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{{Infobox UK legislation
|short_title=Learning and Skills Act 2000
|year=2000
|parliament=Parliament of the United Kingdom
|long_title=An Act to establish the Learning and Skills Council for England and the National Council for Education and Training for Wales, to make other provision about education and training, and for connected purposes.
|statute_book_chapter=2000 c.21
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|royal_assent=28 July 2000
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|repeal_date= 
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|status=Amended
|original_text=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000021_en_1
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The '''Learning and Skills Act 2000''' is an [[Act of Parliament|Act]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]], introduced under [[First Blair ministry|the first Tony Blair government]]. It made changes in the funding and administration of [[further education]], and of work-based learning (or [[apprenticeship]]s) for young people, within [[England and Wales]].

The main changes were:
* Establishment of the [[Learning and Skills Council]] (LSC) to secure the provision of education and training for young people and adults, in England, and to encourage employers and individuals to participate, and the LSC's funding powers.
* Provisions for the appointment of [[governor]]s in the further education sector.
* Other duties and powers of the LSC, including [[equal opportunities]] and the needs of people with [[learning disabilities|learning difficulties]], powers to provide information, advice and guidance services and a duty to publish its strategy and annual plans.
* Establishment of local LSCs, including planning and consultation arrangements and the power of the [[Secretary of State for Education and Skills|Secretary of State]] to make directions to local education authorities in respect of adult and community learning provision.
* Creation of the LSC's Young People's and Adult Learning Committees. 
* Creation of [[Academy (English school)|academies]] (originally known as "city academies"), publicly funded schools operating outside of local government control and with a significant degree of autonomy.
* Powers for the Secretary of State to give directions to the LSC, to pay it its annual grant-in-aid and require the LSC to make an annual report.
* Similar arrangements for Wales.

The Act also established arrangements for Inspections of further education in England and Wales, and abolished the [[Further Education Funding Council for England]].

==External links==
*{{UK-LEG|path=ukpga/2000/21|title=Learning and Skills Act 2000|type=ukpga|notes=yes}}.

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