Academy trust accounting officer letters from EFA and ESFA
Letters sent from the accounting officer of EFA/ESFA to academy trusts
These are letters from the chief executive and accounting officer of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and, from April 2017, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to all academy, free school, UTC and studio school trusts.
The letters cover key responsibilities of financial management and governance.
Letters issued in 2024
Letters issued in 2023
Letters issued in 2021
Letters issued in 2020
Letters issued in 2019
Letters issued in 2018
Letters issued in 2017
Letters issued in 2016
Letters issued in 2015
Letters issued in 2014
Letters issued in 2013
Updates to this page
Last updated 31 July 2024 + show all updates
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Added letters from ESFA Chief Executive, David Withey, to academy accounting officers in 2024.
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We've added a letter sent today, 6 July 2023, from David Withey to accounting officers on the Academy Trust Handbook 2023.
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We have updated this page to add a letter sent to academy trust accounting officers in August 2021.
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We have updated this page to add a letter sent to academy trust accounting officers in August 2020.
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Page updated to add a letter sent in July 2020.
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Added letter to accounting officers sent in April 2020
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Page updated to add a letter sent in July 2019.
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Updated to add a letter sent on 15 March 2019.
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Updated to add a letter sent in September 2018.
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Updated to include a letter sent in March 2018
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Updated to include a letter sent to all trusts about ESFA changing its approach to academy trust non-compliance with financial returns.
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Updated to include letter sent in November 2017.
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Updated to add a letter sent to academy trust accounting officers in December 2016.
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Updated to include the letter EFA's chief executive, Peter Lauener, sent to all academy trust accounting officers on 6 October 2016.
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The Education Funding Agency has updated this collection to include the letter its chief executive, Peter Lauener, sent to all academy trust accounting officers on 14 September 2015.
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