Explanatory note

Under section 83A of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c.22), the Chief Executive of Skills Funding is under a duty to prioritise funding for apprenticeship training for specified groups of young people who have an apprenticeship opportunity (“the apprenticeship offer”). These Regulations prescribe a further category of persons for the purposes of the apprenticeship offer, namely persons who have a disability within the meaning of section 6(1) of the Equality Act 2010, that is a physical or mental impairment where such impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

An impact statement has not been prepared for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. The Explanatory Memorandum is published alongside these Regulations on www.legislation.gov.uk.