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Since April 2016, 1,824 staff have started their apprenticeships in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) either through being recruited as apprentices or by existing staff taking up an apprenticeship. Apprenticeship starts by nation is as follows:<\/p>

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Nation<\/p><\/td>

Apprenticeship starts<\/p><\/td>

% of apprenticeship starts<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England<\/p><\/td>

1,304<\/p><\/td>

71%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Scotland<\/p><\/td>

243<\/p><\/td>

13%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wales<\/p><\/td>

275<\/p><\/td>

15%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Northern Ireland<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

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As an employer with a pay bill in excess of £3m pa, HMRC pays 0.5% of its pay bill into the apprenticeship levy on a monthly basis.<\/p>

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This equates to monthly payments of:<\/p>

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Month<\/p><\/td>

Apr 17<\/p><\/td>

May 17<\/p><\/td>

Jun 17<\/p><\/td>

Jul 17<\/p><\/td>

Aug 17<\/p><\/td>

Sept 17<\/p><\/td>

Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

£\u2019000s<\/p><\/td>

N/A<\/p><\/td>

743<\/p><\/td>

747<\/p><\/td>

748<\/p><\/td>

794<\/p><\/td>

748<\/p><\/td>

3,780<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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The digital apprenticeship service account went live in May 2017. It is the responsibility of the learning providers to draw down funding from the Digital Account. HMRC has been working with providers and the first payments have been made in October.<\/p>

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Month<\/p><\/td>

Apr 17<\/p><\/td>

May 17<\/p><\/td>

Jun 17<\/p><\/td>

Jul 17<\/p><\/td>

Aug 17<\/p><\/td>

Sept 17<\/p><\/td>

Oct 17<\/p><\/td>

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£<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

286*<\/p><\/td>

286<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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