(2) whom he expects to appoint as the (a) chair and (b) chief executive of the Joint Advisory Council for Qualifications; and if he will make a statement;
(3) when he expects the Joint Advisory Council for Qualifications to be in operation; and if he will make a statement;
(4) where the Joint Advisory Council for Qualifications will be based; and if he will make a statement.
The remit of the Joint Advisory Committee for Qualifications Approval (JACQA) is to give advice to the Secretary of State on which 14-19 qualifications should be publicly funded, in line with the policy set out in the 14-19 qualifications strategy, which we published in March this year. We will publish a formal remit for the Committee in advance of its first meeting, which we expect to take place in December this year.
The Committee will be co-chaired by and jointly responsible to the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). These organisations will also provide a joint secretariat to the Committee. The secretariat is currently considering the logistical arrangements for the Committee's inaugural meeting. The Committee will not exist on a statutory basis, and will not have any executive or decision-making powers. It will therefore not have a chief executive officer.