68.Sections 21 and 22 set out details of the planning arrangements the LSC and local councils must put in place. The LSC must prepare guidance and local LSCs must prepare and publish plans. In preparing a plan, a local LSC must consult any relevant Regional Development Agency (including the London Development Agency), local authorities (including local education authorities) within its area and any other body which the Secretary of State specifies. The Secretary of State will, in practice, specify Local Learning Partnerships under this provision, and may specify other bodies such as the Connexions Service. Local LSCs must have regard to the RDAs’ regional economic strategies and include in their plans a statement setting out how their learning and skills responsibilities will contribute to local economic regeneration activities. They must also have regard to the local authorities’ strategies for the promotion of economic, social and environmental well-being provided for in the Local Government Act 2000.
Commentary on Sections Sections 1 to 29 and Schedules 1 to 3 Sections 21 to 24: guidance to local councils and their plans