Sue Scott commented, 10 November 2021 09:47

Hi Martin, The schools in question use the Council for Payrole, which apparently is what is causing the problem with the schools being unable to set up their own Digital account. I sent this to the school: We have found information pertaining to your situation with PAYE and the Council. It looks like you can get your own PAYE number which will allow you to get the grant and pay your apprentice. Please follow this link for further information. https://help.apprenticeships.education.gov.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/360020542100-Pooled-PAYE Below is the response the school got from the council about this. We are aware of this, having previously appraised this as one of the options. I’m afraid it wasn’t considered an option from anyone’s perspective, least of all the school.  It was thought to incur administration costs, a new payroll scheme/reporting and potentially further termination costs from leaving the existing payroll contract.  You yourself have identified another reason why this can’t be an option.  I share your frustration and disappointment, I only wish there was a solution. I spoke to a council in the south who recommended (in good faith) this particular option to a school, it turned out that the individual’s personal tax and pension AVCE were negatively impacted, not sure how, but it is clear that there are some things not sufficiently thought through.  We have been thorough in our appraisal of the options provided and if there was an answer I would be personally singing them from the rooftop. We are still looking at ways of providing a local offer but as yet there is nothing available.  We will  be raising this with the DfE. As you can see it looks like there is a national problem and our schools are not the only ones with this problem. Any help with the above would be greatly appreciated. Sue

1. Using an ATA

Hi Martin, The schools in question use the Council for Payrole, which apparently is what is causing the problem with the schools being unable to set up their own Digital account. I sent this to the...

Sue Scott commented, 06 July 2022 09:21

Hi Ruth, Thank you so much for your help. I have added the TNP3 and TNP4 and my D locks have gone. Fingers crossed the funding will now correct itself Kind Regards Sue

1. ACT Coding for employer change

Hi Ruth, Thank you so much for your help. I have added the TNP3 and TNP4 and my D locks have gone. Fingers crossed the funding will now correct itself Kind Regards Sue

Sue Scott commented, 05 July 2022 15:31

Hi Ruth, I haven't touched the payments costs. Do I need to add 2 lines -  training cost and assessment cost for the second employer? I will add a second line for the ACT   Sue  

1. ACT Coding for employer change

Hi Ruth, I haven't touched the payments costs. Do I need to add 2 lines -  training cost and assessment cost for the second employer? I will add a second line for the ACT   Sue  

Sue Scott commented, 25 March 2022 11:46

Thank you so much for your help :)    

1. ACT 1 or ACT 2 on return from BIL

Thank you so much for your help :)    

Sue Scott commented, 25 March 2022 11:31

Does the above still apply if the new employer is a levy payer? Sue

1. ACT 1 or ACT 2 on return from BIL

Does the above still apply if the new employer is a levy payer? Sue