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Commons · Question 44128 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of requiring academy trusts to publish full budgets.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 10 Apr 2025

All academy trusts must publish an annual report and accounts, which are audited by a registered statutory auditor. As part of their annual reports and accounts, academy trusts must also publish details of their objectives, achievements and future plans, ...