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| Abbreviation | Becta |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1998 |
| Dissolved | dissolved 2011 |
| Type | Non-departmental government organisation, charitable limited company |
| Purpose | Promotion and integration of ICT in education |
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Region served | UK |
Chief Executives | Owen Lynch, Stephen Crowne |
Becta, originally known as the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency, was a non-departmental public body (popularly known as a Quango) funded by the Department for Education and its predecessor departments, in the United Kingdom. It was a charity and a company limited by guarantee. The abolition of Becta was announced in the May 2010 post-election spending review.[1] Government funding was discontinued in March 2011. Becta went into liquidation in April 2011.[2][3]
- ^ George Osborne outlines detail of £6.2bn spending cuts BBC News, 24 May 2010
- ^ Simpson, Emma (1 April 2011). "Schools quango closes its doors". BBC News. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ Arthur, Charles, ed. (24 May 2010). "Government to close Becta". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 October 2017.