EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act (2009) (“the Act”) on 1st March, 6th April and 1st August 2011. The provisions are listed in Articles 2 to 4.
Articles 2 and 3 commence provisions that provide for the statutory apprenticeship programme for England, either on 1st March or 6th April 2011. The apprenticeship programme involves changes to employment policy, and the majority of the provisions are being commenced on 6 April 2011. Some sections are being commenced on 1st March to allow for the infrastructure for the apprenticeship programme to be put in place before 6th April.
Article 4 commences provisions for Wales on 1st August 2011 in relation to the non-devolved area of employment.