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Proceeding contribution from Lord Adonis (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 27 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Further Education and Training Bill [HL].

Further Education and Training Bill [HL]

My Lords, in response to the noble Lord, Lord Walton, there are other bodies in education that have both regulatory and funding functions. Local education authorities, which fund and regulate nearly 24,000 schools in England, are both regulatory and funding bodies for those schools. The powers in these provisions are similar, in respect of objective failure and serious underperformance, to those that apply to schools at the behest of local education authorities in England. We have had substantial discussions on Clauses 17 and 18—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
689 c1532 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disciplinary proceedings Companies Finance Fees and charges Education Governing bodies Further education Greater London Higher education Franchises Learning and Skills Council for England Educational institutions Dismissal Local government Standards Training Religion Wales Vocational education Students London Assembly Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Foundation degrees Labour market
Legislation
Further Education and Training Bill (HL) 2006-07
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk