Part of Further Education and Training Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 9:30 am on 14 June 2007.
There are already well established procedures to do just that. In extreme circumstances, such as a case of gross financial mismanagement, which the hon. Member for Great Grimsby identified, or of highly inappropriate behaviour, the Secretary of State can intervene and dismiss a college governor. As for improvement, there are any number of bodies, ranging from the LSC to the standards unit of the Minister’s Department, the Centre for Excellence in Leadership, Lifelong Learning UK and the Institute for Learning, that can help colleges in that respect. Why more powers?