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<p>The Home Office collect the Immigration Skills Charge as part of the visa sponsorship
process and transfer it to the Exchequer, less an amount to cover the costs of collecting
it. The population percentages underlying the Barnett formula are used by HM Treasury
to determine the split of funding raised by the Immigration Skills Charge between
the Department for Education and each of the devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Education receive their funding from HMT some of which contributes
to the Department for Education’s skills budget in England. This budget is used to
address skills gaps in the resident workforce by developing the skills of individuals
required by employers.</p><p> </p><p>(a contribution to this response has been provided
by The Department for Education England who are unable to comment on behalf of the
Devolved Administrations)</p>
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