Jamie Reed – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jamie Reed on 2016-06-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on introducing a legal or standard definition of an internship.

Nick Boles

The Government has no plans to create a legal or standard definition of an internship.

Depending on the reality of the employment relationship an intern could be classed as a worker, an employee or a volunteer.