# Online Safety Act 2023, Paragraph 22: England

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In paragraph 19, “independent training provider” means a provider—
(a) that is a provider of post-16 education or training carried on, or partly carried on, in England—
(i) to which Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (inspection of further education and training etc) applies, and
(ii) which is funded, wholly or partly, by the Secretary of State, a local authority in England or a combined authority, but
(b) that is not—
(i) an employer who only provides such education or training to its employees,
(ii) a 16 to 19 Academy (within the meaning of section 1B of the Academies Act 2010),
(iii) a school,
(iv) a local authority in England,
(v) an institution within the further education sector (within the meaning given by section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992), or
(vi) a higher education provider (within the meaning given by section 83(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50/schedule/1/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/online-safety-act-2023/schedule-1/paragraph-22
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