Speeches

Clive Efford – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Clive Efford on 2014-03-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of academy trusts did not submit their account returns on time (a) in the current year, (b) in 2013, (c) in 2012 and (d) in 2011.

Edward Timpson

The number and proportion of academy trusts that did not submit an accounts return on time is detailed in the table below:

Financial year

Date due

Number late

Percentage late

2012-13

31 January 2014

166

7.6%

2011-12

31 January 2013

119

8.2%

2010-11

31 January 2011

100

17.4%

Academies were not required to submit accounts returns prior to 2010-11.