Department for Children, Schools and Families

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The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is a British government department created on 28 June 2007 following the disbanding of the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). It is responsible for all issues affecting people up to the age of 19 including education. It is led by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, currently Ed Balls.[1]. The Permanent Secretary is David Bell.

Other education functions of the former DfES were taken over by the new Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

The department employed the equivalent of 2,695 staff as of April 2008 and plans to reduce to 2,620 by the end of April 2009 [2]

Contents 1 Current Ministers 2 Current Executive Board 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Current Ministers

Ministers as of 29 June 2007 are:^[1]

• Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families - The Rt Hon. Ed Balls, MP
  • Minister of State for Schools and Learners - Jim Knight, MP
  • Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families and Minister for the North West - The Rt Hon. Beverley Hughes, MP
    • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools and Learners - The Rt Hon. The Lord Adonis
    • Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families - Kevin Brennan, MP

[edit] Current Executive Board

Executive Board as of 1 December 2007 are:^[2]

• Permanent Secretary - David Bell
  • Director General for Children and Families - Tom Jeffery
  • Director General for Schools - Ralph Tabberer
  • Director General for Young People - Lesley Longstone
  • Director General for Corporate Services - Jonathan Thompson
    • Director of Strategy - Stephen Meek
    • Director of Communications - Caroline Wright

[edit] References

1. ^ Current Ministers
2. ^ Current Board

[edit] External links

• Department for Children, Schools and Families

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