Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Do not allow ESFA to clawback any funding for Adult Education budget
Closed
5,315 signatures
What the petition asks
Support colleges by preventing the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) from clawing back any Adult Education funding. The Government should introduce greater flexibility on this decision since autumn 2020 to reflect the impact of disruption caused by the pandemic this academic year.
Adult education has been impacted very significantly across England over 2020/21. The combination of local restrictions in autumn 2020, national lockdown and reduced hours at Job Centres has had a particular impact on courses for those with lower skill levels or who are unemployed and has disrupted college ability to meet this year’s targets. Colleges have been advised to not use the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) for non-commercial staff, which could have reduced costs.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 Oct 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
5,315
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
19 Apr 2021
Closed
19 Oct 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.