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Department for Education spells out ministers' responsibilities

Junior children's minister Tim Loughton has assumed responsibility for youth services, safeguarding, social work and children's workforce issues while minister Sarah Teather takes on early years, families and child poverty, it has been confirmed.

Schools minister Nick Gibb, meanwhile, has been handed responsibility for Neets, apprenticeships, careers and information, advice and guidance as part of his remit.

These are just some of the areas that are in a full list of ministerial responsibilities outlined by the Department for Education, three weeks after the coalition government took office.

The responsibilities, as stated by the DfE, are as follows:

 

Michael Gove MP - Secretary of State for Education

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