The Devolution of Adult Education Budget (AEB)

The devolution of adult education functions to specified combined authorities and the Mayor of London will apply in relation to the funding year from 1 August 2022. The following Combined Authorities will exercise, in relation to their area, certain adult education functions of the Secretary of State under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. This transfer of functions has been achieved by way of orders made under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009:

• The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (SI 2018/1141)
• The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (SI 2018/1142)
• The West of England Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (SI 2018/1143)
• The West Midlands Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (SI 2018/1144)
• The Tees Valley Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (SI 2018/1145)
• The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2018 (SI 2018/1146)
• The Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2019 (SI 2019/1457)
• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SI 2020/806)
• The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 (SI 2021/112)

If you have a query regarding adult education and you live in a combined authority we will be unable to support you. You must contact your combined authority directly. Further information for each combined authority can be found via the Local Government Association website.

Since 1 August 2019 devolved authorities with responsibilities for adult education for their residents and associated budgets have published their own funding rules, for those providers in receipt of devolved AEB funding, for AEB delivery to residents in their areas.