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1659232

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-School Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many safeguarding concerns have been recorded regarding unregistered alternative providers in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL9967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about the mean and median amounts spent by a school or local authority on an unregistered alternative provider place in England for (a) pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan, (b) pupils classified as a Child In Need, (c) Pupil Premium Pupils, and (d) pupils excluded from school. Commissioning arrangements are managed directly by schools and local authorities who require the provision, and they do not report their expenditure at the level of detail requested.</p><p>The department also does not routinely collect data on the number of safeguarding concerns that have taken place in unregistered APs. Commissioners are responsible for the AP they use and ensuring that it is safe.</p><p>The Alternative Provision (AP) statutory guidance is clear that AP, including unregistered AP, should be good quality, registered where appropriate, and delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks. The guidance can be found in the attached document. Responsibility for the AP used rests with the commissioner. The nature of the intervention, its objectives and the timeline to achieve these objectives should be agreed and clearly defined.</p><p>Some local authorities or partnerships of schools have developed a local directory of ‘approved’ provision, which meets clearly defined standards, including registration where necessary, safeguarding, health and safety, quality of accommodation, quality of education etc. These lists, where they exist, can provide a helpful starting point. However, prior to placement, commissioners should still assess whether the provision offers high quality education and is suitable for the pupil’s individual needs.</p><p>‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance to which all schools and colleges must have regard when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and can be found in the attached document. The guidance states that where a school places a pupil in AP, the school continues to be responsible for the safeguarding of that pupil and should be satisfied that the provider meets the needs of the pupil. Schools should obtain written confirmation from the AP that appropriate safeguarding checks have been carried out on individuals working at the establishment, for example, those checks that the school would otherwise perform in respect of its own staff.</p><p>Ofsted does not inspect individual unregistered AP settings unless they are part of a criminal investigation where there are concerns that the provider may be operating illegally as an independent school. Any provider of AP must be registered as an independent school if it caters full time for five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or one pupil who is looked after or has an education, health and care plan. Under Section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the Unregistered Schools Team does not inspect the quality of the provision or the safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>The School Inspection Handbook states that during school inspections, inspectors will evaluate how well a school continues to take responsibility for its pupils who attend AP, including in unregistered AP. The Handbook can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023</a>. Inspectors will normally visit a sample of any part-time unregistered AP during the inspection. This is to assess the adequacy of the school’s quality assurance process. A school is likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management if it is making ineffective or inappropriate use of AP, failing to ensure the suitability of a provision, being unaware of the number of their pupils attending AP or not taking responsibility for their pupils who attend AP.</p><p>From January 2023, Ofsted is inspecting the local authority commissioning of AP as part of Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inspections. The Area SEND inspection Handbook states that in doing so inspectors will consider whether the local authority’s use of unregistered and online provision is lawful and appropriate to children and young people’s needs. The Handbook can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL9966 et al_alternative_provision_statutory_guidance_accessible.pdf title HL9966_AP_guidance 2 file name HL9966 et al _Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf title HL9966_Keeping_children_Safe_guidance grouped question UIN HL9966 HL9968 HL9969 HL9970 HL9971 question first answered 25/09/2023 14:19:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1659233

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-School Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any minimum standards for an unregistered alternative provider which provides education placements for school-aged pupils to operate in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL9968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about the mean and median amounts spent by a school or local authority on an unregistered alternative provider place in England for (a) pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan, (b) pupils classified as a Child In Need, (c) Pupil Premium Pupils, and (d) pupils excluded from school. Commissioning arrangements are managed directly by schools and local authorities who require the provision, and they do not report their expenditure at the level of detail requested.</p><p>The department also does not routinely collect data on the number of safeguarding concerns that have taken place in unregistered APs. Commissioners are responsible for the AP they use and ensuring that it is safe.</p><p>The Alternative Provision (AP) statutory guidance is clear that AP, including unregistered AP, should be good quality, registered where appropriate, and delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks. The guidance can be found in the attached document. Responsibility for the AP used rests with the commissioner. The nature of the intervention, its objectives and the timeline to achieve these objectives should be agreed and clearly defined.</p><p>Some local authorities or partnerships of schools have developed a local directory of ‘approved’ provision, which meets clearly defined standards, including registration where necessary, safeguarding, health and safety, quality of accommodation, quality of education etc. These lists, where they exist, can provide a helpful starting point. However, prior to placement, commissioners should still assess whether the provision offers high quality education and is suitable for the pupil’s individual needs.</p><p>‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance to which all schools and colleges must have regard when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and can be found in the attached document. The guidance states that where a school places a pupil in AP, the school continues to be responsible for the safeguarding of that pupil and should be satisfied that the provider meets the needs of the pupil. Schools should obtain written confirmation from the AP that appropriate safeguarding checks have been carried out on individuals working at the establishment, for example, those checks that the school would otherwise perform in respect of its own staff.</p><p>Ofsted does not inspect individual unregistered AP settings unless they are part of a criminal investigation where there are concerns that the provider may be operating illegally as an independent school. Any provider of AP must be registered as an independent school if it caters full time for five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or one pupil who is looked after or has an education, health and care plan. Under Section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the Unregistered Schools Team does not inspect the quality of the provision or the safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>The School Inspection Handbook states that during school inspections, inspectors will evaluate how well a school continues to take responsibility for its pupils who attend AP, including in unregistered AP. The Handbook can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023</a>. Inspectors will normally visit a sample of any part-time unregistered AP during the inspection. This is to assess the adequacy of the school’s quality assurance process. A school is likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management if it is making ineffective or inappropriate use of AP, failing to ensure the suitability of a provision, being unaware of the number of their pupils attending AP or not taking responsibility for their pupils who attend AP.</p><p>From January 2023, Ofsted is inspecting the local authority commissioning of AP as part of Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inspections. The Area SEND inspection Handbook states that in doing so inspectors will consider whether the local authority’s use of unregistered and online provision is lawful and appropriate to children and young people’s needs. The Handbook can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL9966 et al_alternative_provision_statutory_guidance_accessible.pdf title HL9966_AP_guidance 2 file name HL9966 et al _Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf title HL9966_Keeping_children_Safe_guidance grouped question UIN HL9966 HL9967 HL9969 HL9970 HL9971 question first answered 25/09/2023 14:19:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1659234

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-School Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are any safeguarding checks or requirements for an unregistered alternative provider that provides education placements for school-aged pupils in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL9969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about the mean and median amounts spent by a school or local authority on an unregistered alternative provider place in England for (a) pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan, (b) pupils classified as a Child In Need, (c) Pupil Premium Pupils, and (d) pupils excluded from school. Commissioning arrangements are managed directly by schools and local authorities who require the provision, and they do not report their expenditure at the level of detail requested.</p><p>The department also does not routinely collect data on the number of safeguarding concerns that have taken place in unregistered APs. Commissioners are responsible for the AP they use and ensuring that it is safe.</p><p>The Alternative Provision (AP) statutory guidance is clear that AP, including unregistered AP, should be good quality, registered where appropriate, and delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks. The guidance can be found in the attached document. Responsibility for the AP used rests with the commissioner. The nature of the intervention, its objectives and the timeline to achieve these objectives should be agreed and clearly defined.</p><p>Some local authorities or partnerships of schools have developed a local directory of ‘approved’ provision, which meets clearly defined standards, including registration where necessary, safeguarding, health and safety, quality of accommodation, quality of education etc. These lists, where they exist, can provide a helpful starting point. However, prior to placement, commissioners should still assess whether the provision offers high quality education and is suitable for the pupil’s individual needs.</p><p>‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance to which all schools and colleges must have regard when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and can be found in the attached document. The guidance states that where a school places a pupil in AP, the school continues to be responsible for the safeguarding of that pupil and should be satisfied that the provider meets the needs of the pupil. Schools should obtain written confirmation from the AP that appropriate safeguarding checks have been carried out on individuals working at the establishment, for example, those checks that the school would otherwise perform in respect of its own staff.</p><p>Ofsted does not inspect individual unregistered AP settings unless they are part of a criminal investigation where there are concerns that the provider may be operating illegally as an independent school. Any provider of AP must be registered as an independent school if it caters full time for five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or one pupil who is looked after or has an education, health and care plan. Under Section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the Unregistered Schools Team does not inspect the quality of the provision or the safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>The School Inspection Handbook states that during school inspections, inspectors will evaluate how well a school continues to take responsibility for its pupils who attend AP, including in unregistered AP. The Handbook can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023</a>. Inspectors will normally visit a sample of any part-time unregistered AP during the inspection. This is to assess the adequacy of the school’s quality assurance process. A school is likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management if it is making ineffective or inappropriate use of AP, failing to ensure the suitability of a provision, being unaware of the number of their pupils attending AP or not taking responsibility for their pupils who attend AP.</p><p>From January 2023, Ofsted is inspecting the local authority commissioning of AP as part of Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inspections. The Area SEND inspection Handbook states that in doing so inspectors will consider whether the local authority’s use of unregistered and online provision is lawful and appropriate to children and young people’s needs. The Handbook can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL9966 et al_alternative_provision_statutory_guidance_accessible.pdf title HL9966_AP_guidance 2 file name HL9966 et al _Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf title HL9966_Keeping_children_Safe_guidance grouped question UIN HL9966 HL9967 HL9968 HL9970 HL9971 question first answered 25/09/2023 14:19:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1659235

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-School Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how often Ofsted inspect unregistered alternative providers that provides education placements for school-aged pupils in England.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL9970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about the mean and median amounts spent by a school or local authority on an unregistered alternative provider place in England for (a) pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan, (b) pupils classified as a Child In Need, (c) Pupil Premium Pupils, and (d) pupils excluded from school. Commissioning arrangements are managed directly by schools and local authorities who require the provision, and they do not report their expenditure at the level of detail requested.</p><p>The department also does not routinely collect data on the number of safeguarding concerns that have taken place in unregistered APs. Commissioners are responsible for the AP they use and ensuring that it is safe.</p><p>The Alternative Provision (AP) statutory guidance is clear that AP, including unregistered AP, should be good quality, registered where appropriate, and delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks. The guidance can be found in the attached document. Responsibility for the AP used rests with the commissioner. The nature of the intervention, its objectives and the timeline to achieve these objectives should be agreed and clearly defined.</p><p>Some local authorities or partnerships of schools have developed a local directory of ‘approved’ provision, which meets clearly defined standards, including registration where necessary, safeguarding, health and safety, quality of accommodation, quality of education etc. These lists, where they exist, can provide a helpful starting point. However, prior to placement, commissioners should still assess whether the provision offers high quality education and is suitable for the pupil’s individual needs.</p><p>‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance to which all schools and colleges must have regard when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and can be found in the attached document. The guidance states that where a school places a pupil in AP, the school continues to be responsible for the safeguarding of that pupil and should be satisfied that the provider meets the needs of the pupil. Schools should obtain written confirmation from the AP that appropriate safeguarding checks have been carried out on individuals working at the establishment, for example, those checks that the school would otherwise perform in respect of its own staff.</p><p>Ofsted does not inspect individual unregistered AP settings unless they are part of a criminal investigation where there are concerns that the provider may be operating illegally as an independent school. Any provider of AP must be registered as an independent school if it caters full time for five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or one pupil who is looked after or has an education, health and care plan. Under Section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the Unregistered Schools Team does not inspect the quality of the provision or the safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>The School Inspection Handbook states that during school inspections, inspectors will evaluate how well a school continues to take responsibility for its pupils who attend AP, including in unregistered AP. The Handbook can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023</a>. Inspectors will normally visit a sample of any part-time unregistered AP during the inspection. This is to assess the adequacy of the school’s quality assurance process. A school is likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management if it is making ineffective or inappropriate use of AP, failing to ensure the suitability of a provision, being unaware of the number of their pupils attending AP or not taking responsibility for their pupils who attend AP.</p><p>From January 2023, Ofsted is inspecting the local authority commissioning of AP as part of Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inspections. The Area SEND inspection Handbook states that in doing so inspectors will consider whether the local authority’s use of unregistered and online provision is lawful and appropriate to children and young people’s needs. The Handbook can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL9966 et al_alternative_provision_statutory_guidance_accessible.pdf title HL9966_AP_guidance 2 file name HL9966 et al _Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf title HL9966_Keeping_children_Safe_guidance grouped question UIN HL9966 HL9967 HL9968 HL9969 HL9971 question first answered 25/09/2023 14:19:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1659236

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Out-of-School Education
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether schools or local authorities that commission unregistered alternative providers require checks on the proprietor and staff before placing pupils in their care.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL9971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The department does not hold information about the mean and median amounts spent by a school or local authority on an unregistered alternative provider place in England for (a) pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan, (b) pupils classified as a Child In Need, (c) Pupil Premium Pupils, and (d) pupils excluded from school. Commissioning arrangements are managed directly by schools and local authorities who require the provision, and they do not report their expenditure at the level of detail requested.</p><p>The department also does not routinely collect data on the number of safeguarding concerns that have taken place in unregistered APs. Commissioners are responsible for the AP they use and ensuring that it is safe.</p><p>The Alternative Provision (AP) statutory guidance is clear that AP, including unregistered AP, should be good quality, registered where appropriate, and delivered by high quality staff with suitable training, experience and safeguarding checks. The guidance can be found in the attached document. Responsibility for the AP used rests with the commissioner. The nature of the intervention, its objectives and the timeline to achieve these objectives should be agreed and clearly defined.</p><p>Some local authorities or partnerships of schools have developed a local directory of ‘approved’ provision, which meets clearly defined standards, including registration where necessary, safeguarding, health and safety, quality of accommodation, quality of education etc. These lists, where they exist, can provide a helpful starting point. However, prior to placement, commissioners should still assess whether the provision offers high quality education and is suitable for the pupil’s individual needs.</p><p>‘Keeping children safe in education’ is statutory guidance to which all schools and colleges must have regard when carrying out their duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and can be found in the attached document. The guidance states that where a school places a pupil in AP, the school continues to be responsible for the safeguarding of that pupil and should be satisfied that the provider meets the needs of the pupil. Schools should obtain written confirmation from the AP that appropriate safeguarding checks have been carried out on individuals working at the establishment, for example, those checks that the school would otherwise perform in respect of its own staff.</p><p>Ofsted does not inspect individual unregistered AP settings unless they are part of a criminal investigation where there are concerns that the provider may be operating illegally as an independent school. Any provider of AP must be registered as an independent school if it caters full time for five or more pupils of compulsory school age, or one pupil who is looked after or has an education, health and care plan. Under Section 97 of the Education and Skills Act 2008, the Unregistered Schools Team does not inspect the quality of the provision or the safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>The School Inspection Handbook states that during school inspections, inspectors will evaluate how well a school continues to take responsibility for its pupils who attend AP, including in unregistered AP. The Handbook can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-inspection-handbook-eif/school-inspection-handbook-for-september-2023</a>. Inspectors will normally visit a sample of any part-time unregistered AP during the inspection. This is to assess the adequacy of the school’s quality assurance process. A school is likely to be judged inadequate for leadership and management if it is making ineffective or inappropriate use of AP, failing to ensure the suitability of a provision, being unaware of the number of their pupils attending AP or not taking responsibility for their pupils who attend AP.</p><p>From January 2023, Ofsted is inspecting the local authority commissioning of AP as part of Area Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) inspections. The Area SEND inspection Handbook states that in doing so inspectors will consider whether the local authority’s use of unregistered and online provision is lawful and appropriate to children and young people’s needs. The Handbook can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/area-send-framework-and-handbook/area-send-inspections-framework-and-handbook</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL9966 et al_alternative_provision_statutory_guidance_accessible.pdf title HL9966_AP_guidance 2 file name HL9966 et al _Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2023.pdf title HL9966_Keeping_children_Safe_guidance grouped question UIN HL9966 HL9967 HL9968 HL9969 HL9970 question first answered 25/09/2023 14:19:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1676491

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what percentage, of levy-paying employers have spent more than half the funds in their apprenticeship levy account, for each of the past five financial years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>UK employers with an annual pay bill above £3 million pay the apprenticeship levy, which is collected by HM Revenue &amp; Customs. The government introduced the apprenticeship levy to incentivise larger businesses to develop and invest in their own apprenticeship programmes whilst ensuring the availability of funding for smaller employers wanting to offer apprenticeships. Through the levy, the government is increasing investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion in the 2024/25 financial year to support employers of all sizes build their workforces. As the apprenticeships levy is UK wide, income from the levy also supports the Devolved Administrations to invest in their skills programmes.</p><p>In England, employers can use their levy funds for apprenticeships in their own business or transfer their funds to support apprenticeships in other businesses. Funds that levy payers do not draw on is used to fund apprenticeships in small and medium sized businesses. Levy payers are not expected to use all funds available to them, though they are able to do so.</p><p>Employers in England who pay the apprenticeship levy can access funds for apprenticeship training and assessment by registering for an apprenticeship service account. The funds in employers’ accounts reflect the ‘English percentage’ of an employer’s levy contribution and include a 10% top-up from the government.</p><p>The funds available to levy-paying employers through their apprenticeship service accounts does not represent the total spend on apprenticeships for levy-paying empoyers and is not the same as the apprenticeships budget which funds apprenticeships for employers of all sizes. On average, 98% of the apprenticeships budget has been spent in the last two financial years.</p><p>The table below shows the number of levy-paying employers that have spent more than 50% of the funds declared in their apprenticeship service accounts, including the 10% top-up from the government, in each financial year from 2018/19 to 2022/23.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Number of employers who spent more than 50% of levy funds</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total employers who spent more than 50% of levy funds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>4,210</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>6,080</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>6,580</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department is supporting employers to make greater use of their levy and have improved the transfer system to make it easier to find other employers who wish to take on apprentices with transferred funds. In April 2019, the department increased the transfer allowance from 10% to 25%, so levy-paying employers could transfer more of their annual funds to support any employer. Since September 2021, over 500 employers, including ASDA, HomeServe, and BT Group, have pledged to transfer over £33 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes. The table below shows the number of levy-paying employers who spent all of their transfer allowance in each financial year from 2018/19 to 2022/23.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY (of allowance calculation)</p></td><td><p>Employers who used all their transfer allowance</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total employers who used all their transfer allowance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regard to allowing levy-paying employers to use their funds on non-apprenticeship training schemes and courses, I refer the noble lady to the answer of 10 November 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/614" target="_blank">614</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL975 question first answered 21/12/2023 16:25:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1676492

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government (1) how many, and (2) what percentage, of levy-paying employers have transferred the maximum 25 per cent of apprenticeship levy funds to other businesses, for each of the past five financial years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
	uin	HL975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>UK employers with an annual pay bill above £3 million pay the apprenticeship levy, which is collected by HM Revenue &amp; Customs. The government introduced the apprenticeship levy to incentivise larger businesses to develop and invest in their own apprenticeship programmes whilst ensuring the availability of funding for smaller employers wanting to offer apprenticeships. Through the levy, the government is increasing investment in the apprenticeships system in England to £2.7 billion in the 2024/25 financial year to support employers of all sizes build their workforces. As the apprenticeships levy is UK wide, income from the levy also supports the Devolved Administrations to invest in their skills programmes.</p><p>In England, employers can use their levy funds for apprenticeships in their own business or transfer their funds to support apprenticeships in other businesses. Funds that levy payers do not draw on is used to fund apprenticeships in small and medium sized businesses. Levy payers are not expected to use all funds available to them, though they are able to do so.</p><p>Employers in England who pay the apprenticeship levy can access funds for apprenticeship training and assessment by registering for an apprenticeship service account. The funds in employers’ accounts reflect the ‘English percentage’ of an employer’s levy contribution and include a 10% top-up from the government.</p><p>The funds available to levy-paying employers through their apprenticeship service accounts does not represent the total spend on apprenticeships for levy-paying empoyers and is not the same as the apprenticeships budget which funds apprenticeships for employers of all sizes. On average, 98% of the apprenticeships budget has been spent in the last two financial years.</p><p>The table below shows the number of levy-paying employers that have spent more than 50% of the funds declared in their apprenticeship service accounts, including the 10% top-up from the government, in each financial year from 2018/19 to 2022/23.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Number of employers who spent more than 50% of levy funds</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total employers who spent more than 50% of levy funds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>4,210</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>6,080</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>6,580</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department is supporting employers to make greater use of their levy and have improved the transfer system to make it easier to find other employers who wish to take on apprentices with transferred funds. In April 2019, the department increased the transfer allowance from 10% to 25%, so levy-paying employers could transfer more of their annual funds to support any employer. Since September 2021, over 500 employers, including ASDA, HomeServe, and BT Group, have pledged to transfer over £33 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes. The table below shows the number of levy-paying employers who spent all of their transfer allowance in each financial year from 2018/19 to 2022/23.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY (of allowance calculation)</p></td><td><p>Employers who used all their transfer allowance</p></td><td><p>Percentage of total employers who used all their transfer allowance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>2.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regard to allowing levy-paying employers to use their funds on non-apprenticeship training schemes and courses, I refer the noble lady to the answer of 10 November 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/614" target="_blank">614</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL974 question first answered 21/12/2023 16:25:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1675706

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Electricians: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support students studying a classroom-based electrical technical diploma to transition into the workforce.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Further education outcomes are published annually and include information on the employment and further learning destinations of adult learners in the academic year after achieving their learning aim. The outcomes are available to view online at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures</a>. Earnings outcomes are also tracked in each of the five academic years after achievement of the learning aim. Users can break down the data to view the outcomes for learners achieving specific qualifications. The most recent published data relates to adult learners who achieved their qualification in the 2020/21 academic year and their destinations in the following academic year (2021/22).</p><p> </p><p>For example, the following table shows the sort of learner outcome measures that can be found in the publication. The outcomes relate to the year after achievement of the qualification. Full methodology is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/further-education-outcomes" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/further-education-outcomes</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Q</strong><strong>ualification title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustained employment and/or learning</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustained employment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustained learning</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median earnings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Technical Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>c</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>£17,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures)</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>£21,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>c</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical Installation (Engineering)</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>z</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>z</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intermediate Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>z</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c denotes where a figure has been suppressed for confidentiality reasons and z denotes where data is unavailable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department expects further education providers to ensure students are well informed about the world of work and their options for employment, and to tailor careers activities to the needs of their students. Providers should deliver support and advice on transitional pathways into further/higher education, training or into employment. These expectations are underpinned by funding agreements that require further education colleges and sixth form colleges to secure access to independent careers guidance for all students up to the age of 18 and to 19- to- 24-year-olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Further education colleges also have a statutory duty under the Education Act 1997 to provide persons attending the college with access to both guidance materials and reference materials relating to careers education and career opportunities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL874 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:56:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1675707

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Electricians: Training
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to measure the learner outcomes and career progression of students completing electrical technical diplomas.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	uin	HL874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Further education outcomes are published annually and include information on the employment and further learning destinations of adult learners in the academic year after achieving their learning aim. The outcomes are available to view online at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/further-education-outcome-based-success-measures</a>. Earnings outcomes are also tracked in each of the five academic years after achievement of the learning aim. Users can break down the data to view the outcomes for learners achieving specific qualifications. The most recent published data relates to adult learners who achieved their qualification in the 2020/21 academic year and their destinations in the following academic year (2021/22).</p><p> </p><p>For example, the following table shows the sort of learner outcome measures that can be found in the publication. The outcomes relate to the year after achievement of the qualification. Full methodology is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/further-education-outcomes" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/further-education-outcomes</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Q</strong><strong>ualification title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustained employment and/or learning</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustained employment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sustained learning</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Median earnings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Technical Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>78%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>c</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>£17,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical Installations (Buildings and Structures)</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>£21,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>86%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>c</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical Installation (Engineering)</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>z</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>z</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Intermediate Diploma in Electrical Installation</p></td><td><p>93%</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>z</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c denotes where a figure has been suppressed for confidentiality reasons and z denotes where data is unavailable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The department expects further education providers to ensure students are well informed about the world of work and their options for employment, and to tailor careers activities to the needs of their students. Providers should deliver support and advice on transitional pathways into further/higher education, training or into employment. These expectations are underpinned by funding agreements that require further education colleges and sixth form colleges to secure access to independent careers guidance for all students up to the age of 18 and to 19- to- 24-year-olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Further education colleges also have a statutory duty under the Education Act 1997 to provide persons attending the college with access to both guidance materials and reference materials relating to careers education and career opportunities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL873 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:56:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1675037

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Family Hubs: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 75 local authorities eligible for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme received part of the £81.75 million allocated for creating family hub networks, and how this funding was broken down across those hubs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
	uin	HL803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>The funding package for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme is for all 75 local authorities. The published funding methodology can be found attached. This publication sets out how each local authority received their funding allocation. Each local authority will receive up to £500,00 across the three-year programme duration to transform their Family hubs services into a Family Hub model.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL806 question first answered 13/12/2023 13:26:00 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL803_HL806_published_funding_methodology.pdf title Published funding methodology
	tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton