The Education Department’s expenditure on administration costs since 1999-2000 is as follows: £000 1999-2000 13,272 2000-01 14,882 2001-02 9,598 2002-03 11,240 2003-04 11,607 (provisional) HM Inspectorate of Education became an executive agency on 1 April 2001, when its administration costs were transferred to the Education programme budget.