# Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 23C: Regional colleges: improvement of economic and social well-being


(1) A regional college is to exercise its functions with a view to improving the economic and social well-being of the locality of the regional college.
(2) In doing so, the regional college is to have regard to—
(a) social and economic regeneration needs in the locality; and
(b) social cohesion and social inclusion issues in the locality.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), “ needs ” means needs which appear to the regional college—
(a) to exist for the time being or be likely to exist in the future; and
(b) to be capable of being addressed (wholly or partly) by the provision of fundable further education or fundable higher education.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), “ issues ” means issues which appear to the regional college—
(a) to exist for the time being or be likely to exist in the future; and
(b) to be capable of being addressed (wholly or partly) by the provision of fundable further education or fundable higher education.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/6/section/23C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-scotland-act-2005/section-23C
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