Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009

91 Duty to secure availability of apprenticeship places

(1) The Chief Executive must exercise the functions of the office in such a way as to secure that apprenticeship places are available in sufficient number and variety for there to be suitable apprenticeship places available for all persons—

(a) who have elected under section 92 for the apprenticeship offer, and

(b) for whom places have not already been made available under the apprenticeship offer.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an apprenticeship place is suitable for a person if it is—

(a) in one of the two available sectors chosen by the person under section 92,

(b) at the appropriate level, and

(c) within the person’s reasonable travel area.

(3) Regulations may make provision as to circumstances in which an apprenticeship place is to be treated as having been, or as not having been, made available for a person under the apprenticeship offer.

(4) In securing the provision of facilities for apprenticeship training for the purpose of meeting the requirement imposed by subsection (1) the Chief Executive must make the best use of the Chief Executive’s resources.