The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families was a secretary of state in the

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, responsible for the work of the

Department for Children, Schools and Families Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) was a department of the UK government, between 2007 and 2010, responsible for issues affecting people in England up to the age of 19, including child protection and education. DCSF was repl ...

. The post was created on 28 June 2007 after the disbanding of the Department for Education and Skills by

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. The only Secretary of State with this title was

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, a former treasury aide to Brown. He was responsible for coordinating work across Government relevant to youth justice, the ''respect agenda'' and family policy, while also taking over responsibility for education policy up to the age of 19 in

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from the Department for Education and Skills, with the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills being responsible for education after that age. Other responsibilities included inputs into the Government's strategy for ending child poverty, with the

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and into promoting the health of all children by working with the

Department of Culture, Media and Sport The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It holds the responsibility for culture and sport, and some aspects of the media throughout the UK, such as broadcasting. I ...

. The corresponding shadow minister was the Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, and the Secretary of State was also scrutinised by the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee. On 12 May 2010, the Department was again renamed and

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was appointed

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Secretary of State

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