Rules for Government Contracts to Include Apprenticeship Requirements

This bill creates new rules for government contracts worth over a certain amount of money. It requires companies bidding for these contracts to show how they will create apprenticeships or provide skills training. The government says this will help create more job training opportunities when public money is spent. Companies would need to explain their apprenticeship plans when applying for contracts. The bill gives ministers power to set the minimum contract value where these rules apply. It also allows them to decide what types of skills training count towards the requirements. Local councils and other public bodies would follow these same rules when spending taxpayers' money on contracts.

• 1Companies bidding for large government contracts must show apprenticeship or skills training plans
• 2The rules apply to contracts above a minimum value set by ministers
• 3Local councils and public bodies must follow the same requirements
• 4Ministers can decide what types of training qualify under the rules
• 5The government says this will create more job training when public money is spent