Clause 63
9:15 pm
John Hayes (Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills; South Holland and The Deepings, Conservative)
The clause that the amendment seeks to alter enables the YPLA to secure provision of education in particular circumstances; it may, for instance, secure provision while sub-regional groups of LEAs are being established. The amendment would constrain the YPLA, because we believe that it should be a funding body rather than one that plans and secures provision. We want to encourage providers to meet need, so the amendment essentially means that provision would be organised by the YPLA, but only where there are no external or underperforming providers. The amendment therefore seeks to limit the extension of the YPLA’s competence.
Amendment 237 attempts to remove intervention rights from the YPLA and ensure that it redirects funding to other providers instead. Its objective is not to inhibit provision, but to direct from where it emanates. We are interested to hear the Minister’s perception of what the limits on the YPLA’s powers will be in that regard.