{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/learning-and-skills-act-2000/section-96",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/learning-and-skills-act-2000/section-96.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/21",
  "legislation_title": "Learning and Skills Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/learning-and-skills-act-2000",
  "path": "section/96",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "96",
  "heading": "Persons under 19.",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to a course of education or training—\n(a) which is provided (or proposed to be provided) by or on behalf of a school or institution or employer,\n(b) which leads to a relevant qualification, and\n(c) which is provided (or proposed to be provided) for pupils who are of compulsory school age or for pupils who are above that age but have not attained the age of 19.\n(2) Unless the relevant qualification is approved under section 98 ..., the course must not be—\n(a) funded by an authorised body (as defined in section 100), or\n(b) provided by or on behalf of a maintained school in England .\n(3) In relation to a maintained school, the local authority and the governing body must carry out their functions with a view to securing that subsection (2)(b) is not contravened.\n(4) The course mentioned in subsection (1) may be one of two or more components leading to the same qualification.\n(5) In this section “a relevant qualification” means a qualification to which Part 7 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 applies.\n(8) These are maintained schools—\n(a) a community, foundation or voluntary school;\n(b) a community or foundation special school.\n(9) In this section and sections 100 to 101 “local authority” has the same meaning as “local authority in England” in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(1) of that Act).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2010 for E., 1.11.2010 for W.) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 12 para. 27(2); S.I. 2010/1151, art. 2, Sch. 1, S.I. 2010/2413, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 96(2) substituted (1.4.2010 for E., 1.11.2010 for W.) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 12 para. 27(3); S.I. 2010/1151, art. 2, Sch. 1, S.I. 2010/2413, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(2) omitted (21.9.2015) by virtue of Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), s. 60(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(a)(i); S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(2)(b) inserted (21.9.2015) by Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), s. 60(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(a)(ii); S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "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. 46(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "S. 96(5) substituted for s. 95(5)-(7) (1.4.2010 for E., 1.11.2010 for W.) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 12 para. 27(4); S.I. 2010/1151, art. 2, Sch. 1, S.I. 2010/2413, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 96(5) substituted (21.9.2015) by Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), s. 60(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(b); S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 96(9) added (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 46(6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in s. 96(9) substituted (21.9.2015) by Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5), s. 60(2), Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(c); S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 96 restricted (with effect in accordance with art. 2 of the affecting S.I.) by Coventry City Council and the North West Federation of Schools (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1739), arts. 1(1), 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 96 wholly in force at 1.9.2001; s. 96 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 154; s. 96 in force at 1.9.2001 by S.I. 2001/654, art. 2 Sch. Pt. III; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2 Sch. Pt. II"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/21/section/96",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:54.606851+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."
}