Purpose

Devolution of the Adult Skills Fund (ASF),
previously the Adult Education Budget, forms a significant part of
the Lancashire devolution deal. The Lancashire Combined County
Authority (LCCA) is required to submit a letter from the CEO (or
equivalent), a Strategic Skills Plan and progress against a number
of readiness conditions to the Department for Education (DfE) by
the 31 May 2025, to enable the secondary legislation to be laid to
devolve funds from the 1 August 2026.
 
This paper provides an overview of progress
to-date, including the final draft of the Lancashire Strategic
Skills Plan for Adult Skills Fund for approval.
 
This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the
requirements of the combined authorities Rules of Procedure
(Section 5 – Access to Information Rules, 25. Key Decisions)
have been complied with.

Content

The Lancashire Combined County Authority
approved the recommendation(s) as set out in the report.