SL(5)239 – The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations 2018

Background and Purpose

The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (the 2009 Regulations) make provision for the repayment of student loans and postgraduate degree loans in England and Wales.

These composite Regulations made by the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers amend the 2009 Regulations, and make provision for the repayment of postgraduate doctoral degree loans made by the Welsh Ministers under Part 4 of the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018.

Procedure

Negative (composite).

Technical Scrutiny

One reporting point is identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.2(ix), because this instrument has been made in English only.

The Explanatory Memorandum to the Regulations states as follows:

…This composite statutory instrument is subject to the negative resolution procedure in the National Assembly for Wales and in the UK Parliament. Given the composite nature of the regulations and that no routine Parliamentary processes exist by which to lay bilingual regulations before Parliament, these Regulations will exceptionally be made in English only…

Merits Scrutiny

No points are identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.3 in respect of this instrument.

Implications arising from exiting the European Union

No points are identified for reporting under Standing Order 21.3 in respect of this instrument.

Government Response

No government response is required.

Legal Advisers

Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

September 2018