Clause 17
Further Education and Training Bill [Lords]
4:15 pm
Peter Atkinson (Hexham, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to take amendment No. 7, in clause 17, page 11, line 38, at end insert—
‘( ) After subsection (2A) (as inserted by subsection (4)) insert—
“(2B) Where the Privy Council is considering whether to make an order under subsection (1) above specifying an institution as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above, the Privy Council may not make the order unless—
(a) the institution gives the Privy Council a statement setting out what it proposes to do as regards making arangements for securing that any person granted an award under or by virtue of any power that would be conferred on the institution if the order were made (other than the power described in subsection (4A) below) has an opportunity to progress to one or more particular courses of more advanced study;
(b) the Privy Council considers that the proposals are satisfactory and are likely to be carried out; and
(c) the Privy Council has published the criteria by which proposals are considered satisfactory.”’.