Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 2nd July 2025.

(2) Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

2.—(1) The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011(2) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation: general), in the definition of “approved HTQ”, in paragraph (a), for “Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education” substitute “Secretary of State”.

(3) In regulation 2B(2) (recognition of initial further education teacher training courses), for “Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education” substitute “Secretary of State”.

Amendment of the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017

3. In the Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017(3), in Schedule 1 (public authorities), omit paragraph 119.

Amendment of the Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017

4.—(1) The Apprenticeships (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2017(4) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(3) (off-the-job training), for “approved apprenticeship standard” substitute “published standard”.

(3) In regulation 4(2)(c) (practical period), for “approved standard” substitute “published standard”.

(4) In regulation 5(2)(e) (duration of practical period), for “approved standard”, in both places it occurs, substitute “published standard”.

(5) In regulation 6 (alternative English apprenticeships)—

(a)for “an approved standard”, in each place it occurs, substitute “a published standard”;

(b)for “approved standards”, in both places it occurs, substitute “published standards”.

(6) Omit Part 3 (fees for the carrying out of evaluations of apprenticeship assessments).

Amendment of the Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2024

5. In the Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2024(5), in the Schedule (relevant public sector employers), omit paragraph 121.