{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-70",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-70.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/25",
  "legislation_title": "Education and Skills Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008",
  "path": "section/70",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "70",
  "heading": "local authorities: supplementary powers",
  "text": "(1) A local authority in England—\n(a) may provide, secure the provision of or participate in the provision of services under arrangements entered into by it with another local authority in pursuance of any function of that other local authority under section 68, and\n(b) may provide, secure the provision of or participate in the provision of services for encouraging, enabling or assisting the effective participation in education or training of—\n(i) young persons, or\n(ii) relevant young adults,\n(including such persons from other areas) otherwise than in accordance with section 68 or paragraph (a).\n(2) Nothing in or done under section 68 ... or this section is to be taken to prejudice any powers which a local authority has with respect to the exercise of its functions otherwise than under those sections.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 15(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 70(2) omitted (1.9.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 28(3)(b), 82(3); S.I. 2012/1087, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 70 functions made exercisable concurrently (23.12.2016) by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1267), arts. 1(2), 12(1)(h)(2)(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 70 functions made exercisable concurrently (2.11.2018) by The Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1133), arts. 1, 18 (with art. 28)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 70 functions made exercisable concurrently (28.7.2020) by The Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/806), arts. 1, 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 70: functions made exercisable concurrently (30.1.2021) by The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/112), arts. 1(2), 5"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 70: functions made exercisable concurrently (7.5.2024) by The North East Mayoral Combined Authority (Establishment and Functions) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/402), arts. 1(3), 33 (with art. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 70 in force at 26.1.2009 by S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/70",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:44.607074+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."
}