Education Authority

Education Authority
Údarás Oideachais (Irish)
Lear Owerance (Ulster Scots)
FormationApril 1, 2015 (2015-04-01)
TypeNon-departmental body
HeadquartersAcademy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ
Chief Executive
Richard Pengelly
Chair
Mervyn Storey
Websitewww.eani.org.uk
Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014
Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Long titleAn Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Education Authority; to confer power on the Department of Education to make grants to sectoral bodies; and for connected purposes.
Citation2014 c. 12 (N.I.)
Dates
Royal assent11 December 2014
Other legislation
Amended by
  • Shared Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Education Authority (Irish: Údarás Oideachais) is a non-departmental body sponsored by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. It was established under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12 (N.I.)) which was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly. The authority became operational on 1 April 2015.