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<p>Civil servants working within the Free Schools Directorate are responsible for
the policy development and the delivery of the free schools programme. They are supported
by civil servants working within the Free Schools Capital Division, who are responsible
for finding sites and buildings, and refurbishing existing buildings for new free
schools. The Free Schools Programme is predominantly delivered by central government,
with tightly prescribed responsibilities for local authorities. As of 5 February 2019,
there are approximately 290 full-time equivalent civil servants working in the Free
Schools Directorate and within the Free Schools Capital Division (which sits in the
Operations Directorate). In June 2016, there were slightly fewer civil servants working
within Free Schools Directorate and the Free Schools Capital Division.</p><p>As of
5 February 2019, there are approximately 15 full-time equivalent civil servants working
on adoption policy in the Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate. In June
2016, there were approximately 20 full-time equivalent civil servants working on adoption
policy in the Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate. These civil servants
are responsible for national adoption policy. The majority of the delivery of adoption
policy is carried out by the local adoption agencies in each top tier local authority,
based on the statutory requirements.</p>
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