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Skills England: Accountability

Asked by Ian SollomLiberal DemocratDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 12 February 2025UIN 28623

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that Skills England is accountable to Parliament.

Answered by Janet Daby

It is intended for Skills England to become an Executive Agency of the Department for Education. As with all other Executive Agencies, Skills England will be required to have robust governance arrangements and clear lines of accountability, including to parliament. This will be set out in a publicly available Framework Document.

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