History
The LSC was established in April 2001, under the Learning and Skills Act 2000. It replaced the 72 Training and Enterprise Councils and the Further Education Funding Council for England. In 2006 it had an annual budget of £10.4 billion. It was described as Britain's largest Quango.
Until June 2007, it was sponsored by the former Department for Education and Skills (DfES).
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