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Glossary
DfE
Department for Education
The government department responsible for education and skills policy and funding in England.
In full
The Department for Education sets post-16 education and skills policy in England, publishes the funding rules and rates for each funding year, and operates the systems providers use to submit data and claim funding.
In practice, the documents you cite in an audit or a funding query are DfE publications on GOV.UK, and the services you submit through are DfE services.