learndirect ltd was privatised in 2011.received £600 million of public funding. that money has come from the government. due to the nature of this latest report, the contract is now going to be wound up. but that will not happen until nextjuly. be wound up. but that will not happen until next july. it is a particularly big scandal. the response from the government has been to give them special treatment. absolutely no doubt about that. in fa ct, absolutely no doubt about that. in fact, learndirect said they expected to get three months termination on the contract which would put them into administration. instead, special treatment, those termination notices are not being served and they will continue to offer apprenticeships under a company that they have set up last year. the company tried to block publication of this critical report in court, but failed. it is now hoped changes will strewn be made to ensure that more trainees get the guidance and support they need to improve their futures. an nhs chief executive has been

learndirect ltd was privatised in 2011.s received £600 million of public funding. that money has come from the government. due to the nature of this latest report, the contract is now going to be wound up. but that will not happen until nextjuly. it is a particularly big scandal. the response from the government has been to give them special treatment. absolutely no doubt about that. in fact, learndirect said they expected to get three months termination on the contract which would put them into administration. instead, special treatment, those termination notices are not being served and they will continue to offer apprenticeships under a company that they have set up last year. the company tried to block publication of this critical report in court, but failed. it is now hoped changes will strewn be made to ensure that more trainees get the guidance and support they need to improve their futures. president trump says american history and culture are being ripped apart by the removal of statues which commemorate those who

learndirect ltd, which provides apprenticeships and adult training to more than 70 thousand people, hase is david hughes, chief executive of the association of colleges. good afternoon. first off, lots of people watching have not heard of this particular organisation, but it was a this particular organisation, but it wasa damning this particular organisation, but it was a damning report from ofsted. the worst possible result from an ofsted inspection, inadequate. the report said learners weren't getting the support they needed to succeed, not enough qualifications they were trained to get. not enough were getting jobs afterwards. across the piece, a pretty damning report. the government withdraws all funding from nextjuly, some might ask why not instantly, i suppose there are contractual complications. first of all, what happens to the many people who presumably are still being taught? that's my fundamental problem and worry, there are 70,000 people getting what ofsted says is an adequate teaching, learning support. —— inadequate. usually the learning period is three months so it's unus