78.This section of the Act inserts a new section 19B into the 2005 Act, requiring the Council to report on the financial sustainability of the further and higher education sector in Scotland, and on the performance of any persons involved in the provision of programmes of training for employment (i.e. national training programmes – see section 10 of this Act), Scottish apprenticeships (see section 11) and work-based learning (see section 12). At least once every financial year, the Council must prepare and publish a report on those issues.
79.Section 20 of this Act also give the Scottish Ministers a power to direct the Council to include particular aspects of financial sustainability or performance in a report, or to report on any matter relating to the Council’s functions as the Scottish Ministers may determine – and the Council is required to comply.
80.Exercise of functions by the Council
Commentary on Provisions Part 2 – Functions of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council Section 20: Reporting by the Council to fundable bodies