Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:21:59 +0100
Subject: Freedom of Information request - SFA Funding
From: Jim Dickinson <[FOI #123260 email]>
To: FOI requests at Bexley College <[email address]>

     Dear Bexley College,
     
     You will be aware that paragraph 12 of the SFA Funding Rules
     2012/13 is newly revised and states that “Where the Agency has made
     a full contribution to the costs of a Learner’s programme,
     Providers must not make compulsory charges to employers or Learners
     for any delivery of the learning activity funded by the Agency.
     This includes: administration, registration, assessment, materials
     or examination costs whether incurred directly by the Provider or
     charged by other organisations such as awarding organisations. This
     includes charges for identification passes, uniforms, tools and
     material where without them, a learner cannot complete and achieve
     their learning aim.”
     
     Please can you provide me with the following information:
     
     1. The estimated cost to the college of implementing these
     requirements in the year ahead
     2. Copies of any papers, including at Corporation level, pertaining
     to the implementation of these requirements
     3. Can you make clear whether you are intending to apply these
     standards to other provision in the college, and specifically
     whether you intend to implement for EFA funded provision
     
     You will also be aware of changes to the required Instrument &
     Articles for the college that give it freedom to adopt new
     structures and practices.
     
     Please can you provide me with the following information:
     
     1. The number of student members of the corporation at present
     2. The existing methodology in use for their
     appointment/selection/election
     3. If there are any plans to change the number, or methodology for
     their appointment/selection/election
     
     Yours faithfully,
     
     Jim Dickinson
     
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