Part 2Adult education functions of the Secretary of State transferred to the Local Authority or to be exercisable concurrently with the Local Authority
Transfer of functions from the Secretary of State to the Local Authority in relation to the Area
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the functions of the Secretary of State set out in the following provisions of the 2009 Act are exercisable by the Local Authority in relation to the Area—
(a)section 86 (education and training for persons aged 19 or over)(1),
(b)section 87 (learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: provision of facilities)(2), and
(c)section 88 (learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees)(3).
(2) The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) do not include—
(a)any functions relating to apprenticeship training,
(b)any functions relating to persons subject to adult detention, or
(c)any power to make regulations or orders.
(3) The functions mentioned in paragraph (1) are exercisable by the Local Authority instead of by the Secretary of State.
Section 86 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 18 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), paragraph 90 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) and paragraph 9 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015.
Section 87 was amended by paragraph 91 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 and paragraph 10 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015.
Section 88 was amended by section 73 of the Education Act 2011, paragraph 11 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015 and section 114(2) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30).