Part 2Adult education functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Combined County Authority or to be exercisable concurrently with the Combined County Authority

Functions of the Secretary of State to be exercisable concurrently with the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area

4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) the functions of the Secretary of State set out in the following provisions of the 2009 Act are exercisable by the Combined County Authority in relation to the Area—

(a)section 90 (encouragement of education and training for persons aged 19 or over),

(b)section 100(1) (provision of financial resources), and

(c)section 100(1B) (provision of financial resources in connection with approved technical education qualifications or approved steps towards occupational competence).

(2) The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) do not include any functions relating to persons subject to adult detention.

(3) The functions mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) do not include any functions relating to apprenticeship training.

(4) The function mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) does not include any function relating to a person who, at the time of starting a course of study for an approved technical education qualification or starting to take approved steps towards occupational competence, is—

(a)aged under 19, or

(b)aged under 25 and for whom an EHC Plan is maintained.

(5) In paragraph (4), an “EHC Plan” means a plan within the meaning of section 37(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014(1).

(6) The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) are exercisable concurrently with the Secretary of State in relation to the Area.