Education Act 2005

Common provisions

92 Joint exercise of functions

(1) A funding agency and any other relevant funding body may exercise any of their functions jointly.

(2) In subsection (1) “other relevant funding body” means the other funding agency, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Learning and Skills Council for England or the National Council for Education and Training for Wales.

(3) The Agency and any body specified in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection may exercise their functions jointly.

(4) The Assembly may by order authorise HEFCW to exercise their functions under this Part jointly with a body specified in the order, and the specified body to exercise its functions jointly with HEFCW.

93 Efficiency studies

(1) A funding agency may arrange for the promotion or the carrying out by any person of studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of a qualifying person.

(2) A person promoting or carrying out such studies at the request of a funding agency may require the qualifying person concerned—

(a) to provide him, or a person authorised by him, with such information, and

(b) to make available to him, or a person authorised by him, for inspection their accounts and such other documents,

as he may reasonably require for that purpose.

(3) In this section “qualifying person” means—

(a) a training provider receiving financial support under this Part from the Agency, or

(b) the governing body of an eligible institution, as defined by section 85(3), receiving financial support under this Part from HEFCW.

94 Duty to provide information

(1) The Agency—

(a) must provide the Secretary of State (in such manner as he may from time to time determine) with such information or advice relating to matters for which they are responsible as he may from time to time require, and

(b) may provide the Secretary of State with such information or advice relating to such matters as they think fit.

(2) The Agency must provide the Assembly (in such manner as the Assembly may from time to time determine) with such information or advice relating to matters for which the Agency are responsible by virtue of section 76(2) or by virtue of regulations made by the Assembly under any of sections 132 to 140 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) as the Assembly may from time to time require.

(3) The Agency may provide the Assembly with such information or advice relating to other matters as the Agency think fit.

(4) The Agency and HEFCW must give each other such information as they may require for the purposes of the exercise of their functions under any enactment.

(5) The following must give the Agency or HEFCW such information as they may require for the purpose of the exercise of their functions under any enactment—

(a) any person receiving, or who has received or applied for, any grant, loan or other payment under this Part;

(b) any local education authority.