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Government to axe Becta

24 May 2010 • 1 min read

Educational ICT agency shut down as part of George Osborne's savings package

Axing Becta will save the government an estimated £80m this year The government is to axe the education ICT agency Becta, a move that will save it an estimated £80m this year. Becta, formerly...

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