Disclosure Log

Apprenticeship Levy account management (FOI/7548)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 24 March 2026


Dear *********
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/7548.

Thank you for your request for information relating to Apprenticeship Levy account management.

1. The name, job title, and department of the individual(s) responsible for managing your organisation’s Apprenticeship Levy account.

Lyndsey Woolmore, Team Manager - Skills & Employment, Chief Executive"s Department.

2. Contact details for this individual or team (email address preferred).

[email protected]
Or
[email protected]

3. If applicable, details of any processes or criteria your council uses when considering Apprenticeship Levy transfers to external organisations.

Online application process for SME"s operating in Nottinghamshire County Council boundaries or employing a Nottinghamshire County Council resident in an apprenticeship (eligibility check for Nottinghamshire County Council postcode)

Applicants must demonstrate that they are actively supporting the aims and vision of Nottinghamshire County Council"s Council Plan.

To gain maximum benefit from the levy, bids will be prioritised using the following criteria:

• Priority 1: Creating an apprenticeship for a Looked after Young Person/Care Leaver
• Priority 2: Creating an Apprenticeship for disadvantaged groups and communities e.g. NEET, BME, those with disabilities, long term unemployed
• Priority 3: Creation of an apprenticeship that addresses a skills shortage in Nottinghamshire e.g. Health& Social Care; Digital
• Priority 4: Creation of a Higher-Level Apprenticeship


We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information Team, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected] .

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.  The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, WILMSLOW, SK9 5AF or https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/foi-and-eir-complaints/

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Your privacy: we use your personal information such as name and address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests.  For further details about the use of information about you, please see the information handling privacy notice on our website at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/4323566/informationgovernanceandinformationrightsprivacynotice.pdf

Yours sincerely

Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department
Nottinghamshire County Council

https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/contact-and-complaints/complaints

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