Question follow-through · 36906

Academies: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what independent mechanisms exist to appeal decisions on upholding complaints against academy trusts.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
22 Apr 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what independent mechanisms exist to appeal decisions on upholding complaints against academy trusts.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education is the principal regulator for academies. All academies are required to have a complaints process which adheres to Part 7 of the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014. This set...

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