Updated January 2025
From the 1st August 2019 the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is no longer accountable for the totality of the Adult Skills Fund (ASF). Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) have responsibility for funding adult education in their local areas, giving greater powers and flexibility to local areas and their adult residents.
The government policy on the devolved ASF framework can be accessed here.
The devolved areas have their own Funding and Performance Management rules, which can be accessed via each combined authority’s ASF webpage:
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Adult Education Budget
Greater London Authority
Information for Adult Skills Fund providers | London City Hall
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Adult Education Budget | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
North East Combined Authority
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Achieve your goals – South Yorkshire MCA
Tees Valley Combined Authority
West Midlands Combined Authority
West of England Combined Authority
West of England Combined Authority Adult Education
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
West Yorkshire Combinded Authority
This means that the ESFA is no longer accountable for administering ASF in these areas.