Schedule 3
6:45 pm
Jim Knight (Minister of State (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families; South Dorset, Labour)
Amendment 319 changes the requirements for the appointment of members of the YPLA, other than the chief executive, with the effect that such members will always be appointed by the Secretary of State, and amendments 320 and 321 are consequential to that change. Amendments 330 and 331 provide that the chief executive will be an employee of the YPLA, and amendment 332 provides for the YPLA to determine the conditions of service of members of staff, other than the chief executive, with the Secretary of State’s approval. Those changes are largely technical in nature, will ensure a strong line of accountability for the role, tenure and responsibility of the board members and the chief executive, and will achieve greater consistency with similar provisions in the Bill relating to the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.