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Education and Skills Funding Agency

11 September 2024

Proposing MP
Houghton and Sunderland South
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Education

At a Glance

Issue Summary

The statement is about the closure of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on 31 March 2025.

Action Requested

I am announcing that the ESFA's functions will be integrated into the Department for Education in two stages: Schools Financial Support and Oversight functions will transfer to the department from 1 October 2024, followed by centralising funding and assurance functions on 31 March 2025.

Key Facts

  • The ESFA is currently an executive agency of the Department for Education.
  • Schools Financial Support and Oversight functions will transfer to the Department from 1 October 2024.
  • Funding and assurance functions will be centralised into the Department alongside the closure on 31 March 2025.
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