# The Young People's Learning Agency Abolition (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (England) Order 2012 S.I. 2012/956 · made 26 March 2012 · revised to 6 April 2015 This Order is made under the Education Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). It makes consequential amendments to subordinate legislation necessary as a consequence of the abolition of the Young People's Learning Agency for England (“YPLA”) by section 66 of the 2011 Act. References to the YPLA are either removed or replaced with references to the Secretary of State, who takes over some of the YPLA's functions. PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/young-peoples-learning-agency-abolition-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-england-order-2012/pdf/uksi_20120956_301114_en.pdf; Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/young-peoples-learning-agency-abolition-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-england-order-2012/pdf/uksi_20120956_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/young-peoples-learning-agency-abolition-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-england-order-2012/pdf/uksiem_20120956_en.pdf ## Introductory text Education, England Made 26th March 2012 Laid before Parliament 3rd April 2012 Coming into force 1st May 2012 The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by sections 67(2) and 78(2)(c) of the Education Act 2011 . ## 1 Citation and commencement This Order may be cited as the Young People's Learning Agency Abolition (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) (England) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st May 2012. ## 2 Amendment of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Social Security (Overlapping Benefits) Regulations 1979 in the definition of “training allowance” omit “Young People's Learning Agency for England,”. ## 3 Amendment of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (1) The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “training allowance” omit “the Young People's Learning Agency for England,”. (3) In regulation 61(1) (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (d) of the definition of “access funds”— (i) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England under sections 61 and 62 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” , and (ii) for “that Act” substitute “ the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ”; (b) in the definition of “full-time course of advanced education”— (i) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”; and (c) in the definition of “full-time course of study”— (i) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”. (4) In paragraph 28 of Schedule 1B (persons engaged in training) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. ## 4 Amendment of the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 In paragraph 8(1)(b)(ii) of Schedule 1 (definition of students, etc.) to the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ”. ## 5 Amendment of the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 (1) The Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 1(3) (citation, commencement and interpretation)— (a) in the definition of “full-time course of advanced education”— (i) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”; (b) in the definition of “full-time student”— (i) in paragraph (b)(i) and (ii) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(ii)(aa) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”; and (c) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “training allowance” omit “the Young People's Learning Agency for England,”. (3) In regulations 11(3) (part-time students) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. (4) In regulation 57(1) (interpretation of Part IV) in the definition of “training” for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. (5) In regulation 75(1)(b)(i) (interpretation) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. (6) In regulation 130 (interpretation) in paragraph (d) of the definition of “access funds”— (a) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England under sections 61 and 62 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ”; and (b) for “that Act” substitute “ the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ”. (7) In regulation 170(2) (persons in receipt of a training allowance) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. (8) In paragraph 16 of Schedule A1 (young persons in training) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. ## 6 Amendment of the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 In regulation 41 (interpretation) of the Housing Renewal Grants Regulations 1996 — (a) in paragraph (d) of the definition of “access funds”— (i) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England under sections 61 and 62 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ”, and (ii) for “that Act” substitute “ the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ”; and (b) in the definition of “full-time course of study”— (i) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”. ## 7 Amendment of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 Amendment of the Education (Grants etc.) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Amendment of the Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayment etc.) Regulations 2003 (1) The Education (Teacher Student Loans) (Repayments etc.) Regulations 2003 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)— (a) after the definition of “1998 Act” insert— ““2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;”; and (b) in the definition of “specialist college” for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the 2002 Act ”. (3) In regulation 4(3)(d) (eligible employment) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the 2002 Act ”. (4) In regulation 5(2)(b) (newly qualified teacher) for “Education Act 2002” substitute “ 2002 Act ”. ## 10 Amendment of the Education (School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 In regulation 4(1)(f) (notification of an inspection) of the Education (School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005 for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. ## 11 Amendment of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (1) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “training allowance” omit “the Young People's Learning Agency for England,”. (3) In regulation 53(1) (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (d) of the definition of “access funds”— (i) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England under sections 61 and 62 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ”, and (ii) for “that Act” substitute “ the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ”; and (b) in the definition of “full-time course of study”— (i) in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”. ## 12 Amendment of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 in paragraph (a) of the definition of “training allowance” omit “the Young People's Learning Agency for England,”. ## 13 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 15 Amendment of the Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 (1) The Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows. (2) In the heading of regulation 9 for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. (3) In regulation 9— (a) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ” in each place where those words occur; and (b) in paragraph (1)— (i) for “it” substitute “ that person ” in the second place where that word occurs, and (ii) for “sections 61 or” substitute “ section 14 of the Education Act 2002 or section ”. ## 16 Amendment of the Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 In regulation 8 (persons to whom individual information supplied may be passed) of the Education (Information About Children in Alternative Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 omit paragraph (h). ## 17 Amendment of the School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) (England) Regulations 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Amendment of the School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 19 Amendment of the School Organisation (Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007 (1) The School Organisation (Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 17(1) (provision of information) omit sub-paragraph (d). (3) In regulation 18(10) (requirement to implement proposals, revocation and modification) omit sub-paragraph (d). (4) In regulation 28(1) (provision for notification of decisions) omit sub-paragraph (d). (5) In regulations 29(1)(c) (appeals to adjudicator) and 36(10)(c) and (11)(c) (revocation of proposals (after approval)) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ” in each place where those words occur. ## 20 Amendment of the Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (No 2) (England) Regulations 2007 In regulation 8(2) (persons to whom the Secretary of State may supply information) of the Education (Supply of Information about the School Workforce) (No 2) (England) Regulations 2007 omit sub-paragraph (d). ## 21 Amendment of the School Organisation (Removal of Foundation, Reduction in Number of Foundation Governors and Ability of Foundation to Pay Debts) (England) Regulations 2007 In regulation 7(1)(h) (consultation on proposals) of the School Organisation (Removal of Foundation, Reduction in Number of Foundation Governors and Ability of Foundation to Pay Debts) (England) Regulations 2007 for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State ”. ## 22 Amendment of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in paragraph (a) of the definition of “training allowance” omit “Young People's Learning Agency for England”. (3) In regulation 14(2) (meaning of education)— (a) in paragraphs (a) and (c) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur; and (b) in paragraph (c)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”. (4) In regulation 131(1) (interpretation)— (a) in paragraph (d) of the definition of “access funds”— (i) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England under sections 61 and 62 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ”, and (ii) for “that Act” substitute “ the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ”; (b) in the definition of “full-time course of advanced education”— (i) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”; and (c) in the definition of “full-time course of study”— (i) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) for “Young People's Learning Agency for England” substitute “ Secretary of State under section 14 of the Education Act 2002 ” in each place where those words occur, and (ii) in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “bodies” substitute “ persons ”. ## 23 Amendment of the Education (Individual Pupil Information) (Prescribed Persons) (England) Regulations 2009 In regulation 3(5) (prescribed persons) of the Education (Individual Pupil Information) (Prescribed Persons) (England) Regulations 2009 omit sub-paragraph (t). ## 24 Amendment of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation)(England) Order 2010 Omit articles 8, 13, 20, 21(5), 23, 24 and 25 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation (England) Order 2010 . ## Signature Jonathan Hill Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education 26th March 2012 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order is made under the Education Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). It makes consequential amendments to subordinate legislation necessary as a consequence of the abolition of the Young People's Learning Agency for England (“YPLA”) by section 66 of the 2011 Act. References to the YPLA are either removed or replaced with references to the Secretary of State, who takes over some of the YPLA's functions. An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on businesses, the public sector or civil society organisations. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/956 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/young-peoples-learning-agency-abolition-consequential-amendments-to-subordinate-legislation-england-order-2012 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.