Member

I recognise the importance of Skills England being effective and held accountable as an arm’s-length body, which several noble Lords referred to. Skills England will have a published framework document setting out the arrangements for the Department for Education to monitor its strategy, performance and delivery. A framework document is a core constitutional document of an arm’s-length body, setting out the purpose of the body and describing the governance and accountability framework that applies between it, the sponsor department and the rest of government. This includes the arrangements for the sponsor department to monitor the body’s strategy, performance and delivery.