The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-07-31)

These Regulations amend the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I 2017/1310). Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 5 to change the minimum duration of the practical period of an approved English apprenticeship agreement from 12 months to 8 months and regulation 6 to change the minimum duration of the period during which the person is expected to work and receive training under alternative English apprenticeship arrangements, from 12 months to 8 months.

Statutory Instruments

2025 No. 599

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, ENGLAND

The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Made

19th May 2025

Laid before Parliament

21st May 2025

Coming into force

1st August 2025

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section A1(3)(c), (4) and (5) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009(1 (\"#f00001\")).

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st August 2025.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment to the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017

2.—(1) The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017(2 (\"#f00002\")) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 5 (duration of practical period), in paragraphs (1) and (2)(c), for “12” substitute “8”.

(3) In regulation 6 (alternative English apprenticeships), in paragraphs (7), (9)(d) and (11), for “12” substitute “8”.

Smith of Malvern

Minister of State

Department for Education

19th May 2025

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I 2017/1310 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1310\")). Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 5 to change the minimum duration of the practical period of an approved English apprenticeship agreement from 12 months to 8 months and regulation 6 to change the minimum duration of the period during which the person is expected to work and receive training under alternative English apprenticeship arrangements, from 12 months to 8 months.

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

(1)

2009 c. 22 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2009/22\"). Section A1 was inserted by section 3(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2015/20\") and was amended by section 22 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to, the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/12\") and section 1 of, and paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to, the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2017/19\").

(2)

S.I. 2017/1310 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1310\"); amended by S.I. 2020/1120 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2020/1120\"), S.I. 2022/86 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/86\"), S.I. 2022/949 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/949\") and S.I. 2022/1341 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2022/1341\").