Citation, commencement and interpretation

1. —(1) This order may be cited as the Chief Executive of Skills Funding (Strategy for Birmingham City Region) Order 2010 and comes into force on the 22nd day after it is laid before Parliament.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;

“Birmingham City Region” means the metropolitan county of West Midlands and the borough of Telford and Wrekin.

Specified area and body

2. For the purposes of section 112(1) of the Act—

(a) Birmingham City Region is specified as an area; and

(b) the Birmingham City Region Employment and Skills Board is specified as the body in relation to that area.

Specified functions of the Chief Executive

3. For the purposes of section 112(1) of the Act the specified functions of the Chief Executive are—

(a) the duty of the Chief Executive in section 86(1)(a) of the Act to secure the provision of reasonable facilities for education suitable to the requirements of persons who are aged 19 or over, other than persons aged under 25 who are subject to learning difficulty assessment;

(b) the duty of the Chief Executive in section 86(1)(b) to secure the provision of reasonable facilities for education suitable to the requirements of persons who are subject to adult detention;

(c) the duty of the Chief Executive in section 86(1)(c) of the Act to secure the provision of reasonable facilities for training suitable to the requirements of persons within section 86(1)(a) and (b);

(d) the power of the Chief Executive in section 110(6) of the Act to secure the provision of facilities and services for providing information, advice or guidance about education or training or connected matters (including employment).