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<p>Within the free school programme, if a freehold site is deemed surplus for educational
use, the department commission LocatED, a government–owned property company, to market
the asset, which includes posting on to the central database of Central Government
Civil Estate properties and land. The department has a freehold of the Grade II listed
Old Admiralty Building in London. This building is currently empty because the department
is undertaking an extensive refurbishment of the building. In early 2020, the freehold
will transfer to the Government Property Agency. All other departmental office premises
are leasehold buildings, in which we are a tenant.</p>
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