73.Section 30 and Schedule 4provide for the establishment of a new corporate body, the National Council for Education and Training for Wales (CETW). The CETW will be an Assembly Sponsored Public Body and its members will be appointed by the National Assembly for Wales. In making these appointments, the National Assembly will seek to appoint people with experience relevant to the CETW’s functions, including people with current or recent business experience. The CETW’s functions are to be carried out only in relation to Wales.
74.Schedule 4 makes provision about members and staff of the CETW; procedural matters, including the CETW’s accounts and provision for the National Assembly to remove any member from office on the grounds of persistent non-attendance, inability or unfitness for office. The Schedule sets out provisions for disclosure of members’ interests. The CETW will not be an agent of the Crown and its staff will not be civil servants.
Commentary on Sections Sections 30 to 49 and Schedules 4 and 5 Section 30 and Schedule 4: the CETW