Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 20
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The Prince’s Trust and Catch22 are both charities that have acted as Gateways for Kickstart...
Conclusion
The Prince’s Trust and Catch22 are both charities that have acted as Gateways for Kickstart jobs. Catch22 describes itself as “a big supporter of Kickstart”, but told us that the quality of placements varies and said that there should be stronger minimum standards and expectations for Gateways.80 The Prince’s Trust stressed the importance of employability support, saying that the feedback it has received was that that the money for employability support is crucial to re-engage young people furthest from the labour market.81 Finding the best mix of interventions for different claimants
Government Response
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HM Government
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5.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Target implementation date: Summer 2022 5.2 Part of the Scheme evaluation is covering the delivery of employability support using employer and gateways surveys. This will provide the department with an overview of employers’ compliance to deliver employability support. Any findings which prompt immediate action will be addressed through enhanced communications with employers or potentially increasing operational checks on them. In addition, the department is considering options for undertaking sample checks on employers, which will include whether the employability support is delivered as set out in the employer’s grant application. The department expects to 23 complete this options scoping work by the end of Spring 2022 The department is also considering options for recovery of misspent funds.