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<p>The Department for Education was not directly in receipt of programme funding from
the European Social Fund. The European Social Fund programme for England that operated
from 2007 to 2013 (extended to 2015) did, however, include monies for young people
aged 14-19 who were not in education, employment or training or who were at risk of
being so. This funding was administered initially by the Learning and Skills Council.
From 2010 to July 2015, the funds have been administered by the Skills Funding Agency
on behalf of the Young People’s Learning Agency and then on behalf of the Education
Funding Agency. Given the nature of this European Social Fund programme operated by
arm’s length bodies across a number of departments, without in depth analysis it is
not possible to attribute funding for the period requested to particular departments.
Such information will, however, be available in the Skills Funding Agency’s evaluation
of the programme which will be published later this year.</p>
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