# The Education Maintenance Allowances (Wales) Regulations 2007, Regulation 9: Role of recognised educational institutions


Recognised educational institutions which are providing eligible education courses to eligible persons under these Regulations must:
(a) take steps to promote the availability of education maintenance allowance to their students and prospective students;
(b) ensure that staff are properly trained in the administration of education maintenance allowance;
(c) notify the Welsh Ministers of each eligible person enrolled with the recognised educational institution and confirm that they and the eligible person have signed the Learning Agreement Part 1;
(d) ensure that eligible persons are made aware of how education maintenance allowance is administered at the recognised educational institution;
(e) ensure that attendance records are maintained in respect of all eligible persons entitled to education maintenance allowance under these Regulations who are enrolled at the recognised educational institution;
(f) submit weekly reports to the Welsh Ministers detailing the eligible persons who should or should not receive education maintenance allowance in respect of the previous week, in accordance with regulation 7 (a) or (b);
(g) notify the Welsh Ministers when Learning Agreement Part 2 has been signed by both a representative of the Recognised Educational Institution and the eligible person;
(h) notify the Welsh Ministers as to whether an intermittent bonus payment under regulation 8 should be paid to an eligible person or not, in accordance with regulation 8; and
(i) establish and publish an appeals process in relation to decisions as to whether a person qualifies for an of award education maintenance allowance under regulations 7 or 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/2311/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-maintenance-allowances-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-9
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