Children and taxpayers at risk from academies, says report

On 30 March, the Public Accounts Committee published a report that raises concerns about academy trusts. These concerns include trustee salaries, accountability and transparency, the safeguarding of public funds and assets, and asbestos in schools. You can read the full report here.

The committee reported that academy trusts are educating more than two million children and handling large amounts of public money. If these trusts fail, the cost to pupils and taxpayers is high. The report concluded that it is

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