

(4)The Secretary of State may give directions and guidance to the London body in relation to the formulation and review of its strategy, in particular in relation to—

(a)the form and content of the strategy;

(b)the updating of the strategy;

(c)the steps to be taken when the body is formulating or reviewing the strategy;

(d)the matters to which the body is to have regard when formulating or reviewing the strategy;

(e)the consultation to be carried out when the body is formulating or reviewing the strategy.

(5)The London body must—

(a)comply with any directions given to it under subsection (4), and

(b)have regard to any guidance given to it under that subsection.

(6)Where the London body formulates a strategy under this section, or in consequence of a review of the strategy modifies it, the body must publish the strategy or modified strategy in such manner as it thinks fit.

(7)Regulations under this section must include—

(a)provision for the London body to consist of the Mayor of London and such other persons as are appointed by the Mayor in accordance with the regulations;

(b)provision for the Mayor to be the chairman of the body.

(8)The Chief Executive may pay to the London body such sums as appear to the Chief Executive appropriate for enabling the body to meet costs and expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by it in formulating its strategy or keeping it under review.

(9)The Chief Executive may pay to the Greater London Authority such sums as appear to the Chief Executive appropriate for enabling the Authority to meet costs and expenses incurred, or to be incurred, by the Mayor in connection with the exercise of functions conferred on him by regulations under this section or as chairman of the London body.