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Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013

2013 asp 12 · Enacted 7 August 2013 · Extends to Scotland

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An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the support for, and the governance of, further and higher education institutions, including provision for the regionalisation of colleges; to make provision for reviews of how further and higher education is provided; to make provision for sharing information about young people's involvement in education and training; and for connected purposes.

The Bill for this Act of the Scottish Parliament was passed by the Parliament on 26th June 2013 and received Royal Assent on 7th August 2013

Contents

  1. Introductory
  2. 1Interpretation
  3. Terms and conditions of higher education funding
  4. 2Higher education institutions: good governance
  5. 3Widening access to higher education
  6. 4Fee cap: students liable for higher education fees
  7. College reorganisation
  8. 5Regional colleges
  9. 6Colleges: boards of management
  10. 7Colleges: mismanagement
  11. Regional strategic bodies
  12. 8Regional strategic bodies
  13. 9Funding of and by regional strategic bodies
  14. 10Regional strategic bodies: functions
  15. Regional boards
  16. 11Regional boards: constitution
  17. 12Regional boards: mismanagement
  18. 13Establishment and abolition of regional boards: supplemental
  19. Further education institutions: good governance
  20. 14Further education institutions: good governance
  21. Duties of Funding Council in relation to widening access
  22. 15Council to have regard to desirability of widening access
  23. 16Council to review progress with widening access
  24. Review of further and higher education
  25. 17Review of further and higher education
  26. Collective bargaining framework for college staff
  27. 18Collective bargaining framework for college staff
  28. Equal opportunities
  29. 19Equal opportunities: post-16 education bodies etc.
  30. Information about young people's involvement in education and training
  31. 20Duty to provide information to Skills Development Scotland
  32. General
  33. 21Modification of enactments
  34. 22Ancillary provision
  35. 23Commencement
  36. 24Short title
  37. Schedule: Modification of enactments
  38. Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c.44)
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37)
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. Education Act 1994 (c.30)
  43. 3Paragraph 3
  44. Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7)
  45. 4Paragraph 4
  46. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002 (asp 11)
  47. 5Paragraph 5
  48. Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)
  49. 6Paragraph 6
  50. Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 4)
  51. 7Paragraph 7
  52. Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6)
  53. 8Paragraph 8
  54. Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)
  55. 9Paragraph 9