Question follow-through · 13963

Academies

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of the academy trust governance framework in ensuring that community and family engagement is prioritised by academy trusts.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
1 Jul 2026
Answer
7 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has assessed the effectiveness of the academy trust governance framework in ensuring that community and family engagement is prioritised by academy trusts.

  2. 1 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Academy trusts should have reserved places for parents, carers or other individuals with parental responsibility within their governance structure. Single academy trusts should have at least two such places on the trust board. Multi-academy trusts should ...

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