{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-A2C",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/22",
  "legislation_title": "Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009",
  "path": "section/A2C",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "A2C",
  "heading": "Unsatisfactory apprenticeship assessments",
  "text": "(1) If the Secretary of State considers that the quality of any apprenticeship assessment provided by a person is or may become unsatisfactory, the Secretary of State may carry out a review of the assessment, or make arrangements with another person for the carrying out of such a review.\n(2) The Secretary of State may, in consequence of a review, make arrangements for the purpose of improving the quality of the assessment to which the review relates.\n(3) If the Secretary of State—\n(a) considers that the quality of any apprenticeship assessment provided by a person is or may become unsatisfactory, or\n(b) that a person who provides an apprenticeship assessment has failed to co-operate with a review carried out under this section or with arrangements made under subsection (2),\nthe Secretary of State may report the matter to any person the Secretary of State considers appropriate.\n(4) A report under subsection (3) may contain recommendations as to the action to be taken by the person to whom the report is made.\n(5) The Secretary of State may publish a report under subsection (3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 1 Ch. A1 inserted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 26.5.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 1 para. 1 (with Sch. 1 para. 28); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(a) (with Sch. Pt. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Ss. A2-A2I and cross-headings substituted for s. A2 (1.4.2017) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), s. 44(5), Sch. 4 para. 5; S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. A2C substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(2) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. A2C(1) substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(3) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. A2C(3) substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(4)(a) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. A2C(3) substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 7(4)(b) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/A2C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:50.261352+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}