The Apprenticeships (Modifications to the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England) (No. 2) Order 2015

Made: 8th October 2015

Laid before Parliament: 9th October 2015

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

In accordance with section 25(4) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the modifications to the specification of apprenticeship standards for England, which have effect by this Order, comply with section 27 of that Act[^f00002].

Citation and commencement

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This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships (Modifications to the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England) (No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on 2nd November 2015.

Modifications to the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England

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The document entitled “Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)” published by the Secretary of State on 20th January 2011, with ISBN 978-0-85605-726-7, and as modified by the documents entitled—

• (a) “Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)” published by the Secretary of State on 7th March 2013, with ISBN 978-0-85605-727-4, and

• (b) “Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)” published by the Secretary of State on 12th February 2015, with unique reference number BIS/15/14,

has effect with the further modifications contained in the document entitled “Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)” published by the Secretary of State on 5th October 2015, with unique reference number BIS/15/572[^f00003].

Signed

Nick Boles — Minister of State for Skills — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills — 8th October 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order, made under section 25(3) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) (“the Act”), brings the modified specification of apprenticeship standards for England into effect. Section 25(3) of the Act was repealed by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) other than as it applies in relation to England by virtue of provision made under section 115(9) of that Act. Such provision was made in relation to section 25(3) at article 13 of, and paragraphs 2 to 4 and 7 of the Schedule to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015.

This Order specifies that the document entitled “Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England (SASE)” has effect with the modifications referred to in article 2. A consolidated version of that document, incorporating all of the modifications to it, was published by the Secretary of State on 5th October 2015 with unique reference number BIS/15/572 and can be found on the government website (gov.uk) at www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-of-apprenticeship-standards-for-england. A printed copy of the publication can be obtained by post from the Apprenticeships Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET.

The Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England specifies the requirements that must be met for recognised English frameworks to be issued under section 14(1) of the Act.

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

An Explanatory Memorandum has been prepared and is available alongside this Order at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2009 c. 22. Section 25(3) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 was repealed by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), but saved (under the power to make transitional and saving provision at section 115(9) of the Deregulation Act 2015) by article 13 of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Schedule to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015, subject to the provisions made at paragraphs 4 and 7 of the Schedule to that Order.

[^f00002]: Sections 25(4) and 27 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 were repealed by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), but saved (under the power to make transitional and saving provision at section 115(9) of the Deregulation Act 2015) by article 13 of, and paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Schedule to, the Deregulation Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015, subject to the provision made at paragraph 4 (and in the case of section 25(4), paragraph 7) of the Schedule to that Order.

[^f00003]: The last document contains a consolidated version of the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards for England incorporating all of the modifications to it. The publication is available from www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-of-apprenticeship-standards-for-england. A printed copy of the publication can be obtained by post from the Apprenticeships Directorate, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET.