AEB 'longstop' date?

Definition:

“Longstop Date” means the date on which an extension to the Contract Period which has been granted by the Department under Clause 2.3 solely to give Learners recruited prior to the ESFA Expiry Date an opportunity to complete their Learning Programmes, comes to an end;

HTH

OK, I've not seen anything to do with an extension so am I right in thinking that means all of our AEB learners must finish by the end of July 2023?

I think it is clear in 2.3 that learners who started prior to 31/7/2023 would be funded for 12 months and may be carried over to 23/24.

2.3 In order to give Learners recruited prior to the relevant Expiry Date an opportunity to complete their Learning Programmes, the Department may extend the Contract Period for the relevant period necessary to achieve this, subject to a Longstop Date. In the case of the original Expiry Date the Longstop Date will be the 12 month anniversary of the date when the last Learner was recruited before the original Expiry Date or 31 July 2023, whichever is the earlier. Where the Contract Period has been extended in accordance with Clause 2.5 and the Expiry Date has been updated in accordance with Clause 2.5, the Longstop Date will be the 12 month anniversary of the relevant revised Expiry Date.

HTH