Moved by
Baroness Twycross
3: After Clause 2, insert the following Clause—
“Review of the operation of the Act
(1) The Secretary of State must conduct an annual review of the operation of the provisions of this Act.
(2) The review must consider the impact of the provisions of this Act on—
(a) learner uptake of modular study;
(b) learner uptake of non-modular part-time study;
(c) adult learner uptake of Level 3, Level 4, Level 5 and Level 6 study;
(d) access to higher education for students with disabilities;
(e) access to higher education for students from lower- income backgrounds;
(f) access to higher education for students from ethnic minority backgrounds;
(g) uptake of modular study amongst learners between the ages of 30 and 60;
(h) employer spending on lifelong learning, retraining and upskilling opportunities for their employees;
(i) the provision of courses offered by higher education and further education providers;
(j) the financial sustainability of the tertiary education sector;
(k) differences in higher education provision across different regions of England;
(l) skills gaps in the United Kingdom.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay the report on the findings of the first review before Parliament within one year of the introduction of the Level 4 lifelong loan entitlement provision.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This new Clause would require the Secretary of State to annually review the impact of the Act on various aspects of higher education and adult learning, starting within one year of the rollout of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.