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Dear  Garry Chambers 

Thank you for your recent enquiry which was received on 23 September.

A reply will be sent to you as soon as possible and this should be within
20 working days, as you are requesting information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Your correspondence has been allocated reference number 2023-0034513.

Yours sincerely

Department for Education

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Dear Garry Chambers

Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 25^th
September. You requested for each of the financial years 20-26, the target
number of Skills Bootcamps starts expected, the actual number of Skills
Bootcamps starts, the number of Skills Bootcamps providers, the budget
allocation available for Skills Bootcamps and the actual spend/outturn for
Skills Bootcamps. I am dealing with your request under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).

The Department holds the information you have requested.  However, I
consider that the following exemption applies to your request:

S22: Information intended for future publication.

The Act obliges the Department to respond to requests promptly, and in any
case no later than 20 working days after receiving your request.  However,
where one of the exemptions listed above is applicable, the Department
must consider whether the public interest lies in disclosing or
withholding the information.  In these circumstances the Act allows the
time for response to be longer than 20 working days.

In your case the Department estimates that it will take an additional 20
days to take a decision on where the balance of the public interest lies. 
It is anticipated that you will receive a full response by 16^th November
2023.  If it appears that it will take longer than this to reach a
conclusion, we will keep you informed.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me.  Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications. 

If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you should
make a complaint to the Department by writing to me within two calendar
months of the date of this letter.  Your complaint will be considered by
an independent review panel, which were not involved in the original
consideration of your request. 

If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint to the
Department, you may then contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. 

Yours sincerely

Francess Smith on behalf of the
Skills Bootcamp Team

Dear Garry Chambers

Thank you for your request for information, which was received on 25^th
September 2023. You requested, for each of the financial years 2020-2026,
the target number of Skills Bootcamps starts expected, the actual number
of Skills Bootcamps starts, the number of Skills Bootcamps providers, the
budget allocation available for Skills Bootcamps and the actual
spend/outturn for Skills Bootcamps. I have dealt with your request under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”).  
   
A copy of the information which can be disclosed is enclosed.   
  

 1. Target number of Skills Bootcamps starts expected:   

  
2800 in FY 2020-21   
16,000 in FY 2021-22   
36,000 in FY 2022-23   
50,000 in FY 2023-24   
64,000 in FY 2024-25   
  
This information is not held for FY 2025-26.   
  

 2. Actual number of Skills Bootcamps starts:    

  
2800 in FY 2020-21   
16,120 in FY 2021-22   
40,040 in FY 2022-23   
  
For FY 2023-24, this information is not held for the full financial year
as delivery is still ongoing. For FY 2024-25 and 2025-26, this information
is not held because delivery has not started.   
  

 3. The number of Skills Bootcamp lead providers (unique organisations
registered to deliver Skills Bootcamps):   

  
6 in FY 2020-21   
66 in FY 2021-22   
112 in FY 2022-23   
   
For FY 2023-24, this information is not held for the full financial year
as delivery is still ongoing. For FY 2024-25 and 2025-26, this information
is not held because delivery has not started.   
  
  

 4. The budget allocation available for Skills Bootcamps:   

  
£13m in FY 2020-21  
£43m in FY 2021-22  
£150m in FY 2022-23              
  
For FY 2023-24 and 2024-25, DfE is investing up to £584 million across the
current Spending Review period (FY 2022-25) to significantly expand Skills
Bootcamps. Funding allocated can be confirmed after the end of the
respective financial year and post-publication of DfE Annual Report and
Accounts.  
FY 2025-26 sits outside the current spending review period and future
budgets are subject to future spending reviews and business planning.   
  
  

 5. The actual spend / outturn for Skills Bootcamps:   

  
£13m in FY 2020-21  
£32m in FY 2021-22  
£85m in FY 2022-23  
  
Note: Provisions for learners that had completed courses in the FY but
were waiting to achieve an interview offer/job offer to trigger the
MS2/MS3 payments are excluded from the above figures.  
  
For FY 2023-24, the information is being withheld because the following
exemption applies to this information:  
  
Section 22 – Information intended for future publication.   
  
Section 22 applies to information which is due to be published in the
future. In this case, the spend can be confirmed after the end of the
respective financial year and post-publication of DfE Annual Report and
Accounts.  
  
For FY 2024-25 and 2025-26, Spend cannot be confirmed for future financial
years, as spend has not been incurred. The spend can be confirmed after
the end of the respective financial year and post-publication of DfE
Annual Report and Accounts.  
   
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If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.  
  
If you are unhappy with the way your request has been handled, you should
make a complaint to the Department by writing to me within two calendar
months of the date of this letter.  Your complaint will be considered by
an independent review panel, who were not involved in the original
consideration of your request.    
  
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint to the
Department, you may then contact the Information Commissioner’s
Office.    

Yours sincerely

Skills Bootcamp Team
 

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