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We have no comment on the actual draft regulations for the apprenticeship levy but have serious concerns about one important related administrative aspect of the levy: the reclaim mechanism for employers based outside England. How employers in the devolved nations are able to access the money they have paid into the levy scheme remains unknown:
Building societies – and indeed other employers - who have mobile or offshore workers spanning UK national borders need clarity. Final information on the distribution of levy funds and the eligibility of cross-border workers is vital to ensure that, for example, English residents working in Scotland or English-based employees who commute to Wales are able to benefit from increased apprenticeship opportunities. Otherwise, the levy is in danger of becoming a postcode lottery – or worse, just another payroll tax.
Andrea Jeffries
Policy Manager
Child Trust Funds
ISAs - Individual Savings Accounts
Junior Individual Savings Accounts (JISAs)