The Apprenticeships (Issue of Apprenticeship Certificates) (England) Regulations 2011

Made: 23rd March 2011

Laid before Parliament: 23rd March 2011

Coming into force: 13th April 2011

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3, 4, 5 and 264(1) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Apprenticeships (Issue of Apprenticeship Certificates) (England) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 13th April 2011.

• (2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

Manner of applying for an apprenticeship certificate

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For the purposes of applying for an apprenticeship certificate under sections 3 and 4 of the Act, a person must make an application in writing.

Fees for the issue of an apprenticeship certificate

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• (1) The English certifying authority is authorised to charge the person applying for an apprenticeship certificate a fee for the issue of an apprenticeship certificate.

• (2) The amount of the fee which the English certifying authority may charge for issuing an apprenticeship certificate must not exceed £25, or the cost incurred by the English certifying authority of issuing the apprenticeship certificate, whichever amount is lower.

Supply of copies of apprenticeship certificates

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• (1) An English certifying authority must supply a copy of an apprenticeship certificate to the person issued with the original of the apprenticeship certificate where an application is made in writing by that person to the certifying authority.

• (2) The English certifying authority is authorised to charge a fee for supplying a copy of an apprenticeship certificate.

• (3) The amount of the fee which the English certifying authority may charge for supplying a copy of an apprenticeship certificate must not exceed £30, or the cost incurred by the English certifying authority of supplying the certificate, whichever amount is lower.

Signed

John Hayes — Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Life Long Learning — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills — 23rd March 2011

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations relate to the issue of apprenticeship certificates under sections 3 and 4 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the Act”). These Regulations form part of the implementation of the statutory apprenticeships programme in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the Act.

Regulation 2 prescribes the manner of applying for an apprenticeship certificate under sections 3 and 4 of the Act. A person must make an application in writing. Regulation 3 authorises the English certifying authority to charge a fee for the cost of issuing an apprenticeship certificate, which must not exceed the amount set out in the regulations. Regulation 4 places a duty on the English certifying authority to supply a copy of an apprenticeship certificate to persons issued with the original certificate, and authorises the English certifying authority to charge a fee for the cost of supplying an apprenticeship certificate which must not exceed the amount set out in the regulations.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2009 c. 22