# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

(1) Section 90 (encouragement of education and training for persons aged 19 or over and others subject to adult detention) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) The Greater London Authority, each combined authority and CCA, and each district council or county council that is a strategic authority, must—
(a) encourage participation by persons within section 86(1A)(a) in education and training within strategic authorities’ remit under this Part;
(b) encourage employers to participate in the provision of education and training within strategic authorities’ remit under this Part for persons within section 86(1A)(a);
(c) encourage employers to contribute to the costs of education and training within strategic authorities’ remit under this Part for such persons.”
(3) In subsection (2), after “subsection (1)(b)” insert “or (1A)(b)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/13/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-13/paragraph-5
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