Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

Academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20

Status: Closed Opened: 8 Dec 2021 Closed: 27 May 2022 9 recommendations 24 conclusions 1 report

Follow a series of work on schools funding and financial sustainability and on the end of the PFI contracts that were involved in the development of many Academies the Committee will question senior officials at the Department for Education and Education and Skills Funding Agency on financial transparency and accountability in the Academies sector. If … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Forty-Seventh Report - Academies Sector Annual Report and A… HC 994 25 Mar 2022 33 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
1 Conclusion Forty-Seventh Report - Academies Sector… Acknowledged

On the basis of the Academy schools sector in England: consolidated annual report and accounts...

On the basis of the Academy schools sector in England: consolidated annual report and accounts 2019/201 (SARA), we took evidence from the Department for Education (the Department) and the Education & Skills Funding Agency (the ESFA).

Government response AI summary
Acknowledges the committee's introduction regarding the Academy Sector Annual Report and Accounts, academy trusts, and their responsibilities and funding.
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Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
24 Jan 2022 John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office, Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education, Warwick Sharp · Education and Skills Funding Agency View ↗

Who gave evidence

3 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
John Edwards · Information Commissioner Information Commissioner's Office 1
Susan Acland-Hood · Permanent Secretary The Department for Education 1
Warwick Sharp · Director, Academies and Maintained Schools Education and Skills Funding Agency 1

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
7 Feb 2022 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Educ…