Academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20

Public Accounts Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 8 Dec 2021 Closed: 27 May 2022 Parliament page
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 … Read more
9 Recommendations
24 Conclusions
1 Report
1 Oral session
1 Letter
1 Event
Activity timeline 4 events
27 May
2022
Report published
25 Mar
2022
Report published
7 Feb
2022
Correspondence
24 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 1 session
24 Jan 2022
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Academies Sector Annual Report and Accounts 2019-20
John Edwards · Information Commissioner's Office Susan Acland-Hood · The Department for Education Warwick Sharp · Education and Skills Funding Agency
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Forty-Seventh Report - Academies Sector Annual Report and Accoun… HC 994 25 Mar 2022 33 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
4 results
Clear
4 Recommendation Not Addressed
Forty-Seventh Report - Academies S…
We continue to be concerned about the Department’s understanding of asbestos within the school estate.
We continue to be concerned about the Department’s understanding of asbestos within the school estate. Asbestos is a significant, and potentially dangerous, problem in many schools. We have previously found that the Department did not have a complete picture of … Read more
Government Response
The government response does not address the recommendation about asbestos in schools. It provides an unrelated comment about waiting times for elective and cancer treatment.
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7 Conclusion Not Addressed
Forty-Seventh Report - Academies S…
The Department and ESFA work closely with Regional Schools Commissioners to oversee and support the...
The Department and ESFA work closely with Regional Schools Commissioners to oversee and support the sector. Regional Schools Commissioners currently operate across eight regions in England.14 The Department stated that it was looking at the split between regional areas and … Read more
Government Response
The department is working with Falcon Education Academies Trust and St Joseph’s Catholic MAT to pilot a new approach for schools that cannot be placed with a strong MAT sponsor and Regional Directors will engage local partners to determine the best way to develop a strong trust landscape.
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18 Conclusion Not Addressed
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The Department has estimated that the land and buildings within the academy estate is worth...
The Department has estimated that the land and buildings within the academy estate is worth £56.3 billion at 31 August 2020.43 We asked the Department about its understanding of the academy estate and any concerns it had about its condition. … Read more
Government Response
The government response addresses a different PAC recommendation (PAC recommendation 3) regarding collecting and publishing data on pupil access to learning facilities, which it explicitly disagrees with. It describes existing efforts on estate data collection, but does not directly engage with the provided conclusion #18's observations on estate valuation and repair costs.
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24 Conclusion Not Addressed
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When we last reported on the academy accounts, back in January 2019, we were reporting...
When we last reported on the academy accounts, back in January 2019, we were reporting on a SARA that carried forward a qualified audit opinion since its inception in 2015/16 due to a limitation of data available to verify the … Read more
Government Response
The government's response focuses on asbestos management and condition data collection, which is unrelated to the committee's conclusion about the Whole of Government Accounts and academy year-end reporting.
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 9 classified
Accepted 20
Acknowledged 1
Not Addressed 4
Rejected 8
Total 9 recs + 24 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
7 Feb 2022 Correspondence from Susan Acland-Hood, Permanent Secretary, Department for Education, re Academies Sector Jan 2022 - Follow up response, dated 1 February 2022
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