Work-related learning has been a statutory requirement at key stage 4 since 2004. Responsibility for meeting this requirement lies with schools or colleges, supported by a number of parties involved in the work experienced programme including, Education Business Partnership Organisations (EBPOs), parents and carers, employers and learners. The Department for Children, Schools and Families provides necessary supporting policy guidance to help achieve this requirement including the ‘Quality Standard for Work Experience’. This guidance provides a framework of responsibilities for the different elements of work experience including the health and safety of learners. It is the responsibility of local authorities to apply their own audit and oversight of the extent to which work experience programmes in their own areas meet the standard. Ofsted take the standard into account during their inspections. The Department's internal audit unit does not provide any specific assurance to the Accounting Officer on these matters.