Asked by: Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of how the planned changes to the apprenticeship levy will impact the number of available police apprenticeships.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)
The government’s new levy-funded growth and skills offer will introduce greater flexibility to employers and learners in England, creating routes into good, skilled jobs in growing industries, aligned with the government’s industrial strategy.
Police forces in England can make use of a number of apprenticeships, including the level 4 police community support officer standard and the level 6 police constable standard.
Level 6 apprenticeships, such as the police constable standard, are a core part of our apprenticeships offer and continue to be funded by the government.