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The ESFA brings together the former responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to create a single agency accountable for funding education and skills for children, young people and adults.
ESFA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Education.
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Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
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Our Personal Information Charter details what data Department for Education (DfE) and Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) holds about you and how to request a copy of your personal information, or how to tell us if you think the information we hold about you is wrong.
You must contact education/childcare providers directly to request personal information collected by schools and other education establishments.
Please note, you can obtain contact details for schools from Get Information About Schools.
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Manchester
M1 2WD
United Kingdom
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