# Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Section 100: Provision of financial resources

Extent: E+W

(1) The A relevant authority may secure the provision of financial resources under this subsection to—
(a) persons providing or proposing to provide education or training within the relevant authority’s remit under this Part;
(b) persons providing or proposing to provide goods or services in connection with the provision by others of such education or training;
(c) persons receiving or proposing to receive such education or training;
(d) persons aged 18 receiving or proposing to receive education or training;
(e) persons making loans to others receiving or proposing to receive education or training;
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(g) persons undertaking or proposing to undertake research relating to education or training;
(h) persons carrying out means tests under arrangements made under section 103;
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(j) persons providing or proposing to provide information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters (including employment).
(1A) The Secretary of State may secure the provision of financial resources to any person under this subsection (whether or not the resources could be secured under subsection (1))—
(a) for the purpose of encouraging the provision of opportunities for individuals to complete English statutory apprenticeships or to undertake work following the completion of such apprenticeships, or
(b) otherwise in connection with English statutory apprenticeships.
(1AA) The Secretary of State may secure the provision of financial resources under this subsection (whether or not the resources could be secured under subsection (1)) to any of the persons mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of functions under this Part that are exercisable by a combined authority ....
(1AB) The Secretary of State may secure the provision of financial resources under this subsection (whether or not the resources could be secured under subsection (1)) to any of the persons mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of functions under this Part that are exercisable by a CCA.
(1AC) The Secretary of State may secure the provision of financial resources under this subsection (whether or not the resources could be secured under subsection (1)) to any of the persons mentioned in subsection (1) in respect of functions under this Part that are exercisable by a local authority by virtue of regulations made under section 16(1) of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.
(1B) A relevant authority may secure the provision of financial resources to any person under this subsection (whether or not the resources could be secured under subsection (1)) in connection with approved technical education qualifications or approved steps towards occupational competence.
(1C) The Greater London Authority, a combined authority or CCA, or a district council or county council that is a strategic authority, may not exercise—
(a) a function conferred by subsection (1) in relation to persons subject to adult detention;
(b) a function conferred by subsection (1) or (1B) in relation to any person who, at the time of starting a course of study for an approved technical education qualification or starting to take approved steps towards occupational competence, is—
(i) aged under 19, or
(ii) aged under under 25 and for whom an EHC plan is maintained.
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(3) A relevant authority may secure the provision of financial resources under this section—
(a) by providing the resources;
(b) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by another person;
(c) by making arrangements for the provision of resources by persons jointly (whether or not including the relevant authority).
(4) A relevant authority may secure the provision of financial resources under this section by reference to—
(a) any fees or charges payable by the person receiving or proposing to receive the education or training, or
(b) any other matter (such as transport or childcare).
(5) In this section—
“approved steps towards occupational competence” has the meaning given by section A2D4;
“approved technical education qualification” has the meaning given by section A12(1);
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“English statutory apprenticeship” has the same meaning as in section 40A (see subsection (3) of that section).
“relevant authority” means—
(a)the Secretary of State,
(b)the Greater London Authority,
(c)a combined authority or CCA, or
(d)a district council or county council that is a strategic authority;
“relevant authority’s remit under this Part” means—
(a)in relation to financial resources whose provision is secured by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State’s remit under this Part;
(b)in relation to financial resources whose provision is secured by the Mayor of London, a combined authority or CCA, or a district council or county council that is a strategic authority, strategic authorities’ remit under this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/100 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-100
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