7.23  EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS

7.23.1  The Contractor should comply with Cabinet Office requirements for Employment and Skills as set out below. Suitable drafting is as follows:

7.23  Employment and Skills

(a)  During the carrying out of the Works the Contractor shall comply with and implement the Employment and Skills Plan and the Employment and Skills Method Statement in accordance with the Employment and Skills Strategy.

(b)  The Contractor shall nominate an individual to liaise with the Authority and provide the Authority with information as reasonably required in order demonstrating the Contractor's compliance with the Employment and Skills Plan and the Employment and Skills Method Statement.

(c)  The Authority shall provide to the Contractor information it has available to enable the Contractor to comply with and implement the Employment and Skills Plan and the Employment and Skills Method Statement, including the details listed in the Employment and Skills Strategy.

(d)  During the carrying out of the Works the Contractor shall provide to the Authority on a monthly basis in accordance with the relevant dates set out in Employment and Skills Strategy a report outlining the achievements during the previous month against the Employment and Skills Plan and the Employment and Skills Method Statement and provide details of the various employment and skills activities delivered in that month.

(e)  Following the Services Availability Date the Parties shall meet to review the Contractor's compliance with and implementation of the Employment and Skills Plan and the Employment and Skills Method Statement.

"Construction Proposals"

means the proposals for the provision of the Facilities to satisfy the Facilities Output Requirements, as set out in Schedule [ ] and as amended pursuant to the terms of this Contract;

"Employment and Skills Method Statement"

means the method statement produced by the Contractor and forming part of the Construction Proposals and which sets out in detail how the Contractor shall implement the Employment and Skills Plan;

"Employment and Skills Plan"

means the employment and skills plan produced by the Contractor and forming part of the Construction Proposals to be complied with and implemented by the Contractor in order to execute the Employment and Skills Strategy;

"Employment and Skills Strategy"

means the Authority's Employment and Skills Strategy as set out in the Facilities Output Specification;