Clause 80
2:45 pm
Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to take the following: amendment 230, in clause 101, page 60, line 39, at end insert—
‘(2A) It shall be the duty of the Chief Executive to ensure that all services and facilities mentioned in this section are provided in such a way as to meet the needs of persons with learning difficulties.’.
New clause 10—Persons aged 16 to 18 with a learning difficulty
‘(1) The Chief Executive must, in performing the functions of the office, have regard to the needs of persons with learning difficulties to whom this section applies.
(2) This section applies to persons who are aged 16 to 18, other than persons who are aged under 25 and are subject to learning difficulty assessment.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a person has a learning difficulty if—
(a) the person has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons the same age, or
(b) the person has a disability which prevents or hinders the person from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided by institutions providing education falling within section 92(1)(a) or (b).’.
New clause 11—Provision of support in the apprenticeship workplace
‘(1) The Chief Executive of Skills Funding has a duty to ensure that apprentices with learning difficulties receive appropriate support in the workplace through—
(a) special educational needs provision for apprentices in the workplace over the age of 16; and
(b) The Access to Work Scheme.
(2) The Chief Executive of Skills Funding has a duty to ensure that employers and apprentices are informed of their entitlement to support in the apprenticeship workplace.
(3) In this section “support in the apprenticeship workplace” includes special educational needs provision (regardless of whether the apprentice is subject to learning difficulty assessment) and the Access to Work Scheme.’.