Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 36907

Academies: Complaints

Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 22 April 2025

Question

Claire Young

Liberal DemocratThornbury and Yate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of expanding the role of the Local Government Ombudsman to encompass academy trusts.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
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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